Mathematics 363

Introduction to Statistical Methods

Fall 2013

Course Syllabus

 

Complete Statistics Notes

 

Week

Dates

Topics

Assignments

& Tests

References

1

26Aug-28Aug

Introduction

Displaying Data

New York Times: RŐs power

2

3Sep-5Sep

Describing Distributions with Numbers

Correlation and Regression

Assignment 1

Blackawton Bees

3

10Sep-12Sep

Producing Data

Response 1

Hans RoslingŐs TED lecture

4

17Sep-19Sep

Basics of Probability

Assignment 2

5

24Sep-26Sep

Conditional Probability and Independence

Random Variables and Distribution Functions

International Statistical Institute Declaration on Professional Ethics

6

1Oct-3Oct

The Expected Value

7

8Oct-10Oct

Examples of Mass Functions and Densities

Law of Large Numbers

Assignment 3

The Age of Big Data

8

15Oct-17Oct

Central Limit Theorem

Exam 1

Frontiers of Massive Data Analysis

9

22Oct-24Oct

Overview of Estimation

Response 2

10

29Oct-31Oct

Method of Moments

Unbiased Estimation

Project Proposal

Doubts about Johns Hopkins research

11

5Nov -7Nov

Maximum Likelihood Estimation

Interval Estimation

12

12Nov-14Nov

Simple Hypothesis

Assignment 4

Receiver Operator Characteristic

13

19Nov-21Nov

Composite Hypothesis

Trouble at the Lab

14

26Nov

Extensions on the Likelihood Ratio

Darwin: The Reluctant Mathematician

15

3Dec-5Dec

t Procedures

Assignment 5

Exam 2

16

10Dec

Goodness of Fit

Analysis of Variance

17

19Dec

Final Report

Final Exam