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STAT 908Statistical Inference

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Statistics

When it runs

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

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Asymptotic theory for statistical procedures, such as modes of convergence, Big O, small o calculus, concentration of measures, laws of large numbers, different types of central limit theorems. Parametric, nonparametric, and high-dimensional inference, optimal statistical procedures. Theory of computationally intensive methods, advances in hypothesis testing.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

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Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
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LEC 001662214 / 18TTh 11:30–12:50

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

7 posts and comments in 7 threads mention STAT 908, December 2017 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.

Spring 2024

I swear the STAT advisors are hostile to anyone wanting to go above and beyond with their statistics education .. 48 points, 41 comments

“Riley strikes back against higher stats education yet again. Tried to override into a STAT 900 course since it seemed interesting, would help with grad admissions, and I did extremely well in the …”

u/mreifslp: “Did you email the prof first or just Riley directly? Just wondering cause I'm also hoping to take a STAT 9XX at some point.”

u/AstronomyIsNotPotato: “STAT 908. Which course were you thinking?”

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Fall 2023

Waterloo undergrad apply for Waterloo grad school 1 point, 4 comments

“Is there any advantage for Waterloo undergrad during the application?”

u/Royal-Derpness: “Is Waterloo mqf a good program? Or is it just a cash cow?”

u/Not_So_Deleted: “… The courses (STAT 901/902/908) are quite rigorous, as PhD students in the Statistics program only need to take one of those. Even if it doesn't have funding, I wouldn't consider it a cash cow as it's still way cheaper than many other professional programs (e.g. …”

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Fall 2022

Winter 2020

The 6 types of final exam questions 624 points, 23 comments

[deleted]: “I'm 1+1 = 1 Flashbacks to STAT908 when the prof had to ask us if we were ok while taking up an assignment becuase there were so many different creative ways none of us were able to do basic arithmetic or take a derivative....”

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Winter 2019

Stats != Math 99 points, 23 comments

u/metallicapple: “As one of the profs I've encountered in recent past told me (and I agree), statistics uses math, but it's not math. Sure, theoretical statistics and probability is essentially analysis and algebra. …”

u/theoneandonlycub: “… Take Stat 450, 908 and you'll see all that. Look at the central limit theorem for the most basic of examples. For more advanced examples, look at uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimators, the Cramer-Rao lower bound, complete and sufficient statistics. …”

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Fall 2018

Bayesian statistics courses? 1 point, 4 comments

“When reading papers online, I often come across terms like variational inference, MCMC, EM, etc. that I have no idea about (and wikipedia isn't much help). …”

u/boolgogi: “STAT440 deals with the computational methods, and 450 does a (brief) introduction to Bayesian Inference. …”

u/boolgogi: “STAT908, I think. I think you need really stellar grades in 330/450 to get in though”

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Fall 2017

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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