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Expert Elicitation Techniques for Social Scientists
6th December 2018 @ 8:00 am - 7th December 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Course Code | HUB-18-17/18-P-R |
Organised by | NCRM, University of Southampton |
Presenter | Professor John Gosling and Dr Jose Pina-Sanchez |
Date | 06/12/2018 – 07/12/2018 |
Venue | Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, Level 11, Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds |
Map | View in Google Maps (LS2 9NL) |
Contact | Jacqui Thorp Training and Capacity Building Co-ordinator National Centre for Research Methods Email: [email protected] Phone: 02380 594069 |
Description | Increasingly decision makers are interested in knowing about the uncertainty in events that will impact their decisions. Traditional quantitative uncertainty modelling relies on vast amounts of data or assumptions to characterise the uncertainty reliably. Where data is lacking, an expert’s gut judgement is sometimes used, but questions of reliability and transparency of such judgements can always be raised.
In the context of uncertainty modelling, expert knowledge elicitation is the process of translating someone’s judgements about some uncertain quantities into something useful. Elicitation can help us to take stock of the uncertainty about quantities of interest without the cost of data collection whilst using processes that are transparent and reproducible. In this short course, we will introduce the principles of expert knowledge elicitation, demonstrate its use in probabilistic uncertainty modelling and focus on an establish elicitation protocol: the Sheffield method. The course covers:
By the end of the course participants will:
This course is mainly lecture-based, including two sessions using computers. During those sessions, we will use R, but no previous knowledge of the software or statistical programming is required. Pre-requisties Participants are encouraged to think of potential applications of expert elicitation techniques in their areas of research as part of their preparation for the course. |
Level | Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge) |
Cost | The fee per teaching day is:
• £30 per day for UK/EU registered students All fees include event materials, lunch, morning and afternoon tea. They do not include travel and accommodation costs. |
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Region | East Midlands |