ST361A: Mathematical Statistics (Fall 2020)
Calendar Description
Parametric statistics; principles of data reduction including sufficiency and likelihood function; point estimation including methods of finding estimators and properties of estimators; interval estimation; hypothesis testing including likelihood ratio testing; introduction to Bayesian analysis.
Prerequisites
MA200 or MA201, ST260 or (ST259 and one of ST230, ST231).
Exclusions
MA341.
Instructor
David Soave
Office: LH3071 (Lazaridis Hall) | E-mail: dsoave@wlu.ca
Office Hours: See MyLearningSpace course website for hours, and updates
Lectures
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 11:30am to 12:50pm (Remote through Zoom)
Textbook
Casella, G, Berger, RL. Statistical Inference. Brooks/Cole; 2nd edition.
Hogg, RV, McKean, JW, Craig, AT. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics. Pearson; 8th edition
MyLearningSpace
Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the ST361 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.
Evaluation
A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:
- Assignments: 40%
- WebWork Quizzes 30%
- Final Exam (2.5 hours, exact date, time and location to be announced): 30%
The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.
This document is a summary of the course outline for ST361 and is provided for the convenience of students.