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Modern Computational Statistical Methods - STAT778

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, R and WinBUGS are used.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

S1 Evening - Session 1, North Ryde, Evening

Staff Contact(s): Associate Professor Jun Ma
Prerequisites:

Admission to MRes Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

STAT710

NCCW(s): STAT878
Unit Designation(s):
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Statistics

Faculty of Science

Timetable Information

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