STAT * 4340 – Statistical Inference W (3-0) [0.50]

This course on methods of statistical inference reviews and extends the theory of estimation introduced in STAT*3110: interval estimation tests for simple and composite hypotheses, likelihood ratio tests. Recent likelihood concepts as well as classical large sample theory, asymptotics and approximations and their applications are covered. This material is directly relevant to current research and applications in areas as diverse as survival analysis, nonparametric regression and environmetrics.


Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : March 6, 2012

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Professor : McNicholas

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If McNicholas is teaching, great course. He organizes the material in a way that makes sense, and lectures flow well. Definitely an essential course if you're doing grad school in statistics-- or if you want to know "why" you do all the things you've done in previous stats courses.
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Posted By : Anonymous
Posted On : March 18, 2011

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If you like stats, and want to learn about the theory behind everything you do, this course is great. It's challenging, and will require a lot of work, but if you want to go on in stats it's definitely worth it. (I'm basing that on taking it with Paul McNicholas-- may not be the same with other profs.)
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