STA4529H: Applications of Nonstandard Analysis to Statistics and Probability Theory

Nonstandard analysis provides a rigorous foundation for carrying out mathematical analysis with the aid of infinitesimal numbers and other structures that appear in so-called saturated models of the real numbers. This course introduces nonstandard analysis using concepts and examples from statistics and probability. Topics include: extension, transfer, and saturation; infinitesimal and infinite numbers; hyperfinite sets and measures; hyperfinite models of stochastic processes; nonstandard Bayesian decision theory and connections to frequentism. Background in real analysis, probability theory, and statistics recommended. No background will be assumed in mathematical logic.

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