Bhaswar B. Bhattacharya

Bhaswar B. Bhattacharya
  • Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science
  • Associate Professor of Mathematics (secondary appointment)

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    419 Academic Research Building
    265 South 37th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: nonparametric statistics, distribution-free inference, networks analysis, graphical models, statistical learning, combinatorial probability, discrete and computational geometry

Links: CV, Personal Website

Overview

Education

Ph.D. in Statistics, Stanford University, 2016
Master of Statistics (M. Stat.), Indian Statistical Institute, 2011
Bachelor of Statistics (B. Stat.), Indian Statistical Institute, 2009

 

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Research

Teaching

Current Courses

  • MATH8100 - Reading Seminar

    MATH8100034

  • STAT4320 - Mathematical Statistics

    An introduction to the mathematical theory of statistics. Estimation, with a focus on properties of sufficient statistics and maximum likelihood estimators. Hypothesis testing, with a focus on likelihood ratio tests and the consequent development of "t" tests and hypothesis tests in regression and ANOVA. Nonparametric procedures. This course may be taken concurrently with the prerequisite with instructor permission.

    STAT4320001 ( Syllabus )

  • STAT9700 - Mathematical Statistics

    Decision theory and statistical optimality criteria, sufficiency, point estimation and hypothesis testing methods and theory.

    STAT9700001 ( Syllabus )

Past Courses

  • AMCS5999 - Independent Study

    Independent Study allows students to pursue academic interests not available in regularly offered courses. Students must consult with their academic advisor to formulate a project directly related to the student’s research interests. All independent study courses are subject to the approval of the AMCS Graduate Group Chair.

  • AMCS9999 - Ind Study & Research

    Study under the direction of a faculty member.

  • MATH4990 - Supervised Study

    Study under the direction of a faculty member. Intended for a limited number ofmathematics majors.

  • MATH5999 - Independent Study

    Study under the direction of a faculty member. Hours to be arranged.

  • STAT3990 - Independent Study

    Written permission of instructor and the department course coordinator required to enroll in this course.

  • STAT4310 - Statistical Inference

    Graphical displays; one- and two-sample confidence intervals; one- and two-sample hypothesis tests; one- and two-way ANOVA; simple and multiple linear least-squares regression; nonlinear regression; variable selection; logistic regression; categorical data analysis; goodness-of-fit tests. A methodology course. This course does not have business applications but has significant overlap with STAT 1010 and 1020. This course may be taken concurrently with the prerequisite with instructor permission.

  • STAT4320 - Mathematical Statistics

    An introduction to the mathematical theory of statistics. Estimation, with a focus on properties of sufficient statistics and maximum likelihood estimators. Hypothesis testing, with a focus on likelihood ratio tests and the consequent development of "t" tests and hypothesis tests in regression and ANOVA. Nonparametric procedures. This course may be taken concurrently with the prerequisite with instructor permission.

  • STAT5110 - Statistical Inference

    Graphical displays; one- and two-sample confidence intervals; one- and two-sample hypothesis tests; one- and two-way ANOVA; simple and multiple linear least-squares regression; nonlinear regression; variable selection; logistic regression; categorical data analysis; goodness-of-fit tests. A methodology course.

  • STAT9700 - Mathematical Statistics

    Decision theory and statistical optimality criteria, sufficiency, point estimation and hypothesis testing methods and theory.

  • STAT9910 - Sem in Adv Appl of Stat

    This seminar will be taken by doctoral candidates after the completion of most of their coursework. Topics vary from year to year and are chosen from advance probability, statistical inference, robust methods, and decision theory with principal emphasis on applications.

  • STAT9950 - Dissertation

    Dissertation

  • STAT9990 - Independent Study

    Written permission of instructor and the department course coordinator required to enroll.

Awards And Honors

  • NSF Career Award, 2021
  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2021
  • Probability Dissertation Award, Department of Statistics, Stanford University, 2016
  • Sabyasachi Roy Memorial Gold Medal for the best master's thesis, Statistics Program of the Indian Statistical Institute, 2011

Activity

Latest Research

Kwonsang Lee, Bhaswar B. Bhattacharya, Jing Qin, Dylan Small (2023), A nonparametric binomial likelihood approach for causal inference in instrumental variable models, Journal of the Korean Statistical Society, 52 (), pp. 1055-1077.
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Awards and Honors

NSF Career Award 2021
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