Short Course Description
Undergraduate seminar in statistical learning (taught in english).
This seminar has three main goals:
(i) Practice self-study and presentation skills in a classroom setting (using a slideshow and/or whiteboard).
(ii) Get a taste of modern research papers in statistical methodology.
(iii) Study the basics of statistical learning.
In the first part of this seminar, the students will study and teach chapters from the following textbook (or the equivalent R book): An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in Python by James, Witten, Hastie, Tibshirani and Taylor (2023). It is freely available here: https://www.statlearning.com
In the second part of the seminar, the students will present different papers related to statistical learning from a curated list.
The grade will be based on the quality of the presentation, the student's demonstrated understanding of the material and the difficulty of the chosen chapter/paper.
Notes:
* The seminar will be conducted in english.
* Attendance is mandatory. Students who miss more than one class may have points deducted from their final grade. However, exceptions will be made to accommodate reserve service, maternity leave, sickness and other exceptional circumstances. Please communicate this with me in advance if possible.
Full syllabus will be available to registered students only
