STAT 512 (Mathematical Statistics)
Summer 2022
Instructor
David Hitchcock, associate professor of statistics
Syllabus
Syllabus: (pdf document)
Office Hours -- Summer 2022
Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 2:30-3:30 p.m., or please feel free to make an appointment to see me at other times.
Office: 4010G Carolina Coliseum or 215C LeConte College (will be moving offices during the summer)
Phone: 777-5346
E-mail: hitchcock@stat.sc.edu
Class Meeting Time
12:30 pm - 2:10 pm Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs Carolina Coliseum 3003 (COL 3003)
Current Textbook
Mathematical Statistics with Applications, 7th edition. (2008), by Wackerly, D., Mendenhall, W., and Scheaffer, R.
Course Description
512—Mathematical Statistics (3) (Prereq: STAT 511 or MATH 511 with a grade of C or higher) Functions of random variables, order statistics, sampling distributions, central limit theorem, quality of estimators, interval estimation, sufficient statistics, minimum-variance unbiased estimator, maximum likelihood, large-sample theory, introduction to hypothesis testing.
Purpose:
To provide a strong foundation in mathematical statistics for understanding the concepts and development of statistical methodology,
and to prepare students for further study of statistical inference.
Course Notes
You are encouraged to print out these notes ahead of time and bring them to class.
Homework
Homework sets will be assigned in the Blackboard course page under "Assignments".
NOTE: It appears that a few of the problem numbers in the "International Edition" of the textbook are switched around from the regular edition.
If you have the international edition, you might want to compare problem numbers with me or with a classmate who has the regular edition to make sure you're doing the problems assigned.
The problem numbers given above reflect the regular 7th edition.
Homework Solutions
Homework solutions will be posted in the Blackboard course page under "Course Content".
Some Additional Practice Problems
R Code for Class Examples
Review Sheets
Formula Sheets
- Test 1 Formula Sheet (You do NOT have to bring this to the test. A copy will be provided to you with your test.)
ALSO: Tables 4 and 6 (the z and chi-square) will be provided with the exam. Know how to use them!
- Test 2 Formula Sheet (You do NOT have to bring this to the test. A copy will be provided to you with your test.)
ALSO: Tables 4,5,6,7 (the z, t, chi-square, and F tables), as well as the "Common Distributions Sheets" (in the back cover of the textbook), will be provided with the exam. Know how to use them!
- Test 3 Formula Sheet (You do NOT have to bring this to the test. A copy will be provided to you with your test. I will also include the "Common Distributions Sheets" and Tables 4,5,6,7.)
Exam Solutions
Exams
- Exam 1: Thursday, June 30
- Exam 2: Thursday, July 14
- Final Exam: Friday, July 29 - 12:30 p.m.