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Modern Computational Statistical Methods - STAT878
This unit offers students the opportunity to study some modern computational methods in statistics. The first half of the unit covers maximum likelihood computations, Bayesian computations using Monte Carlo methods, missing data and the EM algorithm. The second half considers non-parametric curve estimation. The computing software MATLAB is used.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S1 Evening - Session 1, North Ryde, Evening S1 External - Session 1, External (On-campus dates: None) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Jun Ma |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MAppStat or PGDipAppStat or PGCertAppStat |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Statistics Faculty of Science |
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