STAT 580 - Statistical Computing

Units: 3
Two lectures and two hours of activity.

Prerequisite(s): CS 150, STAT 350B, STAT 551B. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

Machine computation in development, application, and evaluation of advanced statistical techniques. Floating arithmetic and algorithm stability; numerical methods for parameter estimation (including maximum likelihood) and multivariate probability integration; simulation and other computer-intensive statistical techniques.

Typically Offered: Fall