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Statistics 511 Statistical Methods - Fall 2024
Course Description
Statistics 511 is a comprehensive introduction to probability and statistical methods for students in engineering and science. It provides a strong foundation for more advanced statistical courses. The emphasis is on the understanding of basic ideas, theories and methodologies. No statistical software packages are required in this course, although their outputs will be used to facilitate teaching and learning occasionally. The prerequisite is at least one year of calculus and one semester of linear algebra.BrightSpace:
- All homework assignments must be submitted electronically to the BrightSpace.
- Please try to upload your PDF files of your solutions.
- No hard copies will be distributed or collected.
Schedule
- Class: MWF 12:30-1:20pm (Section 4), 1:30-2:20pm (Section 3), GRIS 102.
- Midterm: 8:00-10:00pm Monday 10/21/24 PHYS 112.
- Final: in-class final in the final week.
- Because the COVID-19 pandemic is almost over, I decide to resume the in-class midterm and final.
Instructor
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Tonglin Zhang, Associate Professor of Statistics
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Email: [email protected]
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Office: 214 MATH
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Phone: (765)496-2079
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Office Hour: 2:00-4:00pm on Tuesday at MATH 214.
TA/Grader
- Grader: Aditya Kangune (Assignments 1--5), email: [email protected]; Huyunting Huang (Assignments 6--10), email: [email protected].
- The grader will grade homework. The instructor will grade the exams. Please send an email to the TA/grader and cc to me if you have any grading questions about the homework assignments.
- All homework assignments will be graded, and all solutions will be provided by the instructor.
Textbooks
- Jay L. Devore, Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, 9th edition, Duxbury (required).
- Please do not use the international version.
Sections to Be Covered
- Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5
- Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4
- Chapter 4: 4.3.
- Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, and 5.5
- Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4
- Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3
- Chapter 9: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, and 9.5
- Chapter 10 and Chapter 12
Web Page
- All course information will be available on www.stat.purdue.edu/~tlzhang/stat511/stat511.htm.
Homework
- All will be from the textbook.
Exams
- In-class.
- Makeup: must be pre-approved at least one week before the official exam time. Students cannot decide it by themselves. The instructor can deny a makeup exam if it is not pre-approved. At least 20% deduction if a student does not follow the rule.
- Emergency events will be considered.
Course Requirements and Grades
The final grade has the following components:-
Homework (20%) will be posted on the course web page mostly. No late due is accepted and solutions will be available soon after due. The lowest score will be dropped.
- Midterm (35%). Time: 2 hours.
- Final (40%). Time: 2 hours (in the final exam week).
- Course Evaluation (5%): please upload your receipt to the BrightSpace.
A(+/-): 90-100; B(+/-): 80-90; C(+/-): 70-80; D (+/-): 60-70; F: below 60.
The criterion could be lower but not higher.