Statistics

This course introduces the concept of modelling dependence and focuses on discrete-time Markov chains. Topics include discrete-time Markov chains, examples of discrete-time Markov chains, classification of states, irreducibility, periodicity, first passage times, recurrence and transience, convergence theorems and stationary distributions. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course introduces common statistical analysis methods used in psychology and sociology research and teaches students when and how to apply these methods to address their research questions.  Students learn how to select the appropriate statistical analysis methods based on their research questions, perform them using R, and present the results in APA style.
 

This course teaches students how to collect and handle date in a hands-on manner. The first few weeks of the course cover theoretical concepts through traditional lectures, but then the format shifts to a practical approach. Live coding demonstrations are used to guide students through the material, which can be followed in real-time. Python is the primary programming language used in staff-led lectures and classes, but students are also permitted to use R for their assignments if they prefer.

The course focuses on the fundamental principles of effective manipulation and visualization of data. It covers the key steps of a data analytics pipeline, starting with formulation of a data science problem, going through manipulation and visualization of data, and, finally, creating actionable insights. The topics covered include methods for data cleaning and transformation, manipulation of data using tabular data structures, relational database models, structured query languages (e.g. SQL), processing of various human-readable data formats (e.g. JSON and XML), data visualization methods for explanatory data analysis, using various statistical plots such as histograms and boxplots, data visualization plots for time series data, multivariate data, and graph data visualization methods.

This course examines modern predictive modelling techniques, with application to realistically large data sets. Case studies will be drawn from business, industrial, and government applications.

The course covers several current and advanced topics in optimization, with an emphasis on efficient algorithms for solving large scale data-driven inference problems. Topics include first and second order methods, stochastic gradient type approaches and duality principles. Many relevant examples in statistical learning and machine learning are covered in detail. The algorithms uses the Python programming language. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course introduces students to several computer intensive statistical methods and the topics include: empirical distribution and plug-in principle, general algorithm of bootstrap method, bootstrap estimates of standard deviation and bias, jack-knife method, bootstrap confidence intervals, the empirical likelihood for the mean and parameters defined by simple estimating function, Wilks theorem, and EL confidence intervals, missing data, EM algorithm, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. This course has a prerequisite of Mathematical Statistics. 

The course is a rigorous introduction to probability. Students gain a solid grounding on the its foundations, learn how to deal with randomness with the correct mathematical tools and how to solve problems. Course topics include probability; definition and properties; conditional probability and independence; random variables and random vectors; joint and conditional distributions; expectation and moments; integral tranforms; convergence in distribution and the Central Limit Theorum; and modes of convergence and the laws of large numbers. Prerequisites: Set theory, sequences and series, continuous and differentiable functions, and integrals.

The course gives an introduction to probability theory in a measure-theoretic setting. Among the topics discussed are: Probability measures, σ-algebras, conditional expectations, convergence of random variables, the law of large numbers, characteristic functions, the central limit theorem, filtrations, and martingales in discrete time. Recommended prerequisites include calculus, linear algebra, and probability and statistical modeling. 

This course focuses on the theory of linear models. Topics include: linear regression model, general linear model, prediction problems, sensitivity analysis, analysis of incomplete data, robust regression, multiple comparisons, and an introduction to generalized linear models. This course has a prerequisite of Regression Analysis.