Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Fall 2019 - STAT 852 G100

Modern Methods in Applied Statistics (4)

Class Number: 4608

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Mo, We 2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
    SECB 1014, Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    STAT 830 and STAT 853 or permission of instructor.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An advanced treatment of modern methods of multivariate statistics and non-parametric regression. Topics may include: (1) dimension reduction techniques such as principal component analysis, multidimensional scaling and related extensions; (2) classification and clustering methods; (3) modern regression techniques such as generalized additive models, Gaussian process regression and splines.

COURSE DETAILS:


Course Outline:

  1. Problems with high dimensions,
  2. Variable selection: stepwise, shrinkage, LASSO, and penalized likelihood
  3. Modern regression techniques: Splines, trees, generalized additive models
  4. Ensemble learning methods
  5. Classification and clustering methods
  6. Dimension reduction techniques: Principal components and multidimensional scaling

Grading

  • Assignments 50%
  • Projects 50%

NOTES:

Above grading is subject to change.

Final Presentations will be held: Dec 9th, 10:30-3:30 in K9509

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction (2nd ed.) by Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, Jerome Friedman. Publisher: Springer

Book is available on-line through the SFU Library

eBook: ISBN 978-0-387-84858-7
Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-387-84857-0

RECOMMENDED READING:

Modern Multivariate Statistical Analysis: Regression, Classification, and Manifold Learning. by Alan J. Izenman. Publisher: Springer

Book is available for free on-line through the SFU Library

eBook: ISBN 978-0-387-78189-1
Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-387-78188-4

Graduate Studies Notes:

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Registrar Notes:

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