Stat 426 Winter 2008

STATISTICS 426:

Instructor: Moulinath Banerjee (moulib at umich dot edu) 451, West Hall. Office Hours: 5:30 p.m. -- 6:50 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

Grader: Toshiya Hoshikawa (toshiyah at umich dot edu) Office Hours: 11:30 p.m. -- 12:45 p.m. Thursday at 431 West Hall.

Grade Allocation: 10 points on HW1 (mandatory) + 6.25 points on each of Homeworks 2,3,4,5,6 (with the best four counting). 3 tests in class each carrying 22 points. No final exam. Test dates: Feb 19, Mar 20, Apr 15.

Text: Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis, by John Rice. DUXBURY PRESS.

Probability Refresher

A Note on the Exponential Distribution

Statistics Notes -- I

Statistics Notes -- II

Notes on sufficiency.

On Variance Stabilizing Transformations

Homework 1

Homework 1 solutions

Homework 1 grades:statistical summary

Homework 2

Homework 2 solutions

Addendum 1 to HW2 solutions

Addendum 2 to HW2 solutions

HW 3 Due March 6'th.

HW 3 solutions

HW 4

HW 4 solutions

HW 4 solutions

HW 5 Problems to be turned in are: 19 (a,b), 29, 39, 42, 43, 44 , 49 (b,c). Do note that 44 IS ON THE HOMEWORK. Due date, Friday, 4'th April.

HW 5 solutions

Solutions to some selected problems from "MORE PROBLEMS"

HW 6. Due April 14'th. Assigned problems: Examples 2 and 3 on Page 22 of Parametric Inference Notes + Problems 2 and 3 from the MORE PROBLEMS section of the same notes + Problem 7 (except for Part (iv)) from MORE PROBLEMS + Problem 8(b) from MORE PROBLEMS.

HW6 solutions.

HW6 solutions.

Solutions to some selected problems from "MORE PROBLEMS"

Old Midterm - 1.

Solutions to Old Midterm - 1.

Old Midterm - 2.

Solutions to Old Midterm - 2.

Old Midterm - 3.

Old Midterm.

Midterm Winter 06.

Practice Midterm.

Practice Midterm Solutions.

Practice Midterm.

Second exam from Fall 2006

Final Exam from Winter 2006

Practice Final 1.

Practice Final 2.