Statistical software tools I and II, fall 2012

Scope

• 5 credits for the beginners course in period I
• 5 credits for the advanced course in period II

Type

Advanced studies

Content scheme

1. Beginners course in period I
   • R environment
   • LaTeX / Beamer
   • Octave / Matlab
   • eventually JAGS
2. Advanced course in period II
   • High performance / parallel computing in R with C++
   • Efficient programming
   • Large data sets

Prerequisites

• The minimal prerequisites for the beginners course include an interest in programming and basic knowledge of statistics.
• The minimal prerequisites for the advanced course include mastering of the R environment, an interest in high performance / parallel computing with R as well as basic knowledge of statistics.
• A laptop would be desirable so that all software can be easily installed.

Lectures

Periods I and II, Monday 12-14 and Wednesday 12-14 in computer class room C128.

Exams

• Beginners course in period I: Mid-course exam and presentation at the end of period I
• Advanced course in period II: Project work

Moodle

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