241 STATISTICS SYLLABUS
Section A Spring 2009
Professor: Je Buzas Oce Hours: (Room 105, Manseld House) Monday 10:00-11:00 a.m., Wednesday 2:00-3:00 p.m. and by appointment. Phone: [phone] Class: Tuesday and Thursday 8:30-9:45 in Waterman 419. Please arrive to class ON TIME. In the unlikely event that you need to leave class early, please notify me before class starts E-mail: [e-mail] Web page address: http://www.cems.uvm.edu/buzas/buzas/st241/stat241.html Text:Probability and Statistics, 3rd edition by DeGroot and Schervish. The course will include material from the following chapters.
Topics
Reading (Sections of DeGroot and Schervish) 2.1-2.3 3.1-3.8 4.1-4.8 5.1-5.7, 5.9,5.10, 6.1-6.7 7.1-7.5, 7.8 8.1-8.3
Conditional Probability Random Variables Expectation Distributions Estimation Sampling Distributions Hypothesis testing Further topics in statistics, review of course
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GRADES EXAM I 25% EXAM II 25% FINAL 25% HOMEWORK 25%
DATE SCHEDULED February 12th March 24th April 30th 11:45 a.m. Weekly
Homework: The best way to learn about statistics is to work problems many problems. To this end, exercises will be assigned on approximately a weekly basis. It is important that you think about and struggle with problems. Homework problems the and date due will be posted on the webpage. Homework is due at the beginning of class. Late homework will not be accepted. Homework must be done on 8.5x11 paper, should be neat, organized and multiple pages must be attached together using staples or paper clips. I will penalize sloppy work. Collaboration with other students is allowed. However, each homework assignment should be a unique submission. NO CREDIT will be given for photocopied material. We will adhere strictly to the University Code of Academic Integrity, see http://www.uvm.edu/ uvmppg/ppg/student/acadintegrity.pdf. Each homework must have header information as follows. Your Name STAT 241 February 12, 2009 Homework #2 There will be NO makeup exams. If you miss an exam, that...