ANU - STUDYAT - Intro Math Statistics

Offered By:

School of Finance and Applied Statistics

Academic Career:

Undergraduate

Course Subject:

Statistics

Offered in:

First Semester, 2010

Unit Value:

6 units

Course Description:

A first course in mathematical statistics with emphasis on applications; probability, random variables, moment generating functions and correlation, sampling distributions, estimation of parameters by the methods of moments and maximum likelihood, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, use of t, chi-square and F statistics, application of the central limit theorem to large sample inference, simple linear regression.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course students should have an understanding of and be able to apply the techniques outlined in the course description.

Indicative Assessment:

Final examination (60%)
Mid-semester examination (20%)
2 assignments (10% each).

Workload:

Four contact hours per week plus private study time.

Areas of Interest:

Actuarial Studies and Statistics

Requisite Statement:

Either MATH1115 Mathematics for Applications 1 (H) or both MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 and MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications.

Prescribed Texts:

See Course Outline; http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/STAT2001.pdf

Preliminary Reading:

See Course Outline; http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/STAT2001.pdf

Indicative Reading List:

See Course Outline; http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/STAT2001.pdf

Other Information:

This course is open to all qualified students; however, within the Faculty of Science it is designated as an Honours Pathway Course (HPC) involving material of greater mathematical depth than STAT1003.

For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT2001

Science Group:

B

Academic Contact:

See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT2001

Introductory Mathematical Statistics STAT2001 - Details