STAT 441 - Statistical Methods for Learning and Data Mining

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Review of linear and nonlinear regression and brief introduction to generalized linear models, the course covers selected methods of dimension reduction (principal components, factor analysis, canonical correlations), of unsupervised (clustering, multidimensional scaling ordination) and supervised classification (discriminant analysis, logistic regression, nearest neighbours - including, among others, the machine learning methods like classification trees, neural networks, and support vector machines). Prerequisite: STAT 378.

STAT 541 - Statistics for Learning

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

The course focuses on statistical learning techniques, in particular those of supervised classification, both from statistical (logistic regression, discriminant analysis, nearest neighbours, and others) and machine learning background (tree-based methods, neural networks, support vector machines), with the emphasis on decision-theoretic underpinnings and other statistical aspects, flexible model building (regularization with penalties), and algorithmic solutions. Selected methods of unsupervised classification (clustering) and some related regression methods are covered as well. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.