| Number | Topic and link | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mean variance analysis | Jan. 28 |
| 2 | Statistical parameter estimation | Feb. 4 |
| 3 | Maximum likelihood and fat tails | Feb. 11 |
| 4 | more on Maximum likelihood | Feb. 18 |
| 5 | SVD PCA | Feb. 25 |
| 6 |
least squares regression and PCA Also download the data file: yc.xls |
March 11 |
| 7 | Utility maximization | April 8 |
| 8 |
Computational statistics Also download the data file: assignment8.xls |
April 22 |