STAT 242/542b, Theory of Statistics

Spring 2007

Instructor: Harrison H. Zhou.
e-mail: huibin.zhou@yale.edu
Office hours: Thursday 10:30am-12:00pm(RM 204, 24 Hillhouse)

Class Time: MWF 9:30AM-10:20AM.

T.A.: James Hu.
e-mail: xing.hu@yale.edu.
TA session: Thursday 6:00pm-7:30pm. (Homework discussion. We meet in 24 Hillhouse Avenue, Room 107. Optional, but recommended. Start from the second Thursday, Jan 25, 2007.)

Textbook: “All of Statistics” by Larry Wasserman
We will cover almost all material from chapters 6, 9, 10 and 13, and some from chapters 8 and 11.
Recommended reference: “Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis” by John Rice.

Grade:
Weekly Homework: 25%
The maximum of  25% Midterm  + 40% Final Exam” and  “10% Midterm  + 55% Final Exam”
Participation: 10%

DRAFT OF COURSE SYLLABUS: SYLLABUS will be updated very week.


Weekly Homework (due every Friday):

Homework 1: Ch2: 9; Ch3: 19; Ch4: 1; Ch5: 1,6. Sol1
Homework 2: Ch5: 8; Ch6: 1 and 2 and 3; Ch7: 4. Sol2
Homework 3:Homework 3 , Sol3
Homework 4 and Note Sol4
Homework 5 and Note for Homework 5. Sol5
Homework 6: Chap 11: 2, and 3, and 6. Sol6
Homework 7 : Due March 9. Sol7
Homework 8 : and problem 6 in Chapter10 from Homework 7. Due April 6, Friday.  Sol8
Homework 9 , Data set , or check the website of Larry Wasserman for more details : Data set . Due April 13, Friday.  Sol9
Homework 10 , barium , asbestos , trees . Due April 20.  Sol10
Last Homework , vapor . Due April 27 (or 30). Sol11

Review Problems

Midterm Exam: March 7, 9:15-10:25am.

Final Exam: May 10, 2:00PM, BCT 102

 

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