STAT 431: Overview of Mathematical Statistics


Syllabus
Homework Assignments
Reserved 3
Lecture Notes
Other Resources
Reserved 5

Announcements

12/4/08: EXAM 2. The second examination is takehome and will be available Thursday, December 4 and will be due to my office DH 2098 NLT Friday, December 12 at 5 p.m. The test will cover chapters 6-10, and will be closed book/no internet. Handwritten notes are permitted, but not printed notes or text materials.

11/19/08: HOMEWORD LOAD. Beginning with Homework 8, students may select only 7 problems to work from those listed below. Please indicate on your paper which 7 problems you have decided to work.

10/24/08: Oops! www.fivethirtyeight.com is the right website!   NOT the one I put on the board in class.

10/16/08: EXAM 1. The first examiniation is scheduled for October 21, in class. A review session will be held in class on October 16. A solution to problem 5 is (less some algebra) here. We will also go over problems from the homework so bring these if you want to review.

9/24/08: Homeworks will be PLEDGED. You may still work together in groups if you wish. See details on the syllabus. Due to continuing problems in Hurricane Ike's aftermath, Homework 3 may be turned in Tuesday, 9/30 if you need more time.

9/18/08: HURRICANE IKE. We ARE having class today (Thursday 9/18). We hope you have power resumed as soon as possible. New homework schedule will be announced in class 9/18.

8/27/08: RESULTS from Test 0. The results from Test 0 are available here.

8/26/08: WELCOME to STAT 431!


Homework Assignments

Homework 1: Due 9/12/08.    Oops! Should have been 9/11, oh well, turn it in Tuesday after Hurricane Ike.
Chapter 1: 2, 8, 12, 13, 33, 34, 38, 39, 49, 52, 53

Homework 2: Due 9/18/08.
Chapter 2: 1, 3, 8, 14*, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 30, 32, 39
  *Extra credit (10 points) but you have to get both parts (a) and (b).

Homework 3: Due 9/25/08.
Chapter 3: 5, 7, 13, 17, 23, 31a, 39, 44, 45, 46
NOTE: Some problems may require numerical calculations.

Homework 4: Due 10/2.
Chapter 4: 4, 7, 19, 21, 30, 35, 41, 42, 53*, 54, 63, 64
  *Extra credit (10 points)

Homework 5: Due 10/9.
Chapter 5: 1, 6, 16, 18*, 21, 24, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 43, 49
  *Extra credit (10 points)

Homework 6: Due 11/4.
Chapter 6: 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 35

Homework 7: Due 11/13.
Chapter 7: 3, 8, 19, 20, 39, 40, 44, 47, 56, 61

Homework 8: Due 11/25.  Select 7 from the following problems:
Chapter 8: 1, 2, 6, 14, 18, 25, 35a,b, 37*a,b, 38
  *Extra credit (10 points)

Homework 9: Due 12/4.  Select 7 from the following problems:
Chapter 9: 1, 4*, 11, 16, 25, 39, 45, 53
  *Extra credit (10 points)

Homework 10 (Extra Credit if desired): Due 12/12 at 1700 in DH 2098.  Select 7 from the following problems:
Chapter 10: 1, 3, 7, 15, 33, 35, 37, 47



Lecture Notes

There are currently not any published lecture notes for this course. Scanned handwritten notes are now provided below (thanks to Yuchong He). We are also providing a list of textbooks and other materials which may be of assistance to you during the course. They are here:

Price-Volume Distribution

Relationships of various distributions.

Useful Texts

Chapter 1 notes
Chapter 2 notes
Chapter 3 notes
Chapter 4 notes
Chapter 5 notes
Chapter 6 notes
Chapter 7 notes
Chapter 8 notes
Chapter 9 notes
Chapter 10 notes

Scratch Pad



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