| Instructor: | Sean O'Rourke |
| Office: | Math 325 |
| Office Hours: | W: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, F: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, and by appointment. |
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| Lectures: | MWF: 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in ECCR 135 |
| Webpage: | http://math.colorado.edu/~seor3821/teaching/4520.16s/ |
We will be using John E. Freund's Mathematical Statistics with Applications (8th Edition) by Miller and Miller.
Mathematical statistics is a theoretical and mathematically rigorous approach to understanding the probability needed to do statistics. While this course is an introduction to the subject, it assumes that you already understand the basics of probability.
This semester we will cover point and confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, the method of maximum likelihood, sufficiency, and multiple regression analysis. This is more or less the second half of the text.
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:
Every week you will have a written homework assignment, which will give you an opportunity to use the concepts, definitions, theorems and techniques we have learned. These will be posted on the course website. Late homework will not be accepted.
Homework should be legible, have your name on it, and be stapled in order to ensure that you get credit. A goal of this course is for you to improve your ability to write clear, precise mathematical arguments; the homework (and the exams) will be graded accordingly.
I encourage you to discuss the homework problems with your classmates, tutors, or me (or any other resources you find helpful). However, the Honor Code requires that the solution you turn in must be in your own words and reflect your own understanding.
Each week you will be assigned reading assignments from the text. You will then complete some online questions (known as warm-ups) based on the reading. Each warm-up assignment is based on 2-4 conceptual questions. These questions serve as preparation for the following lecture and are due one hour before the next class meeting.
If you are registered for the graduate level of this course (APPM or MATH 5520), you will have extra homework problems on each assignment, additional take home parts for both midterms, and will generally be held to higher standards for grading.
If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to your professor a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner (for exam accommodations provide your letter at least one week prior to the exam) so that your needs can be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 or by e-mail at dsinfo@colorado.edu. If you have a temporary medical condition or injury, see Temporary Injuries guidelines under the Quick Links at the Disability Services website and discuss your needs with your professor.
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