Course Catalog - 2018-2019

     

STAT 413 - INTRO TO STAT MACHINE LEARNING

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL MACHINE LEARNING
Department: Statistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): STAT 410 AND (STAT 405 OR CAAM 210 OR COMP 140 OR COMP 130)
Description: This course is an introduction to concepts, methods, and best practices in statistical machine learning. Topics covered include regularized regression, classification, kernels, dimension reduction, clustering, trees, and ensemble learning. Emphasis will be placed on applied data analysis and computation. Recommended Prerequisite(s): STAT 411 and CAAM 335 or MATH 354 or MATH 355.