This online data science specialization is designed to provide you with a solid foundation in probability theory in preparation for the broader study of statistics. The specialization also introduces ...

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This course is compulsory on the MSc in Statistics, MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics), MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics) (Research), MSc in Statistics (Research), MSc in Statistics ...

Statistical inference can be difficult and counterintuitive. My impression is that too often people treat statistics as if it’s a kind of magic--perhaps a dark magic. For all our efforts as educators, ...

Statistics is a branch of math that involves the collection, description, analysis, and inference of conclusions from quantitative data. But what is a statistic? Let’s find out. The word statistic is ...

Stochastic gradient descent (SGD) provides a scalable way to compute parameter estimates in applications involving large-scale data or streaming data. As an alternative version, averaged implicit SGD ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We present a general approach to statistical problems with criteria based on probabilities of large deviations. Our main idea, which ...