ST 453 Advanced computing for statistical reasoning
Link: Syllabus.
Link: Matrix Cookbook.
Personal note to students: Please do not feel intimidated about interacting with me. Regardless of how busy or stressed I may appear to you, teaching your class is a part of my job, and I take that very seriously. I care deeply about the quality of your learning. Please always reach out to me if you have questions, concerns, or need help. I understand that it can be difficult and can even feel embarrassing to ask for help. However, I was once in your position, and I promise to always treat you with respect, empathy, and kindness. Nobody that ever did anything meaningful did so without first failing over and over again.
Link: Lecture notes
Please bring your computer to every lecture
Course projects
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Link: Midterm project.
Link: Midterm grading rubric.
Due: 10 March 2026
Link: Final project. Link: Final grading rubric.
Due: 28 April 2026
Link: Final presentation grading rubric.
R code from lectures
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Link: Lecture code 1.
Link: R tutorial.
13 January 2026
Link: Lecture code 2.
20 January 2026
Link: Lecture code 3.
27 January 2026
Link: Lecture code 4.
27 January 2026
Link: Lecture code 5.
29 January 2026
Link: Lecture code 6.
19 February 2026
Homework assignments
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Link: Homework script template.
- Link: Homework 1.
Due: beginning of class on 27 January 2026
- Link: Homework 2.
Due: beginning of class on 3 February 2026
- Link: Homework 3.
Due: beginning of class on 10 February 2026
- Link: Homework 4.
Due: beginning of class on 24 February 2026
When appropriate, please provide test cases for your solutions to the homework problems so that the TA can verify your code runs at least in some case.