Mathematical Statistics

1 Course Unit

An introduction to the mathematical theory of statistics. Estimation, with a focus on properties of sufficient statistics and maximum likelihood estimators. Hypothesis testing, with a focus on likelihood ratio tests and the consequent development of "t" tests and hypothesis tests in regression and ANOVA. Nonparametric procedures. Spring Mutually Exclusive: STAT 4320 Prerequisite: STAT 4300 OR STAT 5100 1 Course Unit