David Hand (Imperial College): the improbability principle
Today my guest is Mr David Hand.Professor David Hand is Senior Research Investigator and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Imperial College, London, where he formerly held the Chair in Statistics. He is also Chief Scientific Advisor to Winton Capital Management. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, and has served (twice) as President of the Royal Statistical Society. Prof Hand is a non-executive director of the UK Statistics Authority, and is former Chair of the Board of the UK Administrative Data Research Network. He has published 300 scientific papers and 29 books, including Principles of Data Mining, Information Generation, Measurement Theory and Practice, The Improbability Principle, and The Wellbeing of Nations.Today, we will mainly discuss one of the recent books of Prof Hand, the improbability principle.Wu Zhijian’s Evidentialist Show is about information sharing on evidence based research in subjects such as economics, business, and finance. Due to industry regulations, we will not discuss any of Woodsford’s products on this podcast. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of Woodsford Capital Management or its affiliates. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us. You can find our contact details on www.woodsfordcapital.com.
