Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2026
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STAT 607 001 (CRN: 16216)
STATISTICAL COMPUTING
Long Title: COMPUTATION FOR STATISTICAL RESEARCH
Department: Statistics
Instructor: Peterson, Christine
Meeting: 2:00PM - 3:15PM MW (24-AUG-2026 - 4-DEC-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 4 (Reserved + All Others)
Reserved Seats for Fall Semester 2026 Matriculants: 8 (8 Available)
Enrollment data as of: 26-APR-2026 9:24PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: The course is designed to prepare statistics graduate students for the computational aspects of statistical research. Topics will include important algorithms in frequentist and Bayesian computation (optimization and MCMC sampling methods), as well as practical tools for computational aspects of statistical research, including code profiling, debugging, cluster computing, source code management using Git/GitHub, reproducible research, and development of R packages and Shiny apps. The majority of instruction will be in the R programming language.