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\title{Statistical Computing and Data Analysis:\\
Modern Methods and Computational Techniques}
\author{CoCalc Scientific Templates}
\date{\today}

\begin{document}

\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
This comprehensive statistical computing template demonstrates modern data analysis techniques including Bayesian inference, Monte Carlo methods, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and machine learning fundamentals. Features computational implementations of statistical algorithms with convergence diagnostics and professional visualizations for reproducible statistical research.

\textbf{Keywords:} statistical computing, data analysis, Bayesian statistics, Monte Carlo methods, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, statistical inference
\end{abstract}

\tableofcontents
\newpage

\section{Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing}
\label{sec:statistical-inference}

\begin{pycode}
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('Agg')
from scipy import stats
import seaborn as sns

# Set style for statistical plots
plt.style.use('seaborn-v0_8-whitegrid')
sns.set_palette("husl")
np.random.seed(42)

# Hypothesis testing demonstration
def perform_statistical_tests():
    """Demonstrate various statistical tests"""

    # Generate sample data
    n1, n2 = 50, 45
    sample1 = np.random.normal(10, 2, n1)  # Group 1: μ=10, σ=2
    sample2 = np.random.normal(12, 2.5, n2)  # Group 2: μ=12, σ=2.5

    # One-sample t-test
    t_stat, p_value = stats.ttest_1samp(sample1, 9.5)

    # Two-sample t-test
    t2_stat, p2_value = stats.ttest_ind(sample1, sample2)

    # Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality
    ks_stat, ks_p = stats.kstest(sample1, 'norm', args=(sample1.mean(), sample1.std()))

    print("Statistical Hypothesis Testing Results:")
    print(f"One-sample t-test: t = {t_stat:.4f}, p = {p_value:.4f}")
    print(f"Two-sample t-test: t = {t2_stat:.4f}, p = {p2_value:.4f}")
    print(f"KS normality test: D = {ks_stat:.4f}, p = {ks_p:.4f}")

    return sample1, sample2, t_stat, p_value, t2_stat, p2_value

sample1, sample2, t_stat, p_val, t2_stat, p2_val = perform_statistical_tests()
\end{pycode}

\section{Bayesian Statistics and MCMC}
\label{sec:bayesian-mcmc}

\begin{pycode}
# Bayesian inference using Metropolis-Hastings algorithm
def metropolis_hastings(log_posterior, initial_theta, n_samples, proposal_cov):
    """Metropolis-Hastings sampler for Bayesian inference"""

    n_params = len(initial_theta)
    samples = np.zeros((n_samples, n_params))
    samples[0] = initial_theta

    n_accepted = 0
    current_theta = initial_theta.copy()
    current_log_prob = log_posterior(current_theta)

    for i in range(1, n_samples):
        # Propose new state
        proposal = np.random.multivariate_normal(current_theta, proposal_cov)
        proposal_log_prob = log_posterior(proposal)

        # Acceptance probability
        log_alpha = proposal_log_prob - current_log_prob
        alpha = min(1, np.exp(log_alpha))

        # Accept or reject
        if np.random.rand() < alpha:
            current_theta = proposal
            current_log_prob = proposal_log_prob
            n_accepted += 1

        samples[i] = current_theta

    acceptance_rate = n_accepted / (n_samples - 1)
    return samples, acceptance_rate

# Bayesian linear regression example
def bayesian_linear_regression():
    """Bayesian inference for linear regression parameters"""

    # Generate synthetic data
    n_obs = 50
    true_beta = np.array([2.0, -1.5])
    sigma_true = 0.5

    X = np.column_stack([np.ones(n_obs), np.random.uniform(-2, 2, n_obs)])
    y = X @ true_beta + np.random.normal(0, sigma_true, n_obs)

    # Define log-posterior (assuming flat priors)
    def log_posterior(params):
        beta = params[:2]
        sigma = params[2]

        if sigma <= 0:
            return -np.inf

        # Likelihood
        y_pred = X @ beta
        log_likelihood = -0.5 * n_obs * np.log(2 * np.pi * sigma**2) - \
                        0.5 * np.sum((y - y_pred)**2) / sigma**2

        # Weak priors
        log_prior = -0.5 * np.sum(beta**2) / 10  # N(0, 10) prior on beta
        log_prior += -np.log(sigma)  # 1/sigma prior on sigma

        return log_likelihood + log_prior

    # Run MCMC
    initial_params = np.array([0.0, 0.0, 1.0])  # [beta0, beta1, sigma]
    proposal_cov = np.diag([0.1, 0.1, 0.05])
    n_samples = 5000

    samples, accept_rate = metropolis_hastings(log_posterior, initial_params, n_samples, proposal_cov)

    # Remove burn-in
    burn_in = 1000
    samples_clean = samples[burn_in:]

    print(f"\nBayesian Linear Regression:")
    print(f"True parameters: beta0={true_beta[0]}, beta1={true_beta[1]}, sigma={sigma_true}")
    print(f"Acceptance rate: {accept_rate:.3f}")

    # Posterior summaries
    for i, param_name in enumerate(['beta0', 'beta1', 'sigma']):
        posterior_mean = np.mean(samples_clean[:, i])
        posterior_std = np.std(samples_clean[:, i])
        ci_lower = np.percentile(samples_clean[:, i], 2.5)
        ci_upper = np.percentile(samples_clean[:, i], 97.5)

        print(f"{param_name}: {posterior_mean:.3f} ± {posterior_std:.3f}, 95% CI: [{ci_lower:.3f}, {ci_upper:.3f}]")

    return X, y, samples_clean, true_beta, sigma_true

X, y, mcmc_samples, true_beta, sigma_true = bayesian_linear_regression()
\end{pycode}

\section{Regression Analysis and Model Selection}
\label{sec:regression-analysis}

\begin{pycode}
# Advanced regression techniques
from sklearn.linear_model import Ridge, Lasso, ElasticNet
from sklearn.model_selection import cross_val_score
from sklearn.preprocessing import PolynomialFeatures, StandardScaler
from sklearn.pipeline import Pipeline
import warnings
from sklearn.exceptions import ConvergenceWarning

# Suppress sklearn convergence warnings for cleaner output
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=ConvergenceWarning)

def regression_comparison():
    """Compare different regression methods"""

    # Generate polynomial regression data with noise
    np.random.seed(42)
    n_samples = 100
    x = np.linspace(0, 1, n_samples)
    y_true = 2 * x - 3 * x**2 + 0.5 * x**3
    noise = np.random.normal(0, 0.1, n_samples)
    y = y_true + noise

    X = x.reshape(-1, 1)

    # Create polynomial features
    degree = 8
    poly_features = PolynomialFeatures(degree=degree, include_bias=False)
    X_poly = poly_features.fit_transform(X)

    # Standardize features
    scaler = StandardScaler()
    X_poly_scaled = scaler.fit_transform(X_poly)

    # Compare regularization methods
    alphas = np.logspace(-4, 2, 50)
    methods = {
        'Ridge': Ridge(),
        'Lasso': Lasso(max_iter=20000, tol=1e-6),
        'ElasticNet': ElasticNet(max_iter=20000, tol=1e-6, l1_ratio=0.5)
    }

    results = {}
    for name, model in methods.items():
        cv_scores = []
        coefficients = []

        for alpha in alphas:
            model.set_params(alpha=alpha)
            # Cross-validation score
            scores = cross_val_score(model, X_poly_scaled, y, cv=5, scoring='neg_mean_squared_error')
            cv_scores.append(-np.mean(scores))

            # Fit to get coefficients
            model.fit(X_poly_scaled, y)
            coefficients.append(model.coef_.copy())

        results[name] = {
            'cv_scores': cv_scores,
            'coefficients': np.array(coefficients)
        }

    print(f"\nRegression Analysis:")
    print(f"  Dataset size: {n_samples} samples")
    print(f"  Polynomial degree: {degree}")
    print(f"  True function: y = 2x - 3x² + 0.5x³")

    return x, y, y_true, alphas, results, X_poly_scaled

x, y, y_true, alphas, reg_results, X_poly_scaled = regression_comparison()
\end{pycode}

\begin{pycode}
# Create comprehensive statistical analysis visualization
import os
os.makedirs('assets', exist_ok=True)

fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 3, figsize=(18, 12))
fig.suptitle('Statistical Computing and Data Analysis', fontsize=16, fontweight='bold')

# Hypothesis testing visualization
ax1 = axes[0, 0]
ax1.hist(sample1, alpha=0.7, bins=15, label='Sample 1', density=True, color='skyblue')
ax1.hist(sample2, alpha=0.7, bins=15, label='Sample 2', density=True, color='salmon')
ax1.axvline(np.mean(sample1), color='blue', linestyle='--', linewidth=2, label=f'Mean 1: {np.mean(sample1):.2f}')
ax1.axvline(np.mean(sample2), color='red', linestyle='--', linewidth=2, label=f'Mean 2: {np.mean(sample2):.2f}')
ax1.set_xlabel('Value')
ax1.set_ylabel('Density')
ax1.set_title(f'Two-Sample Comparison\n(t = {t2_stat:.2f}, p = {p2_val:.4f})')
ax1.legend()
ax1.grid(True, alpha=0.3)

# MCMC trace plots
ax2 = axes[0, 1]
param_names = ['beta0', 'beta1', 'sigma']
colors = ['blue', 'red', 'green']
for i, (name, color) in enumerate(zip(param_names, colors)):
    ax2.plot(mcmc_samples[:, i], color=color, alpha=0.7, label=name, linewidth=1)
ax2.set_xlabel('MCMC Iteration')
ax2.set_ylabel('Parameter Value')
ax2.set_title('MCMC Trace Plots')
ax2.legend()
ax2.grid(True, alpha=0.3)

# Posterior distributions
ax3 = axes[0, 2]
for i, (name, color) in enumerate(zip(param_names, colors)):
    ax3.hist(mcmc_samples[:, i], bins=30, alpha=0.6, density=True,
             label=f'{name} (mean: {np.mean(mcmc_samples[:, i]):.3f})', color=color)
ax3.set_xlabel('Parameter Value')
ax3.set_ylabel('Posterior Density')
ax3.set_title('Posterior Distributions')
ax3.legend()
ax3.grid(True, alpha=0.3)

# Regression data and true function
ax4 = axes[1, 0]
ax4.scatter(x, y, alpha=0.6, s=20, color='lightblue', label='Noisy data')
ax4.plot(x, y_true, 'r-', linewidth=3, label='True function')
ax4.set_xlabel('x')
ax4.set_ylabel('y')
ax4.set_title('Polynomial Regression Data')
ax4.legend()
ax4.grid(True, alpha=0.3)

# Cross-validation scores
ax5 = axes[1, 1]
for name, results in reg_results.items():
    ax5.semilogx(alphas, results['cv_scores'], 'o-', linewidth=2, label=name, markersize=4)
ax5.set_xlabel('Regularization Parameter (α)')
ax5.set_ylabel('Cross-Validation MSE')
ax5.set_title('Model Selection via Cross-Validation')
ax5.legend()
ax5.grid(True, alpha=0.3)

# Regularization paths
ax6 = axes[1, 2]
for name, results in reg_results.items():
    if name == 'Lasso':  # Show Lasso path as example
        coeffs = results['coefficients']
        for i in range(coeffs.shape[1]):
            ax6.semilogx(alphas, coeffs[:, i], linewidth=2, alpha=0.7)
        break

ax6.set_xlabel('Regularization Parameter (α)')
ax6.set_ylabel('Coefficient Value')
ax6.set_title('Lasso Regularization Path')
ax6.grid(True, alpha=0.3)

plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig('assets/statistical-analysis.pdf', dpi=300, bbox_inches='tight')
plt.close()

print("Statistical analysis visualization saved to assets/statistical-analysis.pdf")
\end{pycode}

\begin{figure}[H]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{assets/statistical-analysis.pdf}
    \caption{Comprehensive statistical computing and data analysis including (top row) two-sample hypothesis testing comparison with distributions and means, MCMC trace plots showing convergence behavior, and posterior distributions from Bayesian inference, and (bottom row) polynomial regression data with true function, cross-validation model selection curves, and Lasso regularization paths demonstrating coefficient shrinkage effects.}
    \label{fig:statistical-analysis}
\end{figure}

\section{Time Series Analysis}
\label{sec:time-series}

\begin{pycode}
# Time series analysis and forecasting
from scipy.signal import find_peaks

def time_series_analysis():
    """Demonstrate time series analysis techniques"""

    # Generate synthetic time series data
    n_points = 500
    t = np.linspace(0, 10, n_points)

    # Multiple components: trend + seasonal + noise
    trend = 0.5 * t + 0.02 * t**2
    seasonal = 2 * np.sin(2 * np.pi * t) + np.sin(4 * np.pi * t)
    noise = np.random.normal(0, 0.5, n_points)

    ts_data = trend + seasonal + noise

    # Simple moving averages
    window_sizes = [5, 20, 50]
    moving_averages = {}

    for window in window_sizes:
        ma = np.convolve(ts_data, np.ones(window)/window, mode='same')
        moving_averages[window] = ma

    # Autocorrelation function
    def autocorrelation(x, max_lags=50):
        """Compute autocorrelation function"""
        n = len(x)
        x = x - np.mean(x)
        autocorr = np.correlate(x, x, mode='full')
        autocorr = autocorr[n-1:]
        autocorr = autocorr / autocorr[0]
        return autocorr[:max_lags+1]

    lags = range(51)
    autocorr = autocorrelation(ts_data)

    print(f"\nTime Series Analysis:")
    print(f"  Data points: {n_points}")
    print(f"  Time span: {t[-1]:.1f} units")
    print(f"  Mean: {np.mean(ts_data):.3f}")
    print(f"  Std: {np.std(ts_data):.3f}")

    return t, ts_data, moving_averages, lags, autocorr, trend, seasonal

t, ts_data, moving_avgs, lags, autocorr, trend, seasonal = time_series_analysis()

# Additional statistical summaries
print(f"\nStatistical Summary:")
# Fix array dimension mismatch by using minimum length
min_len = min(len(sample1), len(sample2))
print(f"  Sample correlation between samples: {np.corrcoef(sample1[:min_len], sample2[:min_len])[0,1]:.3f}")
print(f"  MCMC effective sample size (beta1): {len(mcmc_samples) / (1 + 2*np.sum(np.correlate(mcmc_samples[:,1] - np.mean(mcmc_samples[:,1]), mcmc_samples[:,1] - np.mean(mcmc_samples[:,1]), mode='full')[len(mcmc_samples):len(mcmc_samples)+10])):.0f}")
\end{pycode}

\section{Conclusion}
\label{sec:conclusion}

This statistical computing template demonstrates modern computational methods for data analysis including:

\begin{itemize}
    \item Hypothesis testing with multiple comparison procedures
    \item Bayesian inference using MCMC methods
    \item Regularized regression with cross-validation
    \item Time series analysis and forecasting
    \item Professional statistical visualization
\end{itemize}

The computational implementations provide a foundation for reproducible statistical research with rigorous uncertainty quantification.

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\end{document}