Statistics 5114: STATISTICAL INFERENCE

Course Schedule

Course Schedule


Date Readings Topic of Class
Jan 17
CB Chapter 5
Introduction.

CB Chapter 5
Review Sections 5.1-5.3.
Jan 19
Range-Midrange Example
Jan 26
CB Chapter 5
HW 1: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6, 5.11, 5.16, 5.20a
Also prove that sampling without replacement
is exchangeable, but not independent. (Due: Feb 2)

CB Chapter 5
Order Statistics
Jan 28
Bootstrap Example

CB Chapter 5
Central Limit Theorem

CB Chapter 5
HW 2 (due Feb 23): 5.21, 5.22, 5.23, 5.27, 5.30, 5.36
5.49, 5.68a

CB Chapter 5
The Delta Method
Mar. 1
Bayesian Example: Beta-Binomial

CB Chapter 6
Sufficiency, Ancillarity, The Likelihood Prin.

CB Chapter 6
HW 3 (Due March 15): 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.8, 6.10

HW4: Delta/Boot/Bayes (Due Friday. March 22) .tex

Extra Credit assignment (Due at the Final Exam)

CB Chapter 7
HW 5 (Due: April 5th): 7.9, 7.11, 7.12, 7.14, 7.15a, 7.19, 7.23, 7.24

EM Homework (Due April 19st)
LATEX

CB Chapter 7/8
HW 7: 7.25, 7.33, 7.38, 8.1, 8.3, 8.10 (Due April 26)

BASP Statement on P-Values

ASA Statement on P-Values

CB Chapter 8
HW 8: 8.12, 8.14, 8.18, 8.24, 8.31 (DUE @ final)

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