Monday, 07.28.2014
Morning Lectures (9 - 12 a.m.)

• Opening
• Univariate Statistics: A brief overview
• Copulas: Basics

Afternoon Lab Practice (2 - 6 p.m.)

• Introduction to "R" statistical software

Tuesday, 07.29.2014
Morning Lectures (9 - 12 a.m.)

• Copulas: types of copulas, measures of association, dependence and conditioning, construction of copulas, Extreme Values copulas

Afternoon Lab (2 - 6 p.m.)

• Copula parameter estimation with "R"
• Identification of groups for student projects

Wednesday, 07.30.2014
Morning Lectures (9 - 12 a.m.)

• Goodness-of-fit tests for copulas with "R"

Afternoon Lab (2 - 6 p.m.)

• Copulas - Special topics: multivariate Return Periods, Quantiles, Design, and Risk Assessment
• Working on student projects

Thursday, 07.31.2014
Morning Lectures (9 - 12 a.m.)

• Copulas and ties: Randomization (Jittering)
• Copulas and spatial modelling

Afternoon Lab (2 - 6 p.m.)

• Serial dependence in data, and stationarity problems
• Working on student projects

Friday, 08.01.2014
Morning Lectures (9 - 12 a.m.)

• Working on student projects

Afternoon Lab (2 - 6 p.m.)

• Presentation of students projects