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STAT 844Statistical Learning - Advanced Regression

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Statistics
Cross-listed
CM 764

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 1 lecture section. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course introduces modern applied regression methods for continuous response modelling, emphasizing both explainability and predictive power. Topics cover a wide selection of advanced methods useful to address the challenges arising from real-world and high-dimensional data; methods include robust regression, nonparametric regression such as smoothing splines, kernels, additive models, tree based methods, boosting and bagging, and penalized linear regression methods such as the ridge regression, lasso, and their variants. Students will gain an appreciation of the mathematical and statistical concepts underlying the methods and also computational experience in applying the methods to real data.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00157270 / 25TTh 13:00–14:20

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

5 posts and comments in 4 threads mention STAT 844, January 2020 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Winter 2021

Would anyone share their experiences with CS486/686, STAT440/840, or STAT444/844? 3 points, 4 comments

u/BEWARETHEAVERAGEMAN: “All of them appear to be useful courses on statistical learning, and all are being offered this spring term.”

u/stoutcholera867: “… STAT444/844: This course should be renamed something like "Advanced regression" instead of function estimation, because that's essentially what it is: you first deepen your understanding of the theory behind regression, and then apply this knowledge to learn techniques beyond …”

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STAT 840 & 844. 1 point, 2 comments

u/enkidugh: “Hey anyone took STAT 840 and 844 with profs Brown and Ramezan resp? Feedback on the course and the instructors? What's the theory and implementation ratio in homework?”

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Winter 2020

Based on a true story 397 points, 16 comments

[deleted]: “Man I'm taking a crosslisted undergrad course this term (STAT444/844) bc I heard it was a easy course to take to be able to say I do ML on my resume and I'm still like this.”

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Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

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In 42 terms, Fall 2006 to Winter 2024