STAT 405: Mathematical Statistics I
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Vital Statistics

Lecture Room: CAR(76)-1235
Class Times: Tuesday & Thursday, 09:30-10:45
Required Textbook: Hogg, McKean & Craig, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Seventh Edition (Pearson, 2013). ISBN 978-0-321-79543-4
Course Webpage: http://ccrg.rit.edu/~whelan/STAT-405/ (this page)
Instructor: Dr. John T. Whelan; LAC(74)-2063, 5-5083; john.whelan@astro.rit.edu or jtwsma@rit.edu
Office Hours (Tentative): MT 11:00-11:50 & TR 14:00-14:50
Course outline
Syllabus
Mailing list: discuss-statistics-whelan

Topics and Course Calendar

We will cover most of the first five chapters of Hogg including the following topics:

Random Variables (Discrete and Continuous)
Multivariate Distributions
Useful Distributions, including Binomial, Poisson, Normal, chi-squared, etc.
Methods of Statistical Inference
Convergence, limiting distributions, and the Central Limit Theorem

A tentative timetable is given in the Course Calendar.

Lecture Notes

Problem Sets

Problem Set 1 -- Due 2015 September 1
Problem Set 2 -- Due 2015 September 8
Problem Set 3 -- Due 2015 September 15
Problem Set 4 -- Due 2015 September 22
Problem Set 5 -- Due 2015 October 8
Problem Set 6 -- Due 2015 October 20
Problem Set 7 -- Due 2015 October 27
Problem Set 8 -- Due 2015 November 3
Problem Set 9 -- Due 2015 November 17
Problem Set 10 -- Due 2015 November 24
Problem Set 11 -- Due 2015 December 3
Problem Set 12 -- Due 2015 December 10

Webpage for Prior Section of STAT 405

I taught Mathematical Statistics I in Fall 2013. You may find the the associated course materials useful:

STAT 405: Mathematical Statistics I (Fall 2013)

Links

R (computing language)
- R tutorial
Python
- SciPy
  - NumPy
  - ipython
- matplotlib
- Bundled distributions of the above python tools (especially useful for Mac & Windows users)
  - Enthought Python Distribution (free academic license, must be renewed annually)
  - Anaconda (basic installation is free)
- Cloud-based python/ipython services:
  - Wakari

Last Modified: 2019 January 16

Dr. John T. Whelan / john.whelan@astro.rit.edu / Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences & Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, Rochester Institute of Technology

The contents of this communication are the sole responsibility of Prof. John T. Whelan and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of RIT, SMS, or CCRG.

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