College of the Holy Cross
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

• Syllabus.
  
  
• Textbook: Mathematical Statistics, 7th Ed. Dennis Wackerly, William Mendenhall, and Richard L. Scheaffer, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0495110811 This is the textbook that was used in MATH 375, Probability Theory.
  


• Assignments
  
  
  • Assignment #1, due Wednesday, January 31. Read Sections 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3.
    • From Section 7.2, problems 7.10, 7.12, 7.14, 7.16, 7.20, 7.21 (show your work), 7.29, 7.30, 7.33.
      
      
  • Assignment #2, due Wednesday, February 7. Read Sections 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5
    • From Section 7.3, problems 7.42, 7.46, 7.48, 7.54, 7.56, 7.58.
    • From Section 7.5, problems 7.70, 7.72, 7.74 (Hint: (a) is an exact calculation), 7.76, 7.80, 7.84.
      
      
  • Assignment #3, due Wednesday, February 14. Read Sections 8.1 to 8.5.
    • From Section 8.2, problems 8.6, 8.8, 8.12.
    • From Section 8.4, problems 8.24, 8.26, 8.28, 8.32.
    • From Section 8.5, problems 8.40, 8.44, 8.46.
    • An interesting link on the use of placebos in drug trials. "Is it good science or medical neglect?".
    
    
  • Assignment #4, due Wednesday, February 21. Read Sections 8.6 to 8.9.
    • From Section 8.6, problems 8.56, 8.64, 8.66, 8.68.
    • From Section 8.7, problems 8.72, 8.74, 8.78.
    • From Section 8.8, problems 8.82, 8.84, 8.88, 8.90.
    • From Section 8.9, problems 8.96, 8.100, 8.102.
    
    
  • Assignment #5, due Wednesday, February 28. Read Sections 9.1 to 9.5
    • From Section 9.2, problems 9.2, 9.4.
    • From Section 9.3, problems 9.16, 9.18, 9.24, 9.26.
    • From Section 9.4, problems 9.41, 9.42, 9.46.
    • From Section 9.5, problems 9.64, 9.66.
    
    
  • Hour Exam #1, 6:30 PM, March 14. Covering through Section 9.5.
    • Terms and concepts to know for Test 1
    • Test 1 Sample.
    • Test 1 Sample Solutions.
    
    
  • Assignment #6, due Wednesday, March 21. Read Sections 9.6 and 9.7
    • From Section 9.7, problems 9.82, 9.84, 9.85, 9.86, 9.88,
    
    
  • Assignment #7, due Wednesday, March 28. Read Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4.
    • From Section 10.2, problems 10.2, 10.4, 10.6.
    • From Section 10.3, problems 10.18, 10.20, 10.22, 10.24, 10.34.
    • From Section 10.4, problems 10.38, 10.42.
    
    
  • Assignment #8, due Wednesday, April 11. Read Section 10.5 to 10.12. Also, read the following link about p-values.
    • One-size-fits-all p-values from Nature.
    • From Section 10.5, problems 10.46, 10.48.
    • From Section 10.6, problems 10.52, 10.53, 10.54, 10.56.
    • From Section 10.8, 10.64a,c, 10.66a,b, 10.67, 10.70,a, b(i), 10.72, 10.76.
    • From Section 10.9, problems 10.78, 10.81, 10.82a,b(i),c(i), 10.84a,c, 10.86.
    • From Section 10.10, problems 10.91, 10.92, 10.94, 10.96.
    • From Section 10.11, problems 10.106, 10.108, 10.112.
    
    
  • Hour Exam #2, 6:30-8:00 PM, Wednesday, April 18. Covering Sections 9.6 to 10.12.
    
    
  • Assignment #9, due Wednesday, May 7. Read Sections 11.1-11.9.
    • From Section 11.3, problems 11.9, 11.13.
    • From Section 11.4, problems 11.15 and 11.19.
    • From Section 11.5, problems 11.24 (skip part (b)) and 11.25 (skip part (b)).
    • From Section 11.6, problems 11.36.
    • From Section 11.7, problem 11.47.
    • From Section 11.8, problems 11.52, 11.55.
    
    
  • Final exam, Monday, May 14, 8:00 - 10:30 AM.
    • Final Exam Sample.
    • Final Exam Sample Solutions.