STAT 468/768
Probability and Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2008

Credits: 3 Prerequisite: STAT 467/767

Instructor:

Jeff Terpstra, 201H Waldron Hall
phone: 231-8188, email: Jeff.Terpstra@ndsu.edu
web page: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/terpstra/

Office Hours:

To be announced

Class Meetings:

12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., TR, WALS 220

Text:

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (6th edition) by Robert V. Hogg, Joseph W. McKean, and Allen T. Craig

Course Description:

Limiting distributions, properties of estimators, complete and sufficient statistics, statistical inference, and likelihood ratio tests.

Course Objective:

To introduce students to basic statistical inference concepts and tools so that they can better understand statistics in general and begin to solve real world problems.

Homework:

Homework problems from the text book, and possibly other sources, will be assigned and collected periodically throughout the semester.

Exams:

There will be two exams (a midterm and final) during the semester.  You will be allowed one 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper with anything you wish to put on it for each exam.

Final Exam:

The final exam will be given during exam week on Monday, May 5 from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  This exam is not comprehensive.

Make-up Policy:

Pre/Post-due-date course work (i.e. homework and tests) will be allowed at the discretion of the instructor assuming the student provides the instructor with a legitimate excuse within a reasonable (as determined by the instructor) time frame.  Pre-due-date course work will be graded "as is" with no penalty.  However, the following grade will be given for all types of post-due-date course work:  post-due-date-grade = minimum{your score, 33rd percentile of the class}.

Grading Policy:

Homework - 50%, Midterm Exam - 25%, Final Exam - 25%

Note:  In addition to the STAT 468 homework and test problems, STAT 768 students will be required to do an extra one to five problems on both homework assignments and tests.  These extra problems will tend to be more theoretical in nature.

Grading Scale:

The following scale is guaranteed.
A:  greater than or equal to 90, B:  greater than or equal to 80 and less than 90, C:  greater than or equal to 70 and less than 80, D:  greater than or equal to 60 and less than 70, F:  less than 60.

Special Needs:

Any student with disabilities or other special needs, who needs special accommodations in this course, is invited to share these concerns or requests with the instructor as soon as possible.

Academic Honesty Statement:

All work in this course must be completed in a manner consistent with NDSU University Senate Policy, section 335: Code of Academic Responsibility and Conduct http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm.

Incompletes:

University and Departmental policy will be followed on incomplete grades.

Provision:

The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus at any time during the semester.