1. Statistics

Course Grade Content Textbook
Introduction to Statistics A+ definition of probability, discrete and continuous random variable, sampling, estimation, hypothesis test, inference between two populations Korean textbook
Statistical Methods A+ One-way ANOVA, randomized complete block design, two-way ANOVA, chi-squared test, goodness-of-fit test, simple and multiple linear regression instructor-prepared materials
R and Python Programming A+ basic concepts of Python and R instructor-prepared materials
Mathematical Statistics (1) (undergraduate course) A+ probability set function, special expectations, multivariate dstribution, transformation of random variables, discrete random variables, continuous random variables, order statistics, consistency, delta-method, MGF, CLT Hogg, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 8th ed.
Mathematical Statistics II A+ MLE, Rao–Cramér lower bound, maximum likelihood tests, MVUE, sufficient statistic, Lehmann–Scheffé theorem, exponential class, Neyman–Pearson theorem, UMP tests Hogg, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 8th ed.
Regression Analysis A+ inference and prediction in regression analysis, Bonferroni joint confidence intervals, Gauss-Markov theorem, model selection and validation, Cook’s distance, variance inflation factor, weighted least squares Kutner, Applied Linear Regression Models, 5th ed.
Sampling Theory in Data Science A+ simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, ratio estimation, regression estimation, cluster sampling, sampling with unequal probability, model-based approach Lohr, Sampling: Design and Analysis, 2nd ed.
Deep Learning A neural network, activation function, forward and back propagation, supervised and unsupervised learning, ROC curve, CNN, RNN, reinforcement learning, Bellman equation instructor-prepared materials
Statistical Computing A+ core theory and algorithms in statistical computing: inverse transform method, rejection sampling, bootstrapping, variance reduction techniques, MCMC, Gibbs sampling, Newton–Raphson method Ross, Simulation, 5th ed.
Time Series Analysis A+ moving average method, exponential smoothing, decomposition, AR model, MA model, ARMA model, ARIMA model, SARIMA, transfer function, cross-correlation function, ARCH and GARCH model, VAR model instructor-prepared materials
Multivariate Analysis A+ principal component analysis, factor analysis, maximum likelihood method, principal component method, cluster analysis, Fisher’s LDA. Wolfgang, Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis, 4th ed.
Linear Model A+ multivariate distributions, distribution of quadratic forms, estimability, generalized least squares estimator, nested hypotheses, ANOVA, contrast instructor-prepared materials
Bayesian Statistics A+ posterior estimate, posterior predictive p-value, choice of prior distribution, implicit meaning of Bayesian analysis, Laplace approximation, variatonal linear regression, composition method Gelman, Bayesian Data Analysis, 3rd ed.
Statistical Learning Theory A+ canonical correlation analysis, Gauss Markov theorem, subset selection, linear methods for Classi cation, bases expansions, reproducing kernel Hilbert space, model assessment. Hastie, The Elements of Statistical Learning, 2nd ed.
Statistical Theory for High-dimensional and Big Data A+ Hoeffding's inequality, Bernstein's inequality, metric entropy, covariance estimation in the operator norm, sparse PCA, Rademacher complexity instructor-prepared materials
Mathematical Statistics 1 (graduate course) A+ advanced topics in mathematical statistics: Gumbel–Max trick, semi-supervised mean estimation, Efron–Stein inequality, Hoeffding’s inequality, median-of-means estimator, minimax estimation, Stein’s paradox Casella & Berger, Statistical Inference, 2nd ed.
Advanced Bayesian Methods A+ application to linear mixed model and GLM, Bayesian nonparametric regression, Goussian process, finite mixture models, Dirichlet process Gelman, Bayesian Data Analysis, 3rd ed.
Nonparametric Function Estimation A+ kernel density estimator, bandwidth selection, local polynomial regression, B-spline, smoothing spline, reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces, smoothing spline ANOVA Wand, Kernel Smoothing & Chong Gu, Smoothing Spline ANOVA Models, 2nd ed.
Monte Carlo Methods A+ advanced MCMC and Monte Carlo methods: adaptive rejection sampling, Rao–Blackwellization, Pólya–Gamma augmentation, reversible jump MCMC, Hamiltonian Monte Carlo, approximate Bayesian computation, slice sampling, parallel tempering instructor-prepared materials
Generalized Mixed Models A+ hierarchical model, random effects, generalized linear models, linear mixed models, application to missing data, repeated measures ANOVA, generalized linear mixed model, repeated measures within repeated measures, generalized estimating equations McCulloch & Searle Generalized, Linear, and Mixed Models

2. Mathematics

Course Grade Content Textbook
Engineering Mathematics(1) B+ chain rule, mean value theorem, L'Hospital's rule, techniques of integration, polar coordinates, sequence and series Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 6th ed.
Engineering Mathematics(2) A+ vector functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals over regions and polar coordinates, Green's theorem, Stokes' theorem Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 6th ed.
Engineering Mathematics(3) A+ first-order ODE, second order ODE, nonhomogeneous ODE, systems of ODEs, Legendre’s equation, Frobenius method, Bessel’s equation, Laplace transform, convolution Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10th ed.
Engineering Mathematics(4) A+ gradient, divergence, curl of vector field, Fourier series, Fourier transform, heat equation, complex numbers, Cauchy–Riemann equations, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10th ed.
Probability and Random Variable A+ An introductory probability course for undergraduate EE students, covering up to the scope of Mathematical Statistics(1) (excluding hypothesis testing). Yates & Goodman, Probability and Stochastic Processes, 3rd ed.
Linear Algebra and Its Application A+ engineering students only, solution-focused: system of linear equations, matrix algebra, kernal and range, LU and QR decomposition, dimension theorem, diagonalization Anton, Contemporary Linear Algebra
Analysis (1) A basic topology, sequences and series, uniform continuity, differentiation, Riemann–Stieltjes integral, uniform convergence. Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, 3rd ed.
Linear Algebra A+ An Applied Statistics Department course covering both theory (proofs) and computation; it shares the same topics as the engineering course. Anton, Contemporary Linear Algebra
Real Analysis 1 A+ Lebesgue measure, measurable functions, Lebesgue integral, Fubini’s theorem, Lebesgue differentiation theorem, Hilbert spaces, Fatou’s theorem. Stein, Real Analysis: Measure theory, Integration, and Hilbert spaces.

3. GPA

(1) Undergraduate

Cumulative GPA : 4.02/4.3 (3.85/4.0 using 0.3-step, 3.86/4.0 using 0.33-step)

Last Two Years GPA: 4.21/4.3 (4.0/4.0)

(2) Master

Cumulative GPA : 4.3/4.3 (4.0/4.0)