Title
Introduction to Statistics Theory
Course Materials
Mathematical Statistics with Applications by Wackerly, Mendenhall and Schaeffer, 7th edition. ISBN: 9780495110811. Publisher: Duxbury
Course Description
This course is a second semester course in Mathematical Statistics that extends the fundamentals of probability to cover topics in statistical inference. Tentative List of Topics include:
- Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem
- Estimation
- Properties of Estimators and Estimation Methods
- Hypothesis Testing
- Linear Models and Least Squares
- The Analysis of Variance
Course Policies
- Turn off cell-phones and all electronic devices (except calculators) during class and exams.
- Exams are closed-book/notes. Any relevant tables will be supplied.
- Practice Problems from the textbook will be posted on class web-site. They will be good practice for exam problems.
- E-mail is a terribly inefficient way to teach statistics. If you’d like to see a particular problem worked out in class, send a request in advance. Do not expect a typed detailed response.
- E-mail is not a substitute for attending instructor and TA office hours.
Grading Scale
Three mini exams worth 12% each. Two major exams worth 24% each. Four homework assignments worth 4% each.
- A 90+
- A- 89.99-87.5
- B+ 87.49-85
- B 84.99-80
- B- 79.99-75
- C+ 74.99-70
- C 69.99-65
- C- 64.99-60
- D 69.99-50