Machine Learning as a Tool for Hypothesis Generation

While hypothesis testing is a highly formalized activity, hypothesis generation remains largely informal. We propose a systematic procedure to generate novel hypotheses about human behavior, which uses the capacity of machine learning algorithms to notice patterns people might not. We illustrate…#nber #jensludwig #sendhilmullainathan #relatedstories #svb
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