STA 142A Statistical Learning I (Winter 2022)

  • Instructor: Krishnakumar Balasubramanian
  • Lead TA: Tesi Xiao; TA: Wookyeong Song

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 Discussion TopicsMaterials
Week 1Introduction to Python ProgrammingLink
 Linear Algebra in PythonLink
 Homework and LaTeXLink
Week 2Maximum Likelihood EstimationLink, Video
Week 3Bayes Optimal ClassifierLink, Video
 PythonLink, Video
Week 4Classification Methods: Logistic Regression, LDA/QDA, SVMLink, Video (Part 1), Video (Part 2: SVM)
Week 5A Review of Loss Functions and RiskVideo
 Introduction to Numerical OptimizationLink, Video
Week 6- 
Week 7Additive Models, Smoothing Splines, Ensemble ModelsLink, Video
Week 8A Short Tutorial in pyGAMLink
Week 9Ridge and LASSO RegressionVideo