Empower Decision Making with Regression Discontinuity Design [Instacart]
An episode of the Snacks Weekly on Data Science podcast, hosted by Pan Wu, titled "Empower Decision Making with Regression Discontinuity Design [Instacart]" was published on August 19, 2024 and runs 13 minutes.
August 19, 2024 ·13m · Snacks Weekly on Data Science
Summary
In this episode, we will explore the concept of quasi-experimentation and its role in Instacart's decision-making process. We will take a closer look at one specific methodology, regression discontinuity design, explaining its key concepts and demonstrating how it works through an interesting example. For more details, you can refer to their published tech blog, linked here for your reference: https://tech.instacart.com/optimizing-at-the-edge-using-regression-discontinuity-designs-to-power-decision-making-51e296615046
Episode Description
In this episode, we will explore the concept of quasi-experimentation and its role in Instacart's decision-making process. We will take a closer look at one specific methodology, regression discontinuity design, explaining its key concepts and demonstrating how it works through an interesting example.
For more details, you can refer to their published tech blog, linked here for your reference: https://tech.instacart.com/optimizing-at-the-edge-using-regression-discontinuity-designs-to-power-decision-making-51e296615046
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