Mathematical Statistics

Spring 2015

Mathematical Statistics

Listed in: Mathematics and Statistics, as MATH-430  |  Mathematics and Statistics, as STAT-430

Formerly listed as: MATH-30

Faculty

Amy S. Wagaman (Section 01)

Description

(Offered as STAT 430 and MATH 430.) This course examines the theory behind common statistical inference procedures including estimation and hypothesis testing. Beginning with exposure to Bayesian inference, the course will cover Maximum Likelihood Estimators, sufficient statistics, sampling distributions, joint distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and test selection, non-parametric procedures, and linear models. Four class hours per week.

Requisite: STAT 360 or consent of the instructor. Spring semester.  Professor Wagaman.

Keywords

Quantitative Reasoning

Course times and locations

STAT 430 - L/D

Section 01
M 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM WEBS 102
W 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM WEBS 102
F 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM WEBS 102

STAT 430 - DIS

Section 01
Tu 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM MERR 131

Textbooks

Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Comment	Book Store	Price
9780495110811	Mathematical Statistics with Applications	Thomson Brooks/Cole	Wackerly, Dennis - Mendenhall, William - Scheaffer, Richard L.	7th edition	Amherst Books	From $37.20-$227.50

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022