Week 8 Information

Lectures

• The Parametric Bootstrap
• Bayesian Computing

Homework

• Homework 3 due 3/14/25 by 9PM.

Readings

• Ruckert, K. L., Guan, Y., Bakker, A. M. R., Forest, C. E., & Keller, K. (2017). The effects of time-varying observation errors on semi-empirical sea-level projections. Climatic Change, 140(3–4), 349–360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1858-z

  As you’re reading, please use the collaborative annotation in Canvas to make notes and read and respond to others’ thoughts and questions. We will discuss the paper in the 03/17 class period. You will be graded based on annotation and participation in the discussion.

  In particular, please focus on:

  • What are the reasons why one might use the different inference approaches compared in the paper?
  • What are the practical implications of the varying methods?

Quiz

• Quiz due Monday.