Course: Linear Algebra in Statistics

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Course title Linear Algebra in Statistics
Course code KMA/PGSAS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fišerová Eva, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Row and column spaces of a matrix, subspaces and orthogonal complement. Projector operators. Matrices of full rank. Generalized inverse, consistent linear equations, reflexive g-inverse. g-Inverse for a minimum norm solution of linear system, g-inverse for a least squares solution, g-inverse for minimum norm least squares solution. Solution of matrix equations. g-Inverse of partitioned matrices. Projectors and their properties. Simultaneous reduction of a pair of Hermitian forms. Gauss-Markov model. Distribution of quadratic forms.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Master essential tools for using of the linear algebra in mathematical statistics, especially using of g-inverse of matrices in solving estimation and testing problems.
Knowledge To know the theory of linear systems with a singular matrix and algorithms for determination different types of generalized matrix inverse.
Prerequisites
Master's degree in mathematics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Exam: to know and to understand the subject
Recommended literature
  • C. R. Rao, S. K. Mitra. (1971). Generalized inverse of matrices and its applications. John Willey & Sons, inc., New York, etc.
  • J. R. Magnus and H. Neudecker. (1999). Matrix differential calculus with applications in statistics and econometrics. Revised edition. Chichester: Wiley.


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