Search result: Course units in Autumn Semester 2018

Statistics Master Information
The following courses belong to the curriculum of the Master's Programme in Statistics. The corresponding credits do not count as external credits even for course units where an enrolment at ETH Zurich is not possible.
Core Courses
In each subject area, the core courses offered are normally mathematical as well as application-oriented in content. For each subject area, only one of these is recognised for the Master degree.
Regression
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-0649-00LApplied Statistical RegressionW5 credits2V + 1UM. Dettling
Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-0625-01LApplied Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design Information W5 credits2V + 1UL. Meier
Multivariate Statistics
No course offerings in this semester.
Time Series and Stochastic Processes
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-4623-00LTime Series AnalysisW6 credits3GN. Meinshausen
Mathematical Statistics
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-3621-00LFundamentals of Mathematical Statistics Information W10 credits4V + 1US. van de Geer
401-8623-00LLikelihood Inference (University of Zurich)
No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH.
UZH Module Code: STA402

Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH:
Link
W5 credits3GUniversity lecturers
Specialization Areas and Electives
Statistical and Mathematical Courses
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-3601-00LProbability Theory Information
At most one of the three course units (Bachelor Core Courses)
401-3461-00L Functional Analysis I
401-3531-00L Differential Geometry I
401-3601-00L Probability Theory
can be recognised for the Master's degree in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics.
W10 credits4V + 1UA.‑S. Sznitman
401-3627-00LHigh-Dimensional Statistics
Does not take place this semester.
W4 credits2VP. L. Bühlmann
401-3612-00LStochastic SimulationW5 credits3GF. Sigrist
401-4619-67LAdvanced Topics in Computational Statistics
Does not take place this semester.
W4 credits2VN. Meinshausen
401-4637-67LOn Hypothesis TestingW4 credits2VF. Balabdaoui
401-4633-00LData Analytics in Organisations and BusinessW5 credits2V + 1UI. Flückiger
401-6217-00LUsing R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part II) Information Restricted registration - show details W1.5 credits1GM. Mächler, M. Tanadini
401-0627-00LSmoothing and Nonparametric Regression with ExamplesW4 credits2GS. Beran-Ghosh
447-6221-00LNonparametric Regression Restricted registration - show details
Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to Link. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course.
W1 credit1GM. Mächler
447-6233-00LSpatial Statistics Restricted registration - show details
Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to Link. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course.
W1 credit1GA. J. Papritz
447-6245-00LData Mining Information Restricted registration - show details
Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to Link. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course.
W1 credit1GM. Mächler
447-6257-00LRepeated Measures Restricted registration - show details
Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to Link. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course.
W1 credit1GL. Meier
447-6191-00LStatistical Analysis of Financial Data Restricted registration - show details
Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to Link. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course.
W2 credits1GM. Dettling, A. F. Ruckstuhl
447-6289-00LSampling Surveys Restricted registration - show details
Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to Link. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course.
W2 credits1GB. Hulliger
401-3628-14LBayesian Statistics
Does not take place this semester.
W4 credits2V
447-6273-00LBayes Methods Restricted registration - show details
Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to Link. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course.
W2 credits2GY.‑L. Grize
401-3913-01LMathematical Foundations for Finance Information W4 credits3V + 2UE. W. Farkas, M. Schweizer
401-3901-00LMathematical Optimization Information W11 credits4V + 2UR. Weismantel
252-0535-00LAdvanced Machine Learning Information W8 credits3V + 2U + 2AJ. M. Buhmann
401-6282-00LStatistical Analysis of High-Throughput Genomic and Transcriptomic Data (University of Zurich)
No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH.
UZH Module Code: STA426

Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH:
Link
W5 credits3GH. Rehrauer, M. Robinson
401-8625-00LClinical Biostatistics (University of Zurich)
No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH.
UZH Module Code: STA404

Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH:
Link
W5 credits4GUniversity lecturers
447-6201-00LNonparametric and Resampling Methods Restricted registration - show details
Does not take place this semester.
Special Students "University of Zurich (UZH)" in the Master Program in Biostatistics at UZH cannot register for this course unit electronically. Forward the lecturer's written permission to attend to the Registrar's Office. Alternatively, the lecturer may also send an email directly to Link. The Registrar's Office will then register you for the course.
W2 credits2G
Statistical and Mathematical Courses: not eligible for credits
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-6215-00LUsing R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part I) Information Restricted registration - show details E-1.5 credits1GM. Mächler, M. Tanadini
Application Areas
Students select one area of application and look for suitable courses in which quantitative methods and modeling play a role. They need the consent by the Advisor (Link) that the chosen courses are eligible in the category "Application Areas".

For the category assignment of eligible courses keep the choice "no category" and take contact with the Study Administration Office (Link) after having received the credits. The Study Administration Office needs the Advisor's consent.
Seminar or Semester Paper
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-3620-68LStudent Seminar in Statistics: Statistical Learning with Sparsity Restricted registration - show details
Number of participants limited to 24.

Mainly for students from the Mathematics Bachelor and Master Programmes who, in addition to the introductory course unit 401-2604-00L Probability and Statistics, have heard at least one core or elective course in statistics. Also offered in the Master Programmes Statistics resp. Data Science.
W4 credits2SM. Mächler, M. H. Maathuis, N. Meinshausen, S. van de Geer
401-3630-06LSemester Paper Restricted registration - show details
Successful participation in the course unit 401-2000-00L Scientific Works in Mathematics is required.
For more information, see Link
W6 credits9ASupervisors
401-3630-04LSemester Paper Restricted registration - show details
Successful participation in the course unit 401-2000-00L Scientific Works in Mathematics is required.
For more information, see Link
W4 credits6ASupervisors
252-5051-00LAdvanced Topics in Machine Learning Information Restricted registration - show details
Number of participants limited to 40.

The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the second week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar.
W2 credits2SJ. M. Buhmann, A. Krause, G. Rätsch
GESS Science in Perspective
» Recommended GESS Science in Perspective (Type B) for D-MATH.
» see GESS Science in Perspective: Language Courses ETH/UZH
» see GESS Science in Perspective: Type A: Enhancement of Reflection Capability
Master's Thesis
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-2000-00LScientific Works in Mathematics
Target audience:
Third year Bachelor students;
Master students who cannot document to have received an adequate training in working scientifically.
O0 creditsE. Kowalski
401-2000-01LTraining Course "Search for Documents in Mathematics" [under revision]
Details and registration for the optional MathBib training course: Link
Z0 creditsSpeakers
401-4990-02LMaster's Thesis Restricted registration - show details
Only students who fulfil the following criteria are allowed to begin with their Master's thesis:
a. successful completion of the Bachelor's programme;
b. fulfilling of any additional requirements necessary to gain admission to the Master's programme;
c. They have acquired at least 16 credits in the category ‘Core courses‘.

Successful participation in the course unit 401-2000-00L Scientific Works in Mathematics is required.
For more information, see Link
O30 credits57DSupervisors
Reading Group
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
436-0000-00LReading GroupZ0 credits9Afurther lecturers
Course Units for Additional Admission Requirements
The courses below are only available for MSc students with additional admission requirements.
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
406-0603-AALStochastics (Probability and Statistics)
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement.

Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
E-4 credits9RM. Kalisch