Explores linear regression from a statistical inference perspective, covering probabilistic models, ground truth, labels, and maximum likelihood estimators.
Covers maximum likelihood estimation to estimate parameters by maximizing prediction accuracy, demonstrating through a simple example and discussing validity through hypothesis testing.
Explores computing density of states and Bayesian inference using importance sampling, showcasing lower variance and parallelizability of the proposed method.
Explores the consistency and asymptotic properties of the Maximum Likelihood Estimator, including challenges in proving its consistency and constructing MLE-like estimators.
Explores constructing confidence regions, inverting hypothesis tests, and the pivotal method, emphasizing the importance of likelihood methods in statistical inference.