Statistics 596, Section 23, Winter 2009

Directed Individual Study - Tutorial

Title: Game Theory for Statisticians

• Instructor: Thomas S. Ferguson, MS 8917
  
• Time: Tu-Th, 9:30-10:50
• Place: 9434 BH
• Material mainly taken from "Game Theory", an Electronic Text at

  Game Theory.

  Part I, Chapter 1, and all of Part II,
  plus Appendices 1 and 2,
  plus extra material on Subjective Probability, Betting Systems for Favorable Games, Fictitious Play and Infinite Games.

• Subjective Probability.
• The Kelly Betting System for Favorable Games.
• Fictitious Play.
• Infinite Games, Section 1.
• Infinite Games, Section 2.
• Infinite Games, Section 3.
• Infinite Games, Section 4.
• The Wallet Game.
• Games With Finite Resources.