ST361A: Mathematical Statistics (Fall 2020)

Jan. 15, 2020
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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.