AMS 412, Mathematical Statistics
Catalog Description: Estimation, confidence intervals, Neyman Pearson lemma, likelihood ratio test, hypothesis
testing, chi square test, regression, analysis of variance, nonparametric methods.
Prerequisite:
AMS 311
3 credits
Required Textbook:
"Mathematical Statistics with Applications" by Chris P. Tsokos; 2nd Edition; Publisher:
Elsevier, 2014;
ISBN: 978-0-12417113-8
AMS 412 Instructor page
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN THE SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
Topics
1. Point Estimation (first half of Chap. 8) – 4 class hours.
2. Sampling Distributions (Chap. 7) – 2 class hours.
3. Properties of Point Estimators and Methods of Estimation (Chap. 9) – 8 class
hours.
4. Interval Estimation (second half of Chap. 8) – 6 class hours.
5. Hypothesis Testing (Chap. 10) – 7 class hours
6. Linear Models and Least Squares (Chap. 11) – 6 class hours.
7. Analysis of Variance (Cap. 13) –5 class hours.
8. Examinations and Review – 4 class hours.
