This table gives a tentative timetable for the course. Everything in it, including the dates of homeworks and exams, is subject to change.
Chapter, section and problem numbers are from Hogg, McKean & Craig, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Seventh Edition (Pearson, 2013). ISBN 978-0-321-79543-4
Tuesday | Þursday | |
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Tuesday | Þursday | |
Wk01 |
Aug 27
Chapter 1: Probability and Distributions 1.1-1.5: Review of Probability Theory |
Aug 29
Chapter 1: Probability and Distributions 1.6-1.7: Random Variables |
Wk02 |
Sep 3
Chapter 1: Probability and Distributions 1.8-1.9: Expectation Values; Problem Set 1 (Sec. 1.1-1.7) due |
Sep 5
Chapter 1: Probability and Distributions 1.10: Inequalities of Note |
Wk03 |
Sep 10
Chapter 2: Multivariate Distributions 2.1: Joint Probability Distributions; Problem Set 2 (Sec. 1.8-1.10) due |
Sep 12
Chapter 2: Multivariate Distributions 2.2: Transformations |
Wk04 |
Sep 17
Chapter 2: Multivariate Distributions 2.3: Conditional Distributions; Problem Set 3 (Sec. 2.1-2.2) due |
Sep 19
Chapter 2: Multivariate Distributions 2.4-2.5: Correlations and Independence |
Wk05 |
Sep 24
Chapter 2: Multivariate Distributions 2.6: Several Random Variables |
Sep 26
Chapter 2: Multivariate Distributions 2.7: Tranformations of Several Random Variables; Problem Set 4 (Sec. 2.3-2.5) due |
Wk06 |
Oct 1
Review for Prelim Exam 1 |
Oct 3
FIRST PRELIM EXAM (Sec 1.1-2.5) |
Wk07 |
Oct 8
Chapter 3: Some Special Distributions 3.1: Binomal Distribution |
Oct 10
Chapter 3: Some Special Distributions 3.2: Poisson Distribution; Problem Set 5 (Sec. 2.6-2.7) due |
Wk08 |
Oct 15
No Class (Monday Schedule) |
Oct 17
Chapter 3: Some Special Distributions 3.3: Gamma and Related Distributions |
Wk09 |
Oct 22
Chapter 3: Some Special Distributions 3.4: Normal Distribution; Problem Set 6 (Sec. 3.1-3.2) due |
Oct 24
Chapter 3: Some Special Distributions 3.5: Multivariate Normal Distribution |
Wk10 |
Oct 29
Chapter 3: Some Special Distributions 3.5: Multivariate Normal Distribution (cont'd); Problem Set 7 (Sec. 3.3-3.4) due |
Oct 31
Chapter 3: Some Special Distributions 3.6: t- and F-distributions; Student's Theorem |
Wk11 |
Nov 5
Chapter 4: Some Elementary Statistical Inferences 4.1: Sampling and Statistics Problem Set 8 (Sec. 3.5-3.6) due |
Nov 7
Chapter 4: Some Elementary Statistical Inferences 4.2: Confidence Intervals; Review for Prelim Exam 2 |
Wk12 |
Nov 12
SECOND PRELIM EXAM (Sec 2.6-3.6) |
Nov 14
Chapter 4: Some Elementary Statistical Inferences 4.4: Order Statistics |
Wk13 |
Nov 19
Chapter 4: Some Elementary Statistical Inferences 4.5-4.6: Hypothesis Testing; Problem Set 9 (Sec. 4.1-4.2) due |
Nov 21
Chapter 4: Some Elementary Statistical Inferences 4.7: Chi-Square Tests |
Wk14 |
Nov 26
Chapter 5: Consistency and Limiting Distributions 5.1: Convergence in Probability; Problem Set 10 (Sec. 4.4-4.6) due |
Nov 28
No Class (Thanksgiving) |
Wk15 |
Dec 3
Chapter 5: Consistency and Limiting Distributions 5.2: Convergence in Distribution; Problem Set 11 (Sec. 4.7-5.1) due |
Dec 5
Chapter 5: Consistency and Limiting Distributions 5.3: Central Limit Theorem |
Wk16 |
Dec 10
Review for Final Exam; Problem Set 12 (Sec. 5.2-5.3) due |
Dec 12
No Class (Study Period) |
Last Modified: 2015 August 6
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