Notifications

The last two exam terms have been published: Monday July 15 (project deadline July 11 12:00) and Friday September 13 (project deadline Sep. 11 8:00). There will be no more opportunities to take the exam.

Schedule 

Lectures
Monday 15:40 - 17:10 K1  
Tutorial Classes
Friday 10:40 - 12:10 K11 Instructor: Šárka Hudecová
Friday 10:40 - 12:10 K6 Instructor: Marek Omelka

Course Materials

Supplementary Course Materials

Course Plan

The course covers methods for regression analysis of responses that do not follow the normal distribution, especially of discrete responses.

We will learn to understand some of the common statistical methods for fitting regression models to such data.

The lecture focuses on the development, theoretical justification, and interpretation of these methods.

The tutorial classes will teach how to apply these methods to real problems but may include some theoretical tasks as well. A new assignment will be given about every 2 weeks.

The course will be concluded by a written data analysis project.

Prerequisites

This course assumes mid-level knowledge of linear regression theory and applications. Master students of "Probability, statistics and econometrics" must have completed the course on Linear Regression (NMSA407) prior to enrolling here. Master students of "Financial and Insurance Mathematics" must have completed the course on Financial Econometrics (NMFP401) prior to enrolling here.

Requirements for Tutorial Class Credit 

The credit for the tutorial class will be awarded to the student who hands in a satisfactory solution to each assignment by the prescribed deadline.

Exam Project 

Completion of the project is a requirement for participating in the exam. The project report must be submitted two working days before the scheduled exam.

The requirements on the project report are described in the assignment. Feel free to ask questions by email about anything that was not explained in the assignment sufficiently well.

The project assignment varies according to the course code.

Project assignment for PMSE students enrolled in NMST412

Project assignment for FPM students enrolled in NMFP402

Examination 

The exam has two parts:

  1. Evaluation of the project report.
  2. Oral part which differs according to the course code/study program.
    • NMFP402 (Financial and Insurance Mathematics): presentation of basic theory for a topic chosen from Chapters 3 or 4 of the course notes (key results from Chapter 2 are also needed).
    • NMST412 (PMSE) presentation of theory (incl. derivations and proofs) for a topic chosen from the whole contents of the course.

To pass the exam, both parts (project + oral part) need to be passed.