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Spring, 2014      STA 606 - 001 Theory of Statistical Inference I

Instructor: Dr. Mai Zhou

Office: MDS 343, Mailbox: MDS 307 , Phone: 257-6912, E-mail: mai@ms.uky.edu, Web page (this page): http://www.ms.uky.edu/~mai/sta606.html
Office Hours:  Monday 2PM - 3PM or by appointment.

Class: Mon/Wed/Fri  1:00 PM -- 1:50 PM at MDS 337 .

Textbook: Casella and Berger: Statistical Inference 2nd Ed. We start from Chapter 5 section 3.

If you are eager to read more, I find the following book VERY readable. It is on the same level of  sophistication
with Casella and Berger, and it is a free download. here,  here and  here

Weekly Topics:
Multivariate Normal distribution, chi-square distribution, t-distribution, F-distribution.
 
Homework2    Homework3   Homework4   Homework5   Homework6    Homework 7     Homework8  Homework9   Homework10
  
   Sol for HW5 HW6   More solu for HW    SolutionHW10     solution to final

Midterm March 10, 12:05PM - 1:50PM           Final Exam  Wed May 7,  1:00PM - 3:10PM   Same place as our class

Evaluations:  Homework will be assigned weekly in class.
Homework 45% 
Midterm Exam 25%
Final Exam 30%     

Some links:

Information Ineq for estimating fun  Only  page 5 and  first half of page 6
Bartlett Identity, CR lower bound

Make-up Policy for Missed Exams: Make-up quizzes and exams will be given only for university excused absences. Requests must be made at least one week prior to the exam, when possible, and must be approved. If you are unable to attend and exam due to unforeseen circumstances you must contact me or the department office (257-6115) as soon as possible (within 2 days). Absences due to illness must be documented by a clinic, doctor or hospital visit and a note of explanation. Late homework and computer assignments will be accepted only for university excused absences.