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STAT 591 - Programming and Computing in Statistics

A study of algorithms useful for implementing computer intensive techniques in statistical inference and probability. Topics include computation of maximum likelihood estimators, bootstrap approximation, randomization and permutation testing techniques, Bayesian techniques, approximation of distribution functions and quantiles, simulation of random variables and stochastic processes. Implementation of the algorithms is achieved using the C++ (or C or FORTRAN) and R programming languages, as well as other specialized statistical computation software.

Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: STAT 572 and either CSCI 230 or CSCI 240, or consent of division.

Credits: 3