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I love this and I'm stealing this but I think you maybe didn't take it far enough. To extend your analogy, Statistics is for places where making meaning of or

by avs733 6y ago

I love this and I'm stealing this but I think you maybe didn't take it far enough. To extend your analogy, Statistics is for places where making meaning of or taking action on the answer must (for practical or normative reasons) include the process Machine learning is for places where meaning or action can be done without regard for the process.

bregma 6y ago
So, you're saying ML is for situations in which type II errors are considered irrelevant?
- avs733 6y ago
  Given that every semester is have at least one student who can't conceptualize type II errors and at least one who just can't accept type I error...I don't even k ow anymore