STAT 341

Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics II

Course Description

Brief review of: sample spaces, random variables, probability. Distribution: binomial, normal, Poisson, geometric. Followed by: expectation, variance, central limit theorem. Basic concepts of estimation, testing, and confidence intervals. Maximum likelihood estimators and likelihood ratio tests, efficiency. Introduction to regression. Prerequisite: STAT 340 or MATH 394/STAT 394; and STAT 311 or STAT 390. Offered: W.