
A map showing the genetic distance between individuals from the five major geographic regions of the globe determined using statistical analysis. (Courtesy of Nievergelt et al.)
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the finite sample analysis of high- dimensional statistical methods. The goal is to present various proof techniques for state-of-the-art methods in regression, matrix estimation and principal component analysis (PCA) as well as optimality guarantees. The course ends with research questions that are currently open.
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Graduate
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