AMS 597, Statistical Computing
Introduction to statistical computing using R.
3 credits, ABCF grading
Text: Introductory Statistics with R (2nd ed.), by Peter, Dalgaard, Springer. ISBN 9780387790534 (recommended/optional text)
Modern Applied Statistics with S, by Venables, W.N. and Ripley, B.D, Springer. ISBN 9780387954578 (recommended/optional text)
Computational Statistics (2nd ed.), by Geof H. Givens and Jennifer A. Hoeting, Wiley. ISBN 9780470533314 (recommended/optional text)
Statistical Computing with R, by Maria L. Rizzo, CRC Press. ISBN 9781584885450 (recommended/optional text)
Learning Outcomes:
1) Demonstrate skills of working with R in:
* Engineering;
* Biological sciences;
* Finance.
2) Demonstrate skills with proficient usage of R for statistical analysis.
* R basics: data types, data input/output, functional programming;
* Descriptive statistics and graphics with R;
* Advanced statistical modeling with R: one or two-sample tests, analysis of
variance, linear models and generalized linear models.
3) Demonstrate understanding of computational statistics including numerical analysis, Monte Carlo methods, bootstrap and permutation; and usage of R to implement these methods.
4) Demonstrate skills of analyzing real-world problems with proper statistical tools (including methods and software packages), including introduction to Perl for high-throughput data.
5) Demonstrate understanding of the assumptions and interpretation of results from
various statistical analysis.
* Gain the ability to write suitable/sophisticated codes for analyzing real-world
research problems;
* Learn to write comprehensive analysis reports that is rigorous in statistics
and yet understandable in layman’s terms.