Schedule and Textbooks Information

Fall 2021 Schedule and Textbook Information for STAT 511

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STAT 511 - Textbook(s) for Fall 2021

CRN	Title	Author	ISBN	Version	Req/Opt
11322	Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences	Jay L. Devore	9781305251809	9th	Y
16830	Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences	Jay L. Devore	9781305251809	9th	Y
29250	Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences	Jay L. Devore	9781305251809	9th	Y
29251	Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences	Jay L. Devore	9781305251809	9th	Y

STAT 511 - Schedule information for Fall 2021

CRN	Section	Instructor	Day	Time	Room
16830	001	Tonglin Zhang	MWF	12:30-1:20pm	KNOY B033
29251	002	Tonglin Zhang	MWF	1:30-2:20pm	KNOY B033
11322	005	Jun Xie	TR	3:00-4:15pm	LILY G420
29250	004	Bowei Xi	TR	1:30-2:45pm	WALC 3090
34237	003	Antik Chakraborty	TR	4:30-5:45pm	KNOY B033

STAT 511 - Course Outline

1. Data (sample vs. Population, histograms, sample mean, median, variance, standard deviation)
2. Elementary probability (axioms, basic rules; little attention to counting and conditional probability)
3. Random variables (discrete vs. Continuous, moments)
4. Binomial, hypergeometric, Poisson distributions, Poisson approximation to binomial
5. Normal distribution, normal approximation to binomial
6. Sampling distributions, distribution of mean, central limit theorem
7. Confidence intervals for means
8. Confidence intervals for proportions
9. Tests of hypotheses for means and proportions
10. Regression and correlation
11. One way analysis of variance
12. Contingency tables
13. Exams