Statistical Inference - MATH5905
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
Course Outline: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course presents General interference theory based on maximum likelihood and on Bayes methods is reviewed. Estimation, confidence set construction and hypothesis testing are discussed within decision-theoretic framework. Computationally intensive methods such as bootstrap are discussed and are compared to asymptotic approximations such as saddlepoint and empirical likelihood.
Pre-requisites: 24 units of level III mathematics or a degree in a numerate discipline or permission of the Head of Department.
Note: Course not offered every year - contact the School for more information.
Pre-requisites: 24 units of level III mathematics or a degree in a numerate discipline or permission of the Head of Department.
Note: Course not offered every year - contact the School for more information.
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