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SUMMARY:Stein's method\, information theory and Bayesian statistics - Chri
 stophe Ley\, Université libre de Bruxelles
DTSTART:20140207T143000Z
DTEND:20140207T153000Z
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DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, I will first describe a new general approach to
  the celebrated Stein method for asymptotic approximations and apply it to
  diverse approximation problems. Then I will show how Stein's method can b
 e successfully used in two _a priori_ unrelated domains\, namely informati
 on theory and Bayesian statistics.\n\nThis talk is based on joint work wit
 h Gesine Reinert (University of Oxford) and Yvik Swan (Université de Liè
 ge).\n
LOCATION:MR12\,  Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cam
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