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Inference adjusted for a data-driven selection step so uncertainty accounts for how a model or hypothesis was chosen.
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Name inference that accounts for data-driven selection.A precise term for avoiding overconfident conclusions after searching among many possible analyses.
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- selective inference after model selection
- valid selective inference
- selection event
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After screening thousands of genes, the team used selective inference to avoid overstating significance.
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It addresses uncertainty after data-driven selection; ordinary p-values or intervals may be too optimistic when selection is ignored.
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