Please note that this course description is preliminary. The final course description will be released in June 2018.
Admission requirements
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Description
This course gives an introduction to advanced topics in statistical computation. Prior experience
of programming in the R language will be assumed. A selection of topics included is:
Simulation of random variables
Sampling distributions
Numerical Integration
Computationally intensive methods: Bootstrap, Expectation Maximisation
Numerical Algorithms
Course objectives
Develop programming skills and knowledge of methodology for Statistical Computing
Mode of Instruction
Lectures and (computer) assignments in the computer language of the statistical package R, to be downloaded from the R-project site <http://www.r-project.org>. It is free!
Time Table
See the Leiden University students' website for the Statistical Science programme -> Schedules 2018-2019
Assessment method
By weekly reports (40% of the final grade) and a final open book written exam (60% of the final grade). To pass the course, a grade of 5 on both components is required.
Date information about the exam and resit can be found in the Time Table pdf document under the tab “Masters Programme” at http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/statscience. The room and building for the exam will be announced on the electronic billboard, to be found at the opposite of the entrance, the content can also be viewed here http://info.liacs.nl/math/.
Registration
Enroll in Blackboard for the course materials and course updates.
To be able to obtain a grade and the EC for the course, sign up for the (re-)exam in uSis ten calendar days before the actual (re-)exam will take place. Note, the student is expected to participate actively in all activities of the program and therefore uses and registers for the first exam opportunity.
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Prospective students website for information on how to apply.
Reading list
Statistical computing with R, by Maria L. Rizzo, Chapman and Hall.
Background knowledge of R:The art of R programming, Norman Matloff, No Starch Press 2011, ISBN: 978-1-59327-384-2
Contact information
Steven de Rooij: steven [dot] de [dot] rooij [at] gmail [dot] com
Remarks
- This is a compulsory course of the Master Statistical Science for the Life and Behavioural sciences / Data Science.