Rutgers University   MAT 640:481 - Mathematical Theory of Statistics
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Readings are assigned from:
Freund's "Mathematical Statistics" 8th edition

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WEEK LECTURE TOPICS READING HOMEWORK
Week 1
01/22, 01/25
Probability Review Solutions to Quiz 1
Don't just write answers,
write a sentence why
right answer is right
and wrong is wrong.
Due 1/29
Week 2
01/29, 02/01
8.1, 8.2, 8.4 Problems 8.4, 8.8,
8.19, 8.22, 8.24
Due 2/05
Week 3
02/05, 02/08
8.4, 8.5, 8.7 Problems 8.20, 8.30, 8.33,
8.35, 8.46, 8.48
Due 2/15
Week 4
02/12, 02/15
10.1, 10.2, 10.3 Problems 10.3, 10.8,
10.19, 10.27
Due 2/19
Week 5
02/19, 02/22
10.7, 10.8
REVIEW
Problems 10.50, 10.62, and
corrections to Quiz 2
and any hwk mistakes
Due 2/22
Week 6
02/26, 03/01
2/26: MIDTERM 1
10.8 Corrections to Midterm,
Problems 10.56, 10.59, 10.60, 10.66
Optional: 10.63, 10.67, 10.68
Due 3/08
Week 7
03/05, 03/08
Lecture 3/08 Notes 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 Problems 11.1, 11.2, 11.3,
11.9, 11.11
Due 3/15
Week 8
03/12, 03/15
Lecture 3/12 Notes
Lecture 3/15 Notes
Bonus: Proof of Cramer-Rao inequality
Cramer-Rao Notes
11.5, 11.6, 8.6, 11.7
Due 3/29
Week 9
03/19, 03/22
SPRING BREAK
Week 10
03/26, 03/29
Lecture 3/26 Notes
Lecture 3/29 Notes
12.1, 12.2, 12.4
READ THIS!
Problems 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4,
12.9, 12.13, 12.15
and Quiz and Homework
Corrections
Due 4/05
Week 11
04/02, 04/05
Lecture 4/02 Notes
Lecture Notes 4/05 (video lost)
12.4
REVIEW

Due 4/09
Week 12
04/09, 04/12
4/09: MIDTERM 2
Lecture 4/12 Notes
12.5, 12.6, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3 12.17, 12.18, 12.19,
13.2, 13.4,
and Midterm 2 corrections
Due 4/19
Week 13
04/16, 04/19
Lecture 4/16 Notes
Lecture 4/19 Notes
13.4, 13.5, 13.6 13.8, 13.9, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13
Due 4/26
Week 14
04/23, 04/26
Lecture 4/23 Notes
Lecture 4/26 Notes
14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4 14.1, 14.9, 14.11, 14.14,
14.17, 14.21, 14.27, 14.28
Due 5/03
Week 15
04/30, 05/03
Lecture 5/03 Notes
REVIEW
Week 16 REVIEW SESSION Wed May 8, 10-11:20 am Hill Center Room 705
Week 17
05/15:
FINAL EXAM: 5/15, 8 - 11 am
in TIL 254