BTRY 6520

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BTRY 6520
Computationally Intensive Statistical Methods

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

Modern statistical methods routinely used in practice for analyzing large, complex datasets require intensive computation.  This course covers topics in statistical computing, including numerical optimization and finding zeros (likelihood and related techniques), random number generation and Monte Carlo methods, bootstrap and subsampling, dimension reduction, nonlinear predictive modeling and parallel computing. Programming will be done in R.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Corequisite: ORIE 6700 or MATH 6730 (or equivalent) and at least one course in probability, or permission of instructor.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STSCI 6520

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15987 BTRY 6520   LEC 001

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  • Corequisites: ORIE 6700/Math 6730 (or equivalent) and at least one course in probability, or permission of instructor.