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    • Schedule

      Fall 2016: Weekly meetings every Wed 16:15-17:30 in Lecture room M3, Otakaari 1
      Spring 2017: Meetings on selected Mon 15:15-16:30 in a random location (we will meet at Krossi by default).

    • Description

      This is an introduction to the field of asymptotic statistics, which provides mathematical tools for analyzing the accuracy of estimators and test statistics computed from large data samples. We will start with fundamental topics such as likelihood inference, U-statistics, and rank procedures, and then proceed to selected more advanced topics. This year the course is organized as a reading seminar with weekly meetings. We will study together the book:

      Organizer

      Lasse Leskelä

      Credits and evaluation

      Participants may earn credit points from the seminar. Active participation to one meeting is worth 1/6 credit points, and presenting a book chapter is worth 2/3 credit points.

      Prerequisites
      • MS-C1540 Euklidiset avaruudet (or equivalent)
      • MS-C2104 Tilastollisen analyysin perusteet (or equivalent)
      • MS-E1600 Probability theory (recommended but not mandatory)
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