Dear all:
Hanna Jankowski from York University, Canada, will give a short course on shape-
constrained estimation at the University of Bristol.
TIME: 2-3 June 2009, 1pm-3pm.
LOCATION: University of Bristol, School of Mathematics, SM3.
AUDIENCE: The course is intended for graduate students and interested researchers.
SYNOPSIS: The estimation of functions such as densities, hazard rates, cumulative
distributions or
regression functions plays a large role in statistical inference. Often, it is quite natural to
assume that the function of interest has a certain shape, such as increasing, convex, etc..
This course will give an overview of the problem and will look at shape-constrained
estimation in a variety of settings, focusing on the maximum likelihood estimator. Our
goal is to address computation of the estimator as well as its asymptotics. In particular,
the shape-constrained estimator is well-known to converge more slowly than parametric
estimators.
MISC: This is an open course and the attendance is free of charge. We do NOT provide
any funding or support for travel and/or accommodation expenses.
CONTACT: To confirm your attendance and if you have any questions, please contact
Larissa Stanberry at [log in to unmask]
Sincerely
Larissa Stanberry
on behalf of Hanna K. Jankowski
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Larissa I. Stanberry
School of Mathematics, University of Bristol
University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1 TW, UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 331-7031
Web: http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~malis/
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