SDS X78 SDS 378 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Sampling distributions of statistics, estimation of parameters (confidence intervals, method of moments, maximum likelihood, comparison of estimators using mean square error and efficiency, sufficient statistics), hypothesis tests (p-values, power, likelihood ratio tests), and other topics. Mathematics 378K and Statistics and Data Sciences 378 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: M 378K
Pre/Corequisites: Mathematics 362K with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division