MATH 680. Computation Intensive Statistics.
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MATH 680
Computation Intensive Statistics.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
General introduction to computational methods in statistics; optimization methods; EM algorithm; random number generation and simulations; bootstrap, jackknife, cross-validation, resampling and permutation; Monte Carlo methods: Markov chain Monte Carlo and sequential Monte Carlo; computation in the R language.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking EPIB 680
- Prerequisites: MATH 556, MATH 557 or permission of instructor
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