Mathematical Statistics: Nonparametric Inference

Utbildningsfakta

Kod: MASM27

<p>An advanced course in non-parametric statistics that gives solid theoretical foundation.</p><p>Weak convergence on general function spaces. Non-measurable functionals (Hoffman-Jörgensen's theory). Characterization of tightness and convergence of finite dimensional distributions.</p> <p>Empirical processes. Covering numbers and bracketing numbers. VC-classes of functions.</p> <p>Functional differentiability  (smooth statistical functionals). Application to survival analysis  (Nelson-Aalen and Kaplan-Meier estimators).</p> <p>Quantile estimators.</p> <p>Bootstrap methods,  functional differentiability for bootstrap, bootstrap for empirical processes.</p> <p>Nonparametric estimation of densities. Limit distributions. Convergence rates.</p> <p>The partial sum process. Donsker's theorem for this. Nonparametric estimations of regression functions.</p> <p>M and Z estimators. Applications to maximum likelihood och least square estimators.</p> <p>Empirical processes and partial sum process results for weakly and strongly dependent stationary data. Kernel estimation of densities and regression functions.</p> <p>The empirical spectral process. Nonparametric estimation of spectral densities.</p>

Behörighet

MASC01 Probabilty theory 7.5 credits is required. English 6/English Course B.

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• Mathematical Statistics: Nonparametric Inference

  Lund University

  Lund

  Startdatum: 18 januari 2027

  Slutdatum: 28 mars 2027

  Studietakt: 50 %