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Stat 5, Spring 2023

This page is for students in my discussion sections & also for students taking the class generally. Warning: This course mo...

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Spatial Class Reading Notes

Note: This is for point-referenced data/Gaussian Process models only. My interests in Spatial Stats is one of the biggest re...

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Berkson's Paradox

Written for STAT 131. One of the joys/horrors of TA-ing is that you always encounter things that stumps you as well as your st...

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The Definitive FYE Guide

The First Year Exam is a big deal for PhD students at our department at UCSC. However, there’s not much transparency on what th...

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Stat 7, Fall 2022

This page is for students in my discussion sections & also for students taking the class generally. Important: This class ...

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What am I up to? (Japanese)

皆さんこんにちは。アメリカからのアップデートです。 大学院 2021年の秋、僕はカリフォルニア大学サンタクルーズ校 (UCSC)の大学院博士課程に進学しました。真の統計学者を目指し、日夜真摯に取り組んでいます。今学期は、理論統計学を学んでいます。統計学...

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What am I up to?

This is an update for my friends & family. Learning at UCSC I am slowly but surely maturing as a statistician. This quart...

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Stat 5, Winter 2021

This page is for students in my discussion sections & also for students taking the class generally! The instructor for this...

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Unconventional Candidate's Guide to Stats Grad Programs

Updated: Sept 2022. My guidance may be more useful for “atypical” candidates or candidates whose undergrad math background is ...

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Meditation Resources

Photo above taken by Cait Scaitlin on insta. Consider meditation and the unfolding of wisdom more like a marathon than a sp...

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Why Statistics?

When asked what he would like the general public to learn about his discipline, computer scientist Ian Parberry said the follow...

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Stat 5, Fall 2021

Updated December 1st. Welcome! This page is for students in my discussion sections & also for students taking the class ge...

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