Apr 25, 2024  
Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Degrees Offered
  Academic Calendar
  Information Directory
  Rensselaer in Brief
  Educational Programs and Resources
  Research Resources and Centers
  Student Life
  Admissions
  Financial Aid
  Tuition and Fees
  Academic Information and Regulations
  Interdisciplinary Studies
  Schools & Departments
  Schools
  Departments
  Programs
  Subject Codes
  Courses
  Administration
  Named Professorships
  The Faculty
  My Portfolio
HELP
Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 [Archived Catalog]

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

MATP 4620 - Mathematical Statistics

A course in the theory of statistics that will provide students with a basic foundation for more specialized statistical methodology courses. Topics include sampling and sampling distributions; point estimation including method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation, uniform minimum variance estimation, and properties of the associated estimators; hypothesis testing including uniformly most powerful, likelihood ratio, chi-square goodness-of-fit tests, and tests for independence. The course concludes with an introduction to linear statistical models.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATP 4600 or equivalent calculus-based course.

When Offered: Spring term annually.



Cross Listed: Cross listed as ISYE 4760. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and ISYE 4760.

Credit Hours: 4


Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)