MATH 4520/5520

 
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS 
Instructor: Dr. Janos Englander TIME: 12:45-02:20 MTWRF ROOM: KOBL 230                                                                                                   Course content:
Examines point and confidence interval estimation. Principles of maximum likelihood, sufficiency, and completeness: tests of simple and composite hypotheses, linear models, and multiple regression analysis. Analyzes various distribution-free methods. Prereq: MATH 4510 or APPM 3570, and Calculus 1-2-3. Same as APPM 4520. TEXTBOOK: (24 hrs reserve in MATH Library) "John E. Freund's Mathematical Statistics with Applications" by Miller & Miller. It should be the 8th edition!   FAQ: Where is the syllabus? A: This web page IS the syllabus. Is the final cumulative? A: Yes.
 Where are the HW from? A: From the textbook.
 Where is the funny accent from? A: Hungary. I cannot come to the MT because of health issues or family emergency. What to do? A: Please show me some documentation. I can offer you to skip the MT and calculate your grade based on the other factors, proportionally. Can I turn in the HW late? A: No. Sorry. But remember that the weight of a single assignment is very small. 
 This class is for UG (4520) and Grad (5520) students together. What does this mean in practice? A: HW and exams are slightly extended for grad students. See below.
 I have an older edition of the textbook. Is it OK? A: Unfortunately, that can be a problem, because the HW might be different. Do we have to remember all those horrible formulas at the exam? A: A cheat sheet will be provided. Tables too. Who are the people on the pictures? A: Neyman and Fisher. Why do we have n-1 in the sample variance and not n? A: Look up the great article (“Terence’s stuff”) by T. Speed in this number: CLICK Will the final be very different from the practice final? A: No. Enrollment questions: Please see the Registrar's web page, or call their office. If you still have problems, then see Tiffany at the Math. Dept. Office, please. How to reach me/office hrs: Office: MATH 324. Office hrs in Summer 2015: T,R 3-4 pm Phone: 303-492-4846 (with voice mail) EMAIL: firstname.lastname@colorado.edu 
  Material to be covered: We begin with a brief overview of Chapters 1-7 and continue with Chapters 8, 10-14, and some of Chapters 15 and 16, if time permits. MATH 4510 is a prereq, and so is Calc 1-2-3, in particular it is presumed that students are familiar with double and multiple integrals. 

Homework: Homework assignments will be given periodically. 

5520 students: Students enrolled into MATH/APPM 5520, will have to do extra homework problems as well as extra problems on the tests. 

Exams: There will be an in class midterm and a Final. Grading: Grading will be based on attendance, homework and exams, as follows: Attendance: 10% Homework: 25% Midterm:   25% Final:     40% My grader for this semester is Amy Decastro. Her email is amsh3926@colorado.edu Exam Schedule: Midterm: TBA                                       Final : August 7 All dates and deadlines: CLICK Here is a practice MT with solution: CLICK The practice final is the final from 2011: CLICK Its solution is here: CLICK We will go through this one (above) in class. ----- Here is another one, just for practicing: CLICK === SOLUTION to Spring 2015 MT: CLICK SOLUTION to our MT: CLICK SOLUTION to our Final: CLICK === Resources: * How the gamma distributions look like: CLICK * How the beta distributions look like: CLICK * Standard Normal Table: CLICK * Here you have some interesting Statistical Applets and Buffon's Needle Simulation -- take a look. Homework: To turn in: in class. Important: If you are a graduate student, then please put a huge "G" at the right top corner of your HW. Thank you. And of course, please try to write in a legible way. Typing would be even better :) Homework Sets Post Due Problems July 10 July 17 Regular problems: 2.18, 2.20, 2.22, 2.26, 2.34 3.18, 3.20, 3.22, 3.24, 3.44, 3.54, 3.68, 3.74 Graduate problems: 2.30, 3.46 July 17 July 24 3.76, 3.80, 3.82, 4.10(a), 4.24, 4.28, 4.30, 4.34, 4.54, 4.60, 5.24, 6.6 Graduate problem: 4.40 July 24 July 31 6.30, 6.46, 7.4, 7.16, 8.16, 8.18, 8.22, 8.40, 8.50, 10.2, 10.6 , 10.26 July 31 Aug 7 10.10, 10.14, 10.22, 10.34, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.6, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.10 =========== EATING/DRINKING POLICY: THAT’S OKAY. TEXTING POLICY: NO TEXTING.  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