Spring 2004
Statistics 703/J703 - Introduction to Statistical Theory I
Tuesday / Thursday 4:00-5:15
204 BA Building

Course Website: http://www.stat.sc.edu/~habing/courses/703S05.html

Assigned Tuesday 1/18 Read for Thursday 1/20
Sections 8.1-8.4
#1 - Due for Tuesday 1/25
703h1S05.pdf
Assigned Thursday 1/20 Read for Tuesday 1/25
Section 8.5 (pg. 253-258)
#2 - Due for Thursday 1/27
Chapter 8: #28a (explain why), 44a-b
Assigned Tuesday 1/25 Read for Thursday 1/27
Section 8.5.1 (pg. 259-261)
Due for Tuesday 2/1
No Homework
Assigned Thursday 1/27 Read for Tuesday 2/1
Catch up on previous reading
Due for Thursday 2/3
No Homework
Assigned Tuesday 2/1 Read for Thursday 2/3
Section 8.5.2 (pg. 261-264)
#3 - Due for Tuesday 2/8
Chapter 8: 5 b, c; 6 a, b using MLEs; 44c
Assigned Thursday 2/3 Read for Tuesday 2/8
Section 8.5.2 (pg. 264-266), Example B (pg. 269-270)
Due for Thursday 2/10
Try the practice problems
(Nothing to hand in)
Assigned Tuesday 2/8 Read for Thursday 2/10
Sections 9.1 and 9.2
Due for Tuesday 2/15
Should be working on the exam
Assigned Tuesday 2/22 Read for Thursday 2/24
Section 9.3
Due for Tuesday 3/1
Assignment moved to Thursday 3/3
Assigned Thursday 2/24 Read for Tuesday 3/1
Section 9.3 Continued
#4 - Due for Thursday 3/3
A new type of product is supposed to have a mean time until failure of at least 5 hours. A sample of size 8 produced first failure times of 1.6, 4.3, 4.7, 5.8, 6.3, 2.1, 8.5, and 3.2. Determine the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses to determine if the producer should be alerted that they aren't lasting long enough, then set up and perform the best test. (Justify using the exponential distribution (including a q-q plot), show that your test is UMP, use alpha=0.05, and remember to state your conclusion).
Assigned Thursday 3/3 Read for Tuesday 3/15
Section 9.5 and
Example from Class
#5 - Due for Thursday 3/17
Chapter 9: 6, 18
Assinged Tuesday 3/22 Read for Thursday 3/24
Chapter 11.2
Due for Tuesday 3/29
Work on Exam #2