Stat151: Introduction to
Statistical Theory, Term 1 2010-2011
Classes
(G2) Mondays 08:30-11:45,
SOE/SOSS SR3-3 (Rm 3009)
(G3) Mondays 15:30-18:45, SOE/SOSS SR3-3 (Rm 3009)
(G4) Tuesdays 12:00-15:15, SOE/SOSS
SR3-3 (Rm 3009)
Instructor
Associate Professor
E-mail: ljsu@smu.edu.sg,
Office phone: 6828 0386
Office hours: Wednesdays
9:00-11:00am or by appointment, at SOE/SOSS Building #05-052
Teaching Assistants: TBA
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Name: |
Kenneth HO Kian Hwee |
LIN Qi |
Jeannie YANG TingTing |
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Office: |
SOE/SOSS building, GSR 3-6 |
SOE/SOSS building, GSR 3-7 |
SOE/SOSS building, GSR 3-5 |
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Office hours: |
Fridays,
13:30-14:30 |
Fridays, 10:00-11:00 |
Thursdays, 12:30-13:30 |
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In charge of |
G2 |
G3 |
G4 |
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E-mail: |
smu.edu.sg |
smu.edu.sg |
smu.edu.sg |
Textbook
Probability
and Statistical Inference, 8th Edition, by Robert V. Hogg and Elliot A. Tanis,
2010, Pearson Education, Inc.
Lecture Notes
Topic 1: Probability and Conditional Probability (
posted on 11/08/2010) (Hogg and
Topic 2: Introduction to Probability Distributions
( posted on 11/08/2010) (Hogg and
Topic 3: Special Distributions ( posted on 28/08/2010) (Hogg and
Topic 4: Joint and Conditional Distributions (posted
on 29/08/2010) (Hogg and
Topic 5a: Functions of Random Variables (posted on 10/09/2010) (Hogg and
Topic 5b: Sampling Distributions (
posted on 10/09/2010) (Hogg and
Topic 6: Point and Interval Estimation (posted
on 19/09/2010) (Hogg and
Topic 7: Tests of Statistical Hypotheses (posted
on 14/10/2010) (Hogg and
Topic 8: Regression Analysis (posted
on 23/10/2010) (Hogg and
Homework and Solutions
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Homework (post date) |
Due Date |
Solutions |
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HW1 (22 Aug, 2010) |
6 September 2010 for G2 and G3 7 September 2010 for G4 |
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HW2 (29 Aug, 2010) |
13 September 2010 for G2 and G3 14 September 2010 for G4 |
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HW3 (10 Sept, 2010) |
27 September 2010 for G2 and G3 28 September 2010 for G4 |
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HW4 (19 Sept, 2010) |
Not turned in |
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HW5 (14 Oct, 2010) |
1 November 2010 for G2 and G3 2 November 2010 for G4 |
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HW6 (14 Oct, 2010) |
Not turned in |
* Modified on 8 November: there is typo for the old solution to
Q6.4-10.
Study materials (e.g., class discussion questions, practice
midterm and final)
Short
answer to Lecture 3 class discussion questions (posted on 1 Sept, 2010).
Short
answer to Lecture 4 class discussion questions (posted on 7 Sept, 2010).
Basic rules of differentiation and integration (posted on 10 Sept, 2010).
Short answer to Lecture 5
class discussion questions (posted on 14 Sept, 2010).
Short answer to Lecture 6
class discussion questions (posted on 21 Sept, 2010).
Short answer to Lecture 7
class discussion questions (posted on 28 Sept, 2010).
Practice midterm exam questions
(posted on 26 Sept, 2010)
Practice midterm exam
solutions (posted on 26 Sept, 2010)
Review for the midterm exam
(posted on 10 Oct, 2010) *
Midterm exam
solutions (posted on 17 Oct, 2010).
Lecture 10 class discussion
questions (posted on
14 Oct, 2010, updated on Oct 20, 2010).
Lecture 11 class discussion
questions (posted on
23 Oct, 2010, updated on Oct 26, 2010).
Lecture 12 class discussion
questions (posted on
31 Oct, 2010, updated on 2 Nov, 2010).
Practice final exam questions
(posted on 6 Nov, 2010)
Practice final exam
solutions (posted on 6 Nov, 2010) *
Review for the final exam
(posted on 6 Nov, 2010)
* Modified on 15 November: The review note and
the solutions to the practice final contained some typo, which should be
obvious to most of you. They have been corrected now:
(1)
There is typo for the old Question Q1.9 and its solution,
and the old solution to Q5(b).
(2)
Review note: page 4, the Z-test statistic for the two
population proportion case (old pi1_hat in the denominator should be pi_hat); page 5: the next to last line (sigma2< (or
>) sigma_0^2).
Tutorial
Materials
·
Various
Tables
Chi-square table, F table (5%)
Announcements
1. Arrangement of the make-up class for the first week
class
Due to unavoidable conflict, there is no class on the first week of the semester. Instead, the school has helped me to schedule a make-up class for it. Details are as follows.
Time: 5:30-8:45pm on 28/08/2010 (Saturday).
Venue: Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium at the
Please mark your calendar clearly.
Remarks: Consumptions of food and drinks are prohibited inside the conference hall. Any spillages to furniture and carpet shall be subjected to cleaning charges up to $250.
2. Mid-term exam for the course
Time: 5:30-7:30pm on 16/10/2010 (Saturday).
Venue: Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium at the School of Accountancy
3. Notes on the forthcoming mid-term exam on 16 October,
2010 (posted on 26 Sept, 2010)
(1) The mid-term exam covers Topics 1-5b plus the first
section of Topic 6 (until page 13 on the slides and page 283 in the textbook).
It is a closed-book exam, lasting 2 hours from 5:30-7:30pm on 16
October, 2010 in the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium at the School of Accountancy.
(2) No textbook,
computer, or other electronic device is allowed during the exam. Nevertheless, you are allowed to bring a formula sheet of A4 size. You can
type or write any class material on both sides of the paper. But you cannot
share the formula sheet or anything else with your classmates during the exam.
In addition, you cannot access any other paper or class materials. We will
provide you some scratch paper and the normal distribution table during the
exam.
(3) A calculator
is required. Make sure that your
calculator can do simple operations (plus, minus, multiplication, division,
exponential, logarithm). In the case that you have a graphing calculator which
has wireless communication or transmission device, you should never try to use
this during the exam.
(4) We are going to have 6 questions for the mid-term exam. They are all like typical
questions in the homework assignments and practice midterm exam.
(5) To help you prepare for the midterm, I will hold extra
office hours from 4:00-6:00pm on 15
October, 2010 (Friday). You can also email me to ask any questions you
might have regarding the midterm.
(6)
Last but not least, all mobile phones must be switched
off in the test venue.
4. Extra office hours from week 10 on (posted on 14
Oct, 2010):
Mondays, 1:30-3:00pm.
The
regular office hours on Wednesdays (9-11am) remain.
5. Notes on the forthcoming final exam on 23 Nov, 2010
(posted on 6 Nov, 2010)
(1) The final exam
is comprehensive and covers all topics taught in class. The probability theory
(Topics 1-5a) will occupy about 1/3 weight on the final, and the statistical
theory (Topics 5b-8) will occupy about 2/3 weight. It is a closed-book exam, lasting 2
hours from 8:30-10:30 am on 23 Nov, 2010 in the SOE/SOSS building. The venues are listed
as follows
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Group
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Venue |
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G2 |
SOE/SOSS
Seminar Room 3-1 and 3-2 |
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G3 |
SOE/SOSS
Seminar Room 3-3 and 3-4 |
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G4 |
SOE/SOSS
Seminar Room 3-9 and 3-10 |
(1) No textbook,
computer, or other electronic device is allowed during the exam. Nevertheless, you are allowed to bring a formula sheet of A4 size. You can
type or write any class material on both sides of the paper. But you cannot
share the formula sheet or anything else with your classmates during the exam.
In addition, you cannot access any other paper or class materials. The
necessary distribution tables will be included in the question booklet. You will need answer ALL questions on the
provided exam booklet.
(2) A calculator
is required. Make sure that your
calculator can do simple operations (plus, minus, multiplication, division,
exponential, logarithm). In the case that you have a graphing calculator which
has wireless communication or transmission device, you should never try to use
this during the exam.
(3) We are going to have 6 questions for the final. They are all like typical questions in
the homework assignments, midterm, and practice final exam.
(4) To help you prepare for the final, I will hold extra
office hours from 1:30-3:30pm on 22 Nov,
2010 (Monday). You can also email me to ask any questions you might have
regarding the final.
(5) Last but not
least, all mobile phones must be switched off in the test venue.
Last updated 1 June 2010