STA 250: Statistics
Fall 2013 WF 11:45-1:00 Soc-Psy 126
 
Instructor: Surya T Tokdar
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Science
219A Old Chem Bldg, (919) 684 2152, tokdar AT stat.duke.edu
QA: M 10:30-11:30 AM || Piazza

TA: Xi Chen, Travis Britain
211A Old Chem Bldg, Help hours schedule
Book: [Required] DeGroot & Schervish. Probability and Statistics (3-4/e).
Syllabus: Read syllabus.
Grades: Find your grades for this course on Sakai.
Software: R, a free statistics software.
Policies: Read Duke Community Standard, Trinity College Academic Requirement.
Forms: Use Excused Absence: Form NOVAP for scheduled varsity athletic trip
Use Excused Absence: Form RHoliday for religious holidays.
Materials: Course handouts and schedule appear below.
Date Topic 4/e Hw (due)
08/28 Probability Recap 1-6 1 (09/04)
08/30 Models & Inference 7.1
09/04 Hypothesis Testing 9.1 2 (09/11)
09/06 Classical Theory 8.4 9.5
09/11 Maximum Likelihood 7.5-6 3 (09/18)
09/13 Standard ML tests 7.6
09/18 Review & Practice
09/20 Midterm I (Appendix)
Date Topic 4/e Hw (due)
09/25 Bayesian Theory 7.2 4 (10/02)
09/27 Prediction 12.2
10/02 Conjugate Analysis 7.3 5 (10/09)
10/04 Prior Choice
10/09 Laplace Approximate 6 (10/16)
10/11 Monte Carlo 12.2,4
10/16 Review & Practice
10/18 Midterm II (Appendix)
 
Labs I
08/29
09/05
09/12
Labs II
09/26
10/03
10/10
Date Topic 4/e Hw (due)
10/23 Confidence Interval 8.5 7 (10/30)
10/25 Bayes Testing 9.8
10/30 Two Sample 9.6 8 (11/06)
11/01 Multiplicity
11/06 Categorical Data 10.3 9 (11/13)
11/08 Pearson's Chi-square 10.4
11/13 Review & Practice
11/15 Midterm III (Appendix)
Date Topic 4/e Hw (due)
11/20 Linear Regression 11.1-4 10 (12/04)
11/22 Goodness of Fit 10.1-2
12/04 Review & Practice
12/11 Final (2-5)
 
Labs III
10/24
10/31
11/07
Labs IV
11/21