STAT-785: Statistical Inference II (3 credits)
South Dakota State University
(Spring 2010)

Course Meeting Time and Location: Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30AM-11:45AM, Agricultural Hall, room 243.

Contact Information:
Instructor: Dr. Weiming Ke
Office location: Harding Hall, Room 214
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 8:00AM -10:00AM or by appointment (made through e-mail or phone)
Office phone number: (605) 688-5850
Email address: weiming.ke@sdstate.edu
More information about the instructor of this course can be found on http://teach.sdstate.edu/users/kew/

Course Description: A theoretical study of the foundations of statistics, including point estimation, interval estimation, and hypothesis testing.

Course Content:

• Point Estimation
• Hypothesis Testing
• Interval Estimation

Course Prerequisites: STAT-685 or permission of the instructor.

Required textbook: Statistical Inference, Second Edition, by Cassela and Burger, Duxbury 2002. ISBN: 0-534-24312-6. The course will focus on Chapter 7-9.
 
Class attendance policy: Class attendance is highly encouraged but not mandatory.
 
Academic honesty policy: The instructor abides by the policies endorsed by the SDSU administration. See SDSU Conduct Code 01:10:25 at http://studentaffairs.sdstate.edu/JudicialAffairs/StudentCode/Chapter10.pdf

Make-up policy: Each assignment and test should be submitted before the due dates. If there is an emergency, please contact the instructor to make the necessary arrangements for adjusting the due dates.

Course Goals:
The prime objective of the course is to present techniques and basic results of statistical inference procedures at a rigorous and advanced calculus level. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to grasp the statistical inference tools including  point estimation, interval estimation, and hypothesis testing.

Evaluation Procedures:

Assessments: All the homework, one midterm exam, and one final exam will be evaluated and contributed to the final grade.

Grading Policy:

• Homework  → 40 PTS
• Mid Term    → 30 PTS
• Final Exam  → 30 PTS
• Total Grade → 100 PTS

Grading Scale: 90-100 → A, 80-89 → B, 70-79 → C,  60-69 → D,  0-59 → F

Tentative Exam Dates:

Mid Term: March 26, 2010
Final Exam: May 7, 2010

ADA Statement:

This course acknowledges the importance of ADA requirements. Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Coordinator of Disability Services privately to discuss your specific needs. Please contact the Office of Disability Services at 605/688-4504 (Voice) or 605/688-4394 (TTD), or at the office in Wintrode, Room 123 to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Please discuss your needs with the instructor as well.

Freedom in Learning:

Under Board of Regents and University policy student academic performance may be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards. Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled. Student who believes that an academic evaluation reflects prejudiced or capricious consideration of student opinions or conduct unrelated to academic standards should first contact the instructor of the course to initiate a review of the evaluation. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may contact the department head and/ or dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation.