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STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics

Later Year Course

Offered By School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Appl Stats
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Statistics
Offered in First Semester, 2010 and First Semester, 2011
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, application of the central limit theorem to large sample inference.

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 (65%)
  • 2 assignments (15% each
  • Tutorial Presentations (5%)
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 Colleges 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 and Ewan.Evans@anu.edu.au

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