Statistics 611, Section 602, Spring 2007, Prof. D. Cline
Welcome! This page announces and describes my course for the Spring 2007 semester. You will be able to find notes, assignments and old exams here.
This course introduces the issues, approaches and mathematical tools for developing statistical methodology, primarily for univariate data. In particular, we will investigate how to identify appropriate estimators and to determine their properties and we will consider optimal approaches to performing hypothesis testing. Although we will rely on theoretical results and mathematical theory, the course is more about understanding the development of longstanding practice than it is about developing new methods. In that sense it is a basic introduction to the theory of statistics. Modern practice, however, relies very heavily on the basic methods so a very good grounding in their theory is a requirement both for understanding current methodology and for research.
For comments or questions, e-mail me (dcline@stat.tamu.edu) or contact the TAMU Statistics Department.