Chap learning materialSession 1
Models, baseline models and metrics
The stages of a model, baseline models, how to read an evaluation, and what a metric adds. A 45-minute webinar.
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Autumn 2026 Webinar Series
Thursdays 13:00–14:00 Oslo time (CET), 12 November to 3 December 2026
Weekly webinars on using Chap, from what a model is and how to judge one, to climate-informed forecasts. Each session has a practice set to try afterwards.
Session 1, 12 November 2026
Models, baseline models and metrics We look at what a model is in Chap, compare forecasts with simple baseline models, and show how to read an evaluation.
After the webinar you can try the examples from the session yourself in the practice set.
Session 1 · Practice
Practice after the session
The demos from Session 1 to try alone, with a question after each: the stages of a model, the four baselines, and the metrics. Your answers help us improve the training.
Session 2, 19 November 2026
Comparing models A rough plan, not final yet. We go deeper into model benchmarking: how to evaluate several models side by side, and how to use metrics and baseline models to decide which models are worth taking further. We also look at the dangers of evaluating many models, such as a model beating the baseline by chance.
Builds on Session 1.
Session 3, 26 November 2026
Topic to be announced.
Session 4, 3 December 2026
Topic to be announced.