2005 Fall STA 214-01

Bulletin Course Description
Theory, modeling, and computational topics in probability and statistics: distribution theory and modeling, simulation and applied probability models in statistics, generation of random variables. Monte Carlo method and integration; Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods; applied stochastic processes including Markov process theory, linear systems theory, and AR models. Latent variable probability models, i.e., mixture models, hidden Markov models, and missing data problems. Discrete and continuous multivariate distributions; linear, multinormal, and graphical models; tools of linear algebra and probability calculus. Statistical computing using Matlab/R. Instructor: Schmidler or West
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)

Title PROBABILITY/STAT MODELS
Department STA
Course Number2005 Fall 214
Section Number 01
Primary Instructor Schmidler,Scott C
Prerequisites Prerequisite: Statistics 215, 244, and 290.


Prerequisites
Statistics 213 and 244 or consent of instructor.
Synopsis of course content
An introduction to applied probability and to the parametric probability models commonly used in statistical analysis. The generation of random variables with specified distrubutions, and their use in simulation. Mixture models; linear regression models; random walks, Markov chains, and stationary and ARMA process; networks and quequeing models.
Additional Information
This course is meant for graduate students or advanced undergraduate students.



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