STAT 3150
STAT 3150 is the first semester of a two-semester sequence on Mathematical Statistics. This first course establishes the foundations of statistics by covering the concepts of probability.
Text info:
Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis, 3rd ed. John A. Rice.
Thompson Brooks/Cole, 2007. ISBN 0-534-39942-8.
Syllabus for Fall 2006
Homework:
| Assigned on | Due on | Assignment |
| Aug. 29 | Sept. 7 | Page 26. Numbers 1, 4, 5, 7, 9 |
| Aug. 31 | Sept. 7 | Page 27. Numbers 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 26, 34, 35 |
| Sept. 5 | Sept. 14 | Page 30. Numbers 46, 53, 56, 60. |
| Sept. 7 | Sept. 14 | Page 32. Numbers 65, 66, 69, 70, 73, 77. |
| Sept. 12 | Sept. 21 | Page 64. Numbers 2, 3, 6, 8 (hint: consider the binomial expansion), 11, 12, 14. |
| Sept. 14 | Sept. 21 | Page 66. Numbers 19, 20, 21, 30, 32. |
| Sept. 21 | Sept. 28 | Page 67 Numbers 33, 34, 35, 41, 52 |
| Sept 28 | Oct. 5 | Page 69 Numbers 56, 58, 60, 66, 67, 69 |
| Oct. 2 | Oct. 12 | Page 107 Numbers 1, 2, 8 a, 15 a-c |
| Oct. 12 | Oct. 19 | Page 107 Numbers 1, 8 bc, 9, 14 For number 9, also find P(Y<1/2 | X=0) and P(|X| > 1/2 | Y=1/8) |
| Oct. 20 | Oct. 26 | Page 112. Numbers 43, 44, 47, 50. You might also read numbers 52, 63, 64, and 69, since I will assign them as soon as I cover the appropriate sections. |
| Nov 2 | Nov 9 | Page 112. Numbers 52, 63, 64, 69, 73, 74, 80 |
| Nov. 7 | Nov. 16 | Page 166. Numbers 2, 4, 5, 21, 30, 31 |
| Nov. 16 | Nov. 30 | Page 169. Numbers 43, 46, 47, 62 a, 63 a, 77a |
| Nov. 28 | Dec. 5 | Page 172. Numbers 62 b, 63 b,
77 b. Page 173. Numbers 79, 80, 85, 86, 88, 91 |
A review of calculus.
Some counting examples.
Other Texts:
John E. Freund's Mathematical Statistics Irwin Miller and Marylees Miller. Prentice Hall. 7th edition. 2003. ISBN 0-131-42706-7
Probability and Statistical Inference Robert Hogg and Elliot Tanis. Prentice Hall. 7th Edition. 2005. ISBN 0-131-46413-2
Links to useful pages:
NSF EMD I-cubed Learning Modules