Alternative theories of inference (Bayes, likelihood, Neyman-Pearson hypothesis testing, etc.)
2013 Lecture
Lecture 3 Video (2 hrs)
Lecture 4 Video (2 hrs)
Lecture 5 Video (2 hrs)
Slides used in class
Slides for printing
2013 Section
Section 3 Video (1 hr)
Section 3 Slides
Section 3 Slides (printable)
Section 4 Slides
Section 4 Video (1 hr)
Computation Section Code
Section 5 Video (1 hr)
Section 5 Slides
Section 5 Slides (Printable)
2012 Lecture
Lecture 3 Video (2 hrs)
Lecture 4 Video (2 hrs)
Slides used in class
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2012 Section
Section 2: Introduction to Likelihood
Section 2: Slides
Section 3: Optimization
Section 3: Slides
Section 4: Likelihood (cont.)
Section 4: Slides
2010 Lecture (selections):
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Problem of Inference and Likelihood Theory of Inference (36:34)
Bayesian Theory of Inference (22:14)
Neyman-Pearson Hypothesis Testing (13:03)
What is the Best Theory of Inference? (09:29)
Likelihood of Stylized Normal (28:44)
Hyperdimensional Space (11:04)
Finding Maximum of Likelihood (05:15)
Properties of Likelihood Maximum + Uncertainty (23:02)
Standard Errors of Maximum Likelihood Estimates (29:20)
Simulation for any Maximum Likelihood Model (08:37)
Forecasting Presidential Elections - Part 1 (18:42)
Forecasting Presidential Elections - Part 2 (21:01)
Variance Function Models (08:05)



