Estimation

Introduction to statistics for machine learning.

1-2 hours per week, for 8 weeks

Topics

The type-I generalized extreme value (GEV) distribution is:

$$ F(x;\mu,\sigma,0) = e^{-e^{(x-\mu)/\sigma}} \text{ for } x \in \mathbf{R} $$

$E(X) = \mu + \gamma \sigma$ is the mean where $\gamma \approx 0.57721$ is the Euler’s constant. The standard deviation equals $\sigma \pi / \sqrt{6}$. The median equals $\mu - \sigma \ln(\ln(2))$.

Quiz

What is the parameter $\mu$?

The parameter $\mu$ is the mean or expectation of the distribution.

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