STA250/MTH342: Statistics

Text:DeGroot & Schervish, Probability and Statistics (4th edn)
Note: This syllabus was last revised , and may be superceded by later versions (future homework assignments change the most). Please consult the STA250 home page for further information about the course. Numbers beginning each line below are approximate Chapter numbers from DeGroot & Schervish (4/e). Note lectures often contain additional material not covered in the text.

Syllabus

ChWeekTopicsAssignments Labs
1-6Jan 09 Overview & Review of Probability HW 1 Jan 23 Lab 1 Jan 12
6Jan 14-16 Review of CoV & MV Normal HW 1 Jan 23 MLKJan 19
7.1-4.Jan 21-23 Bayesian Estimation (D/A ends Wed Jan 21) HW 2 Jan 30 Lab 2 Jan 26
7.5-6.Jan 28-30 Maximum Likelihood Estimation HW 3 Feb 06 Lab 3 Feb 02
7.7-9.Feb 04-06 Expo Fams, Sufficiency, & Rao-Blackwell HW 4 Feb 13 Lab 4 Feb 09
8.1-4.Feb 11-13 Sampling Dist's of Est's: χ2, X-bar, S2 HW 5 Feb 25 Lab 5 Feb 16
8.5-6.Feb 18-20 Confidence and Credible Intervals (mt grds)
1-8.6Feb 25-27 Snow, 1st Midterm (Fri Feb 27) PDF sheet (Hist, Avg)
8.7-8.Mar 04-06 Fisher Information & Efficiency HW 6 Mar 20 Lab 6 Mar 16
--- Spring Recess (Mar 07-15) ---
9.1-4.Mar 18-20 Simple Hypotheses, N-P, UMP Tests HW 7 Mar 27 Lab 7 Mar 02
9.5-7.Mar 25-27 One- and Two-Sided Tests & MLRs HW 8 Apr 03 Lab 8 Mar 23
9.8-9.Apr 01-03 Bayesian Testing HW 9 Apr 10 Lab 9 Mar 30
10.1-4Apr 08-10 Categorical Data, GLRs, and χ2 Tests HW 10 Apr 15 Lab 10 Apr 09
7-10Apr 15-17 Review and 2nd Midterm (Fri Apr 17) (Hist, Avg)
11-∞.Apr 22 What's next? Simulation, Regression, Modeling, Processes, ... Rev Apr 27
7-10Apr 29 Cumulative Final Examination (Wed, 2-5pm) (Hist, Avg)