STAT459-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012

Advanced Computational Statistics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2012
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2012

Description

Advanced Computational Statistics

Computational and theoretical aspects of modern randomized algorithms will be covered.  Such algorithms include Markov chains on graphs, Glauber dynamics, Markov random fields, Gibbs sampler, simulated annealing, interacting genealogical particle systems, etc. for statistical estimating, testing and learning.  Students and researchers in physics and biology as well as operations research and engineering will find it accessible and relevant.

For a full list of 2012 Honours courses, please refer to the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Honours Booklet Mathematics and Statistics Honours Booklet

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School.

Contact Person

Raazesh Sainudiin

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $788.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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