18.441 Statistical Inference, Spring 2002
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Author(s)
Hardy, Michael
Alternative Title
Statistical Inference
Date Issued
June 2002
Abstract
Reviews probability and introduces statistical inference. Point and interval estimation. The maximum likelihood method. Hypothesis testing. Likelihood-ratio tests and Bayesian methods. Nonparametric methods. Analysis of variance, regression analysis and correlation. Chi-square goodness of fit tests. More theoretical than 18.443 (Statistics for Applications) and more detailed in its treatment of statistics than 18.05 (Introduction to Probability and Statistics).
Subjects
Point and interval estimation
The maximum likelihood method
Hypothesis testing
Nonparametric methods
Chi-square goodness of fit tests
Likelihood-ratio tests and Bayesian methods
probability, statistical inference
Analysis of variance, regression analysis and correlation
Mathematical statistics
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
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