Stephen Malina
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Paper Review - Network Mendelian Randomization
In which I record my thoughts on Network Mendelian Randomization by Burgess et al. What is this paper about? # This paper describes a method …
Causal Inference Notes
Causal Inference in Statistics # Questions # Why is the causal effect identifiable in an IV DAG when the dependencies are linear (from an …
Paper Review - IVs and Mendelian Randomization
Summary # Detailed Notes # 3 IV Requirements # IV must have a direct influence on the treatment IV must not covary with the unmeasured …
Matrix Potpourri
Matrix Potpourri # As part of reviewing Linear Algebra for my Machine Learning class, I’ve noticed there’s a bunch of matrix …
Paper Review - DeepSEA
In which I record my thoughts on DeepSEA. Terminology # ChIP-seq (Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing): Expression Quantitative Trait …
Paper Review - Basset
In which I record my thoughts on Basset. Bio Background # The genome consists of (broadly) two types of genes, coding genes and noncoding …
Paper Review - DeepBind
In which I record my thoughts on DeepBind. What is this paper about? # The authors of this paper designed a conv net model to predict how …
Linear Algebra Done Right - Chapter 6
Selected Exercises # 6.B # 1. (a) Suppose \( \theta \in \mathbf{R} \). Show that $ (\cos \theta, \sin \theta), (-\sin \theta, \cos \theta) $ …
Current Thoughts on Stoicism
Meta: While I originally set out to write this essay about why I no longer “endorse” Stoicism as an operating framework, …
Linear Algebra Done Right - Chapter 5
Selected Exercises # 5.A # 12. Define $ T \in \mathcal L(\mathcal P_4(\mathbf{R})) $ by $$ (Tp)(x) = xp’(x) $$ for all $ x \in …
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