Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

School

Mathematics & Physics School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Lecture 3 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Workshop 1 Hour/ Week
3L1T1W

Incompatible

STAT3001

Prerequisite

(MATH2001 or MATH2901) + (STAT2004 or STAT2904)

Assessment methods

Examination

Assignments

Course enquiries

Professor Geoff McLachlan

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

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Course description

Likelihood theory: maximum likelihood, asymptotic theory, nuisance parameters, applications, likelihood ratio test, score tests, Wald tests, exponential family (properties: sufficiency, completeness). Confidence intervals, hypothesis tests. Computational methods (density estimation, Monte Carlo sampling). Bayesian models and inference. This is the Advanced Science version of STAT3001.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile