Schedule

Schedule for Math 152, Statistical Theory, Fall 2022

Here’s your roadmap for the semester! Each week, follow the general process outlined below:

date agenda readings homework handouts warm-ups
Week 1
8.30.22
• logistics +
• priors +
• posteriors
P&S: 7.1-7.2
notes on Bayes
HW1 pdf
HW1 Rmd
HW1 turn-in
Distribution Sheet WU 1
WU 2
Week 2
9.6.22
• posteriors +
• Bayes estimators
P&S: 7.3-7.4
notes on Bayes
HW2 pdf
HW2 Rmd
HW2 turn-in
WU 3
Week 3
9.13.22
• MLE +
• consistency +
• bias +
• MOM
P&S: 7.5-7.6
notes on MLE
HW3 pdf
HW3 Rmd
HW3 turn-in
Baseball and Bayes WU 4
WU 5
Week 4
9.20.22
• sampling distributions
of estimators
P&S: 6.1-6.3, 8.1-8.4
notes on sampling distributions
HW4 pdf
HW4 Rmd
HW4 turn-in
Tanks WU 6
WU 7
Week 5
9.27.22
• bootstrap sampling
distributions
P&S: 12.6
notes on bootstrap distribution
HW5 pdf
HW5 Rmd
HW5 turn-in
Bootstrapping WU 8
WU 9
Week 6
10.4.22
• frequentist, Bayesian
intervals
P&S: 8.5-8.6
notes on intervals
HW6 pdf
HW6 Rmd
HW6 turn-in
App to compare Freq & Bayes Intervals
2 parameter normal Bayesian
WU 10
WU 11
Week 7
10.11.22
review & catch-up exam 1 in class
10.13.22
HW7 pdf
HW7 Rmd
not due, ever
see Canvas for sample exam 1 Q & sol
Tuesday
10.18.22
Fall Break
Week 8
10.20.22
• bootstrap confidence
intervals

• earthquake!
notes on intervals WU 12
Week 9
10.25.22
• Fisher information +
• efficiency +
• UMVUE
P&S: 8.7-8.8
notes on Fisher information
HW8 pdf
HW8 Rmd
HW8 turn-in
WU 13
WU 14
Week 10
11.1.22
• hypotehsis testing +
• simple hypotheses
P&S: 9.1
notes on hypothesis testing structure
no HW WU 15
WU 16
Week 11
11.8.22
• Neyman-Pearson P&S: 9.2
notes on Neyman-Pearson
HW9 pdf
HW9 Rmd
HW9 turn-in
WU 17
WU 18
Week 12
11.15.22
review & catch-up exam 2 in class
11.17.22
HW10 pdf
HW10 Rmd
not due, ever
see Canvas for sample exam 2 Q & sol
Week 13
11.22.22
• UMP P&S: 9.3
notes on UMP
WU 19
Thursday
11.24.22
Thanksgiving
Week 14
11.29.22
• two-sided +
• t-tests +
• LRT +
goodness of fit
P&S: 9.4-9.6
notes on t-tests and LRT
WU 20
WU 21
Week 15
12.6.22
• Bayes tests +
• foundational ideas
P&S: 9.8-9.9
notes on Bayes tests and foundational ideas
HW11 pdf
HW11 Rmd
HW11 turn-in
WU 22
Thursday
12.15.22
2-5pm
Final Exam see Canvas for sample final Q & sol