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{\large STAT417} \\
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{\Large Statistical Theory (3 credits)} \\
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Dr. Qifan Song, MATH 208 \\
\href{mailto:qfsong@purdue.edu}{qfsong@purdue.edu}, 765-494-4058 \\
%http://www.stat.purdue.edu/$\sim$qfsong \\
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\noindent
{\bf Lectures Time}: 
 
 MWF 12:30 am - 01:20 pm (CRN 42902 - STAT 41700 - 002)\\ 
{\bf Classroom}: University Hall 217

\noindent
{\bf Office hours}:\ \ W 2:00-3:00 pm virtually via Webex meeting \url{https://purdue.webex.com/meet/qfsong}) or by appointment.

\noindent{\bf Grader}: (All inquiries about homework/exam grading should be sent directly to Dr. Song, the grader will not directly response to students' requests)

Mr. Raghav Sharma (\href{mailto:sharm635@purdue.edu}{sharm635@purdue.edu})
%Office: HAAS 174
%Office Hours: Th 12:00-1:00 pm virtually via Webex meeting \url{https://meetingsamer31.webex.com/meet/pr1266433470}




\noindent
{\bf Course Description and  Learning Outcomes}:

This course is an introduction to the mathematical theory of statistical inference, emphasizing inferences for standard parametric families of distributions. The covered topics in this course include: Properties of estimators; Bayes and maximum likelihood estimation; Sufficient statistics; Properties of test of hypotheses; Distribution theory for common statistics based on normal distributions.
After this course, students shall gain principle understandings for mathematical statistics and are able to perform proper statistical inferences for basic parametric models.


\noindent
{\bf Prerequisites}: 

STAT 416 or an equivalent course.

\noindent
{\bf Texts/references}:

Probability and Statistics: The Science of Uncertainty (Second Edition) by Michael J.
Evans, and Jeffrey S. Rosenthal. You can find the full text of this book online at
\url{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/mikevans/jeffrosenthal/book.pdf}.
Errata for the text book is available at \url{http://www.utstat.utoronto.ca/mikevans/mathstat2/book.html}.
 

\noindent
{\bf Course website}:

All teaching materials, announcements, homework will be posted on Brightspace website \url{http://purdue.brightspace.com}.


\noindent
{\bf Accommodation for Covid-19}:

The instructor strictly follow the university's Covid Protocols. 
Under current protocols (\url{https://protect.purdue.edu/updates/protect-purdue-updates-for-the-spring-2023-semester/}),
face masks are optional indoors on the West Lafayette campus.
If you test positive, you should execute your personal isolation plan and stay away from others as much as possible. 
%all students must wear mask properly (i.e., covering both mouse and nose), and obey social distance requirement in the intructional space, regardless COVID-19 vaccination status.
For precausion purpose, my office hours will be hold virtually via Webex service (\url{https://purdue.webex.com/meet/qfsong}), and all homework shall be submitted through Brightspace electronically. Upon requests (from students in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19), in-class videos can be captured by Boilercast system and shared with those students. Note that the hardware and software of Boilercast system are operated and maintained by ITAP and the instructor doesn't have full responsibility for the video quality and availability.
Subject to the university protocols and the instructor's health condition, these policies may change upon unverisity's approval). Further announcement will be given if necessary.


%\noindent
%{\bf Software}:

%We will use SAS 9.4 to perform data analysis in this class. The intent of using software is to allow the computer to perform routine calculations and graphing, while we focus on choosing the appropriate analysis tools and interpreting the results. Computer software is NOT a substitute for understanding the statistical methods, and you will not have access to a computer during exams. SAS is equipped in all the Purdue computing labs, and you can download a copy of SAS for your own computer for free from \url{https://communityhub.purdue.edu/}. Or you can use the Purdue software remote app for SAS practice and programming (for more information, please refer to \url{https://www.itap.purdue.edu/newsroom/180216-software-remote-upgrade.html}).

%Learning SAS will be one of the biggest challenges in this course, and you should be prepared to devote some time to this, especially in the first few weeks. The only way to learn how to use SAS is to try it! 

%Other statistical computing software is allowed for homeworks and final project, but the instructor will only teach SAS in the lecture.
%There are several sources of SAS help available. Make use of the SAS help system within the program to look up specific details. Another tool that should not be overlooked is the Web for finding SAS help. If you need help in person, the Statistics Department provides a software consultant in MATH G-175 through Statistical Consulting Service, M-F, 10am-4pm; also they provide a document with a nice introduction to SAS (\verb$http://www.stat.purdue.edu/scs/help/SASshortcourse.pdf$). You can also get help from the instructor in office hours or by email. SAS OnlineDoc is available at \verb$http://support.sas.com/91doc/docMainpage.jsp$ .

\noindent
{\bf Grading Rule}:  

Assignments (all assignments have equal weight): $30\%$;  
Midterm Exam: $35\%$;    
Final Exam: $35\%$.
The  percentage  grades  needed  to  achieve  an  A,  B,  C,  or  F  will  follow 
approximately the following scale: 
$90-100 = A$, 
$80-89 = B$,
$70-79 = C$,
$60-69 = D$, below 60 is F.
The instructor reserves the right to change the rule of letter grade assignment and assign ``+" or ``-'' letter grades.



\noindent
{\bf Examinations}: 

{\bf Midterm Exam}: Thu 03/02, 2023, 6:30p - 7:30p, LILY 3118

{\bf Final Exam}: To be announced by Office of Registrar

Under current protocols, the exams are all in-person. The allowed exceptions are:
\begin{itemize}
\item Students who are under COVID isolation can attend the exam virtually during the SAME exam time. Further instruction on exam delivery and submission will be posted later. Those students must send request to Dr. Song before the exam date and provide proof that s/he is and will still be under quarantine/isolation on the exam date. 
\item Students who registered with DRC can take the exam at DRC facility. Those students must contact Dr. Song asap to discuss the exam time and submit a DRC test request at \url{https://www.purdue.edu/drc/testing/requesting-an-exam.php}, at least one week prior to the exam date.
\item Students who have schedule conflict may take the exam at a different time upon Dr. Song's approval. Acceptable excuses include Grief, Military, Jury Duty Absences and etc. Those students must contact Dr. Song asap, and provide necessary proof.
\item Students who have medical conditions, e.g., is hospitalized due to COVID-19 or have a medical emergency on the exam date, may take the exam at a different time upon Dr. Song's approval. Those students must contact Dr. Song asap with proper doctor's note. 
\end{itemize}

Students, who are eligible for the above exceptions, but fail to contact Dr. Song properly and don't attend the in-person exam, will be considered absent from the exam and receive 0 pt for the midterm.

%\noident {\bf Exam Policy}

\noindent
{\bf Attendance, Homework, Exam policy}:
\begin{itemize}
\item Class attendance is an important part of your success in the class. The syllabus, homework assignments, exam dates, etc. may be changed by in-class announcements. The posted teaching videos are meant to help the students who are quarantined due to COVID-19, but not to encourage absence from classroom.  
Low attendance without proper excuses may cause penalty to the final grade.
%Student who is unable to attend the class meeting must review the teaching material and check out the course website by himelf/herself.
\item The homework will be assigned approximately one week before its due date and will also be 
posted on the class website. The homework must be finished (written) independently. Discussion is 
okay, but identical copies are not acceptable since your homework must reflect YOUR understanding of 
the material. If identical solutions are found, all the parties involved will receive a 0 on that assignment. 
Homework shall be submitted directly on the course website.

\item No late assignments will be graded. To 
allow for illness, family emergencies, etc., 
the lowest homework score will be dropped at the end of the 
fall semester. 
\item A makeup examination will be only given to the students who could provide satisfactory
evidence that the absences are due to some causes beyond their control (e.g., Grief, Military, and Jury Duty Absences). 
Contact me as soon as possible if you are unable to take an exam at the scheduled time. 
It is STUDENT'S responsibility to contact me IN ADVANCE to check if a make-up is possible.
I will not accept the request of make-up exam AFTER the exam time with non-emergency excuses.

%\item The student's semester grade will be based solely upon on the above grading rule.
% No exception will be made at the end of the semester for particular students.
%\item Incomplete grade: A temporary grade of I (Incomplete) at the end of a semester
% indicates that the student has completed the course with the exception of a major quiz,
% final exam, or other work. The instructor shall give this grade only
% when the deficiency is due to an authorized absence or other cause
% beyond the control of the student.
\end{itemize}

\noindent{\bf  ADA, Plagiarism, Academic Integrity and Nondiscrimination Statement:}
\begin{itemize}

\item STATEMENT ON DISABILITIES:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation for their disabilities.

Purdue University strives to make learning experiences as accessible as possible.  If you anticipate or experience physical or academic barriers based on disability, you are welcome to let me know so that we can discuss options.  You are also encouraged to contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at: drc@purdue.eduor by phone: 765-494-124. If you have registered with DRC and have an Accommodation Letter from DRC, or you are in need of academic accommodations, please contact me as soon as possible.
%If you have an Accommodation Letter from the Disability Resource Center, we need to meet during my office hours to discuss your needs. 

\item STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM:
The handouts used in this course are copyrighted. By "handouts," 
I mean all materials generated for this class, which include but are not limited to syllabi, 
quizzes, exams, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and additional problem sets. 
Because these materials are copyrighted, you do not have the right to copy the handouts, unless 
I expressly grant permission. As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of passing off as one's own ideas, 
words, writing, etc., which belong to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism 
if you copy the work of another person and turn it in as your own, even if you should have the permission of that person. 
Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins, for the plagiarist destroys the trust among colleagues without which research 
cannot be safely communicated. 
 
\item ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT:

Academic integrity is one of the highest values that Purdue University holds. Purdue prohibits "dishonesty in connection with any University activity. Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the University are examples of dishonesty." [Part 5, Section III-B-2-a, University Regulations] Furthermore, the University Senate has stipulated that "the commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms (such as the use of substitutes for taking examinations, the use of illegal cribs, plagiarism, and copying during examinations) is dishonest and must not be tolerated. Moreover, knowingly to aid and abet, directly or indirectly, other parties in committing dishonest acts is in itself dishonest." [University Senate Document 72-18, December 15, 1972].

Individuals are encouraged to alert university officials to potential breaches of this value by calling 765-494-8778. While information may be submitted anonymously, the more information that is submitted provides the greatest opportunity for the university to investigate the concern.

The Purdue Honor Pledge ``As a boilermaker pursuing academic excellence, I pledge to be honest and true in all that I do.Accountable together - we are Purdue''.

Any confirmed academic misconduct activity in this course leads to punitive grading.



\item NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:
Purdue University is committed to maintaining a community which recognizes and values the inherent worth and dignity of every person; fosters tolerance, sensitivity, understanding, and mutual respect among its members; and encourages each individual to strive to reach his or her own potential.  In pursuit of its goal of academic excellence, the University seeks to develop and nurture diversity.  The University believes that diversity among its many members strengthens the institution, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas, and enriches campus life.  

\item VIOLENT BEHAVIOR POLICY: Purdue University is committed to providing a safe and secure campus environment for members of the university community. Purdue strives to create an educational environment for students and a work environment for employees that promote educational and career goals. Violent Behavior impedes such goals. Therefore, Violent Behavior is prohibited in or on any University Facility or while participating in any university activities.

\item EMERGENCY PREPARATION:
In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances beyond the instructor’s control. Relevant changes to this course will be posted onto the course website or can be obtained by contacting the instructors or TAs via email or phone. You are expected to read your @purdue.edu email on a frequent basis.

Guidelines regarding ensuring access to emergency information:
\begin{itemize}
\item Keep your cell phone on to receive a Purdue ALERT text message
\item Log into a Purdue computer connected to the network to receive any Desktop Popup Alerts
\item If you have a “no cell phone” in class policy allow one or two students who have signed up for Purdue ALERT to keep their phones on to receive any alerts
\end{itemize}

\end{itemize}


\noindent
{\bf Course Schedule (subject to change):}

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% WEEK 1 and 2 & Review of Probability (STAT416) \\ \hline
% WEEK 1 and 2 & Review of Probability (STAT416) \\ \hline
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Mon.& Jan. 9&   Review of Probability Theory (STAT 416)\\ 
Wed.& Jan. 11&   Review of Probability Theory (STAT 416)\\ 
Fri.& Jan. 13&   Review of Probability Theory (STAT 416)\\
Mon.& Jan. 16&   NO CLASSES - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. \\
Wed.& Jan. 18&   Review of Probability Theory (STAT 416)\\ 
Fri.& Jan. 20&   Review of Probability Theory (STAT 416)\\ 
Mon.& Jan. 23&   Chapter 5 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Jan. 25&   Chapter 5 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Jan. 27&   Chapter 6.1 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Jan. 30&   Chapter 6.1 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Feb. 1&    Chapter 6.1 of the textbook \\
Fri.& Feb. 3&    Chapter 6.2 of the textbook \\
Mon.& Feb. 6&    Chapter 6.2 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Feb. 8&    Chapter 6.3.1 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Feb. 10&   Chapter 6.3.1 of the textbook \\
Mon.& Feb. 13&   Chapter 6.3.2 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Feb. 15&   Chapter 6.3.2 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Feb. 17&   Chapter 6.3.2 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Feb. 20&   Chapter 6.3.3 of the textbook  \\
Wed.& Feb. 22&   Chapter 6.3.3 of the textbook \\
Fri.& Feb. 24&   Chapter 6.3.4 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Feb. 27&   Midterm Review\\
Wed.& Mar. 1&    Class canceled (for midterm exam)\\
Fri.& Mar. 3&    Chapter 6.3.5 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Mar. 6&    Chapter 6.3.5 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Mar. 8&    Chapter 6.3.6, 6.4.1 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Mar. 10&   Chapter 6.4.2 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Mar. 13&   NO CLASSES - SPRING BREAK \\
Wed.& Mar. 15&   NO CLASSES - SPRING BREAK \\
Fri.& Mar. 17&   NO CLASSES - SPRING BREAK \\
Mon.& Mar. 20&   Chapter 6.4.2 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Mar. 22&   Chapter 6.4.3 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Mar. 24&   Chapter 7.1 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Mar. 27&   Chapter 7.1 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Mar. 29&   Chapter 7.1 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Mar. 31&    Chapter 7.2.1 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Apr. 3&    Chapter 7.2.2-7.2.3 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Apr. 5&    Chapter 7.2.3 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Apr. 7&    Chapter 7.2.3-7.2.4 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Apr. 10&   Chapter 7.2.4 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Apr. 12&   Chapter 7.4 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Apr. 14&   Chapter 9.1 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Apr. 17&   Chapter 9.1 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Apr. 19&   Chapter 9.1 of the textbook\\
Fri.& Apr. 21&   Chapter 9.1 of the textbook\\
Mon.& Apr. 24&   Chapter 9.2 of the textbook\\
Wed.& Apr. 26&   Review\\
Fri.& Apr. 28&   Review\\
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