stats319 - literature of statistics

Instructor:
 Prof. J. Taylor
Sequoia Hall #137
jonathan.taylor@stanford.edu
723-9230
Schedule:
 T 12:15-13:05
Office Hours:
 Th 12:15-13:05, or by appointment
Location:
 80-115
Office Hours:
 TBD
Description: This course focuses on the literature of statistics, with the goal of providing students experience in reading, summarizing and presenting topics from the literature of statistics.
Requirements Each student will
  1. choose (with my guidance if needed) a paper to focus on;
  2. provide a written summary of the paper;
  3. present a ``mini-seminar'' describing the main ideas of the paper;
  4. summarize another student's paper / presentation;
  5. attend other students' presentations.
Evaluatione S/NC, 1-3 units.
Note We may need to meet twice a week ...

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