STATS 100B:  Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

Syllabus (Winter 2019)

Instructor: Hongquan Xu  (hqxu@stat.ucla.edu); phone: (310)206-0035.  
Office Hours: M 3-3:50pm and F 1-1:50pm or by appointment at 8955 Math Sciences Bldg 
Course Homepage: https://ccle.ucla.edu/course/view/19W-STATS100B-2
Prerequiste: Statistics 100A or Mathematics 170A.
Time/Place:
  • Lecture  MWF  2-2:50pm        Geology Building 3656
  • Discussion 2A  M 8-8:50am    Mathematical Sciences 5128
  • Discussion 2B  M 9-9:50am    Mathematical Sciences 5128
TA: Linfan Zhang <linfanz@g.ucla.edu>         Office hours:

Textbook (required):  Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis, 3rd ed., 2006, by John Rice.

Grading Policy
  • Weekly Homework (10%):   No Late Homework! 
  • Midterm Exam 1 (20%):  Monday,  February 4 (week 5),  2-2:50pm.
  • Midterm Exam 2 (20%):  Monday,  February 25 (week 8), 2-2:50pm.
  • Final Exam (50%):     Tuesday, March 19, 3-6pm.

The exams emphasize concepts and topics covered in lectures and discussions.
All exams are closed-book without notes.
Letter grades: A (90-100), B(80-89), C(70-79), D(60-69).

Topics: Moment generating functions,  limit theorems,  survey sampling, estimation, testing, data summary, one- and two-sample problems (Chapters 4.5-11). 

Requirements: Read the text before and after each lecture. Attend lectures through all ten weeks of the quarter and take all exams on the days they are given.  Turn in homework assignments when they are due.   Come to class on time.  Study hard from the beginning to end. No smart phones or computers.

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