PRIMER SERIES
Friday, 30 May 2014
4.10pm
Erskine 031

Patrick W Saart
School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Canterbury

Title: Non and Semiparametric Methods for Regression Analysis: a Tale of (the land in between) Two Cities

Abstract
In this seminar, I will explain nonparametric and semiparametric methods for regression analysis metaphorically as the area of research that fitted right between two main disciplines, namely Statistics and Econometrics. I will explain a few models and results that are available in the literature. Furthermore, I will give a number of special topics in the area which are of particular interest at present day. Throughout the talk I will also mention about how these methods are applied to various other disciplines, including Climatology, Biostatistics, Criminology, etc. My talk will partially based on one of my recent paper "Semiparametric Methods in Nonlinear Time Series Analysis: A Selective Review".
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