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A Statistician Teaches Deep Learning

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Babu, GJ; Banks, D; Cho, H; Han, D; Sang, H; Wang, S
Published in: Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice
June 1, 2021

Deep learning (DL) has gained much attention and become increasingly popular in modern data science. Computer scientists led the way in developing deep learning techniques, so the ideas and perspectives can seem alien to statisticians. Nonetheless, it is important that statisticians become involved—many of our students need this expertise for their careers. In this paper, developed as part of a program on DL held at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, we address this culture gap and provide tips on how to teach deep learning to statistics graduate students. After some background, we list ways in which DL and statistical perspectives differ, provide a recommended syllabus that evolved from teaching two iterations of a DL graduate course, offer examples of suggested homework assignments, give an annotated list of teaching resources, and discuss DL in the context of two research areas.

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Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice

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EISSN

1559-8616

ISSN

1559-8608

Publication Date

June 1, 2021

Volume

15

Issue

2

Related Subject Headings

  • 4905 Statistics
  • 0104 Statistics
 

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Babu, G. J., Banks, D., Cho, H., Han, D., Sang, H., & Wang, S. (2021). A Statistician Teaches Deep Learning. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42519-021-00193-0
Babu, G. J., D. Banks, H. Cho, D. Han, H. Sang, and S. Wang. “A Statistician Teaches Deep Learning.” Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice 15, no. 2 (June 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42519-021-00193-0.
Babu GJ, Banks D, Cho H, Han D, Sang H, Wang S. A Statistician Teaches Deep Learning. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice. 2021 Jun 1;15(2).
Babu, G. J., et al. “A Statistician Teaches Deep Learning.” Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2021. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s42519-021-00193-0.
Babu GJ, Banks D, Cho H, Han D, Sang H, Wang S. A Statistician Teaches Deep Learning. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice. 2021 Jun 1;15(2).
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice

DOI

EISSN

1559-8616

ISSN

1559-8608

Publication Date

June 1, 2021

Volume

15

Issue

2

Related Subject Headings

  • 4905 Statistics
  • 0104 Statistics