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Course: 2025/2026

Resambling Techniques
(20638)
Bachelor in data and business analytics (Plan: 560 - Estudio: 203)


Coordinating teacher: MARIN DIAZARAQUE, JUAN MIGUEL

Department assigned to the subject: Statistics Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Probability Statistical Inference I Statistical Inference II Regression Methods
Objectives
General objectives: 1. Capacity for analysis and synthesis. 2. To model and solve problems. 3. Oral and written communication skills. Specific objectives: 1. To know the basic techniques of resampling methods 2. To know and use statistical software to work with resampling techniques.
Description of contents: programme
1. Introduction to Computationally Supported Resampling Methods in R 1.1. Resampling Fundamentals: History and Basic Principles 1.2. Computational Tools in R: Introduction to the R Environment and Relevant Statistical Packages 1.3. Types of Resampling: Differences and Applications of Parametric and Nonparametric Bootstrap 2. Introduction to Jackknife and Permutation Tests 2.1. Jackknife Theory: Concepts and Applications 2.2. Permutation Tests: Fundamentals and How to Perform Them in R 3. Concepts Related to Empirical Distribution 3.1. Definition and Properties: What It Is and How to Use It 3.2. Constructing the Empirical Distribution in R: Methods and Functions 3.3. Practical Applications: Using the Empirical Distribution in Data Analysis 4. Estimating Standard Errors and Bias Using Resampling 4.1. Concepts of Standard Error and Bias: Definitions and Relevance 4.2. Resampling Methods for Estimation 4.3. Implementation in R: Practical Examples and Case Studies 5. Resampling in Linear Models and Time Series 5.1. Application in Linear Models: Techniques and Examples in R 5.2. Resampling in Time Series: Challenges and Solutions 6. Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing Based on Resampling 6.1. Constructing Confidence Intervals: Resampling-Based Methods 6.2. Performing Hypothesis Testing: Nonparametric Approaches 6.3. Practical Examples in R: Application to Real-World Datasets 7. Applications in Machine Learning: Bagging and Boosting 7.1. Fundamentals of Bagging: Concepts and How to Implement It in R 7.2. Introduction to Boosting: Theory and Practical Applications 7.3. Advantages of Ensemble Methods: Improving Accuracy and Reducing Overfitting 7.4. Practical exercises: Applying bagging and boosting to machine learning projects
Learning activities and methodology
Theory (4 ECTS). Theoretical classes with support material available on the Web. Practice (2 ECTS) problem-solving classes. Computing practices. Presentations and debates.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 0
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 100

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • Chernick M.R.. Bootstrap Methods. A Guide for Practitioners and Researchers.. Wiley. 2007
  • Davison A.C. and Hinkley D.V.. Bootstrap Methods and their Applications.. Cambridge University Press.. 1997
  • Efron B. and Tibshirani R. . An Introduction to the Bootstrap.. Chapman and Hall.. 1993
Additional Bibliography
  • Good P.I.. ntroduction to Statistics through Resampling Methods and R.. Wiley.. 2013
  • Hesterberg T.C.. What Teachers Should Know About the Bootstrap: Resampling in the Undergraduate Statistics Curriculum.. The American Statistician, 69:4, 371-386, DOI: 10.1080/00031305.2015.1089789.. 2015

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