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STAT 745

Computational Methods in Statistics

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

Computing using statistical software. Resampling and simulation: bootstrap, Monte Carlo, and Markov chain methods. Numerical inference for non-standard models. Bayesian inference. Advanced graphics.

Requirements

Prerequisites

STAT 667STAT 726STAT 754

Recommended Preparation

MATH 330STAT 645
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): STAT 667 or STAT 726 or STAT 754.

Recommended Preparation

Recommended Preparation: MATH 330; STAT 645.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • organize and present information in graphical and numerical forms to support concise, comprehensible, and scientifically defensible written conclusions/knowledge to research problems.
  • create computational solutions to answer statistical questions for traditional and non-standard models using a high-level programming language.
  • organize computational research findings in a professional report suitable for presentation to a variety of audiences