Download STATISTICS 241(#13974) Statistical Inference Spring 2015

STATISTICS 241(#13974)
Statistical Inference
Spring 2015
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INSTRUCTOR:
Mun Son
309 Math/Stat Bldg., 16 Colchester Ave., Lord House
656-4329(O), 879-0721(R), 734-2521(CP),
[email protected]
Office Hours: TR: 2:30pm - 4:00pm, or by appointment.
Basically I keep an open door policy.
CLASSROOM & CLASS HOURS: TR, 01:00pm - 02:15pm, 367 Votey Hall
TEXTBOOK:
Probability and Statistical Inference, 9th Edition;
Hogg/Tanis/Zimmerman; Pearson
(ISBN-13: 978-0-321-92327-1).
Prerequisites: Calculus II (Math 12, 14, 20, or 22) is required STAT 151;
STAT 151, or 141 or equivalent for STAT 241.
COURSE OUTLINE: The textbook provides an introduction to probability and inferential
statistics.
The introductory probability involves primarily probability modeling and a variety of
examples and exercises that are oriented toward applications in the sciences.
Written by three
veteran statisticians, this applied introduction to probability and statistics emphasizes the existence
of variation in almost every process, and how the study of probability and statistics helps us
understand this variation. Designed for students with a background in calculus, this book continues
to reinforce basic mathematical concepts with numerous real-world examples and applications to
illustrate the relevance of key concepts.
We shall begin with “Distributions of Functions of Random Variables” We
will cover Chapters 5 - 9. Some sections will be skipped. We already covered
chapters 1-4 in stat 151. However we will review the contents of STAT 151.
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
1.
2.
3.
4.
Probability
Discrete Distributions
Continuous Distributions
Bivariate Distributions
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
5.
6.
7.
8.
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
Point Estimation
Interval Estimation
Tests of Statistical Hypotheses
Chapter 9. More Tests
GRADING:
Homework: 10% (primarily from the textbook)
Exam I:
30% (Tue, 2/10/15)
Exam II: 30% (Tue, 3/24/15)
Final: 30% (Mon, 5/4/15, 367 Votey Hall, Comprehensive)
Assignments will include exercise problems.
(some) will be collected and graded.
They
Homework assignments:
Chapters 1-4:
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
ADD/DROP: 1/26(Mon), WITHDRAWAL: 3/27(Fri);
Martin Luther King Holiday - 1/19(Mon); President’s Day Holiday – 2/16
(Mon); Town Meeting Day Recess – 3/3(Tue); Spring Recess: 3/2 – 3/6 (M-F);
Honors Day – 4/17(Fri); Classes End – 4/29(Wed); Graduate Commencement –
5/16/2015(Sat). Undergraduate Commencement – 5/17/2015(Sun).
Early Registration for Fall 2015 begins in April.