Course Syllabus

  • Probability: Probability spaces, random variables and random vectors, functions of random vectors, univariate and multivariate distributions, mathematical expectations, moment generating functions, convergence in probability and in distribution and related results; Sampling distributions.

  • Statistics: Point estimation - estimators, sufficiency, completeness, minimum variance unbiased estimation, maximum likelihood estimation, method of moments, Cramer-Rao inequality, consistency; Interval estimation; Testing of hypotheses - tests and critical regions, Neymann-Pearson lemma, uniformly most powerful tests, likelihood ratio tests; Correlation and linear regression.


Text Books

  • Introduction to Mathematical Statistics by R. V. Hogg, J. W. McKean and A. Craig.
  • Introduction to Probability Models by S. M. Ross.

Reference Books

  • An Introduction to Probability and Statistics by V. K. Rohatgi and A. K. Md. E. Saleh.

Evaluation

Weights in different examinations are as follows:

  • Quiz I: 15% (February 06 during class)
  • Mid-semester examination: 30% (March 07 from 9 am to 11 am)
  • Quiz II: 15% (April 10 during class)
  • End-semester examination: 40% (May 09 from 9 am to 12 am)

For each examination, linear scaling will be used (if needed).

An F grade will be awarded if you obtain less than 20% of total marks after the end semester examination.