AMS 570 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

AMS 570 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Spring 2011

INSTRUCTOR:    Hongshik Ahn
CLASS:         Tue, Thu 3:50 - 5:10 pm, Javits 109
OFFICE:        Math Tower 1-112
PHONE:         2-8372
E-MAIL:        hahn@ams.sunysb.edu
WEB SITE:      http://ams.sunysb.edu/~hahn/course/ams570.html
OFFICE HOUR:   Tue 1-2 pm, Thu 2:30-3:30 pm or by appointment

TEACHING ASSISTANT:  Hyejoo Lee            Jing Jin
OFFICE:              Harriman 027          Harriman 027 
E-MAIL:              hyejoo271@gmail.com   jjing@ams.sunysb.edu
OFFICE HOUR:         Mon 2-4 pm            Wed 1:30-3:30 pm

TEXT: Hogg, McKean and Craig, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 6th ed., Prentice Hall
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Probability and distributions; random variables; limiting distributions; classes of statistical models; sufficient statistics; point estimation; confidence intervals; likelihood principle; Bayesian estimation; statistical tests
ASSIGNMENTS: Given regularly. No late homework will be accepted. The lowest two homework scores will be dropped before computing your average.
TESTS: Exam I: Thursday, March 3, in class; Exam II: Tuesday, April 5, in class; Final: Friday, May 20, 2:15-4:45 pm, regular classroom
GRADING: Homework (10%), midterms (25% + 25% = 50%) and final exam (40%); Any trend in your progress will also be taken into account.

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