MATH 341 Course Syllabus - spring 2012

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Math 341-002:  Introduction to Statistical Methods

 

Instructor:   Prof. Porus 

Textbook:  Mathematical Statistics with Applications by Wackerly, Mendenhall and Scheaffer - 7th Edition; Copyright © 2008 Thomson Brooks/Cole Publishers; ISBN-13: 978-0-495-11081-1, ISBN-10: 0-495-11081-7.

Prerequisites:  Math 244 or Math 333 with a grade of C or better.

Course Description:  Covers applications of classical statistical inference. Topics include transformation of variables, moment generating technique for distribution of variables, introduction to sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, maximum likelihood estimators, basic statistical hypotheses and tests, classical tests of parametric hypotheses about means of normal populations, chi-square tests of homogeneity, independence, goodness-of-fit..

Grading Policy:  The final grade in this course will be determined as follows: 

Homework :

5%

Quizzes:

10%

Common Midterm Exam I:

25%

Common Midterm Exam II:

25%

Final Exam:

35%

Drop Date:  Please note that the University Drop Date March 20, 2012 deadline will be strictly enforced.

Homework & Quiz Policy:  Weekly quizzes and homework will be given and the homework assignments are due during at the beginning of class..

Attendance:  Attendance at all classes will be recorded and is mandatory. Please make sure you read and fully understand the Department’s Attendance Policy. This policy will be strictly enforced.

Exams:  There will be two midterm exams and one comprehensive final exam during the semester. Exams are held in class on the following days:

Exam 1:

February 15, 2012

Exam 2:

March 8, 2012

Final Exam Week:

May 3-9, 2012


The final exam will test your knowledge of all the course material taught in the entire course. Make sure you read and fully understand the department's to Examination Policy. This policy will be strictly enforced. Please note that calculators, cellular phones, beepers, and all other electronic devices may not be used during any exam.

Makeup Exam Policy:    No make-up quizzes or EXAMS will be given.  In the event the Final Exam is not taken, under rare circumstances where the student has a legitimate reason for missing the final exam, a makeup exam will be administered by the math department. In any case the student must notify the Math Department Office and the Instructor that the exam will be missed and present written verifiable proof of the reason for missing the exam, e.g., a doctors note, police report, court notice, etc., clearly stating the date AND time of the mitigating problem.

Further Assistance:  For further questions, students should contact their instructor. All instructors have regular office hours during the week. These office hours are listed at the link above by clicking on the Instructor’s name. Teaching Assistants are also available in the math learning center.

Cellular Phones:  All cellular phones and beepers must be switched off during all class times.


 

MATH DEPARTMENT CLASS POLICIES LINK 

All DMS students must familiarize themselves with and adhere to the Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Policies, in addition to official university-wide policies. DMS takes these policies very seriously and enforces them strictly. For DMS Course Policies, please click here.

January 16, 2012

M

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ~ University Closed

March 11-18, 2012

Su-Su

Spring Recess ~ No Classes Scheduled ~ University Open

March 20, 2012

T

Last Day to Withdraw from this course

April 6, 2012

F

Good Friday ~ University Closed

May 1, 2012

T

Classes follow a Friday Schedule, Last Day of Classes

May 2, 2012

W

Reading Day

May 3-9, 2012

R-W

Final Exams


 

Course Outline:

 

Course Outline

Lecture

Sections

Topic

Assignment

1

5.2

Bivariate and Multivariate Probability Distributions

1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15

2

5.3

Marginal and Conditional Probability Distributions

19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 29

3

5.5, 5.7

Expected Values and Covariance

74ab, 76a, 77, 79, 91, 93ab, 96a, 99

4

6.2, 6.3

Method of Distribution Functions

1, 3, 6

5

6.4

Method of Transformations

23, 24, 31

6

4.9, 6.5

Moments and Moment Generating Functions; Method of Moments (overview)

Ch 4:  140, 144, 145

7

6.7

Order Statistics

73, 75, 81

8

 

EXAM 1:  February 14th

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9

7.1

Intro to Sampling Distributions

Included with 7.2 HW

10

7.2

Sampling Distributions related to the Normal Distribution

9, 11, 21, 29, 33, 37,

11

7.3

Central Limit Theorem

43, 45, 46, 47, 52, 57,

12

8.2, 8.3

Bias and Mean Square Error of Point Estimators

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 17

13

8.4, 8.5

Goodness of point estimates and confidence intervals

23, 25, 32, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42

14

8.6, 8.7

Confidence Intervals

56, 57, 59, 60, 71, 73

15

8.8, 8.9

Confidence Intervals

81, 83, 90, 96, 97, 100

16

 

EXAM 2: March 8th

 

17

9.7

Maximum Likelihood

80, 83

18

10.2, 10.3

Hypothesis Testing Basics

5, 17, 19, 21, 27, 28, 34

19

10.4

Type II error

37, 41

20

10.6

p-values

51, 53, 55, 57

21

10.8

Small Sample Hypothesis Testing

63a, 65a, 66a71a, 73, 75

22

10.10

Power of Tests; Neyman-Pearson Lemma

89, 90, 91, 96, 101

23

13.2

ANOVA

1ac

24

13.3, 13.4

ANOVA Models

7a, 9a, 11, 15

25

14.1, 14.2

Categorical Data; Chi-Squared Test

None

26

14.3

Goodness of Fit Test

1, 3, 5, 11

27

14.4

Contingency Tables

13a, 19, 21

28

 

REVIEW

 

 

Prepared By:  Prof. Jonathan Porus

Last revised:  January 25, 2012

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