The University of Chicago
Department of Statistics

Course Announcement

Autumn Quarter 1999


Statistics 370

Algebraic Methods in Statistics

TTh
9:00-10:20 AM
Eckhart 117

Peter McCullagh

The aim of this course is to shed light on certain statistical constructs and procedures by explaining them in purely algebraic terms. Examples include residuals and REML; covariance functions and variograms; factors and factorial models, marginality, analysis of variance; type~III sum of squares and related follies; nested designs; homologous factors; and exchangeability.

Prerequisites:

Topics include: Inner product spaces Representations and factorial models
August 1999