ST220-12 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

Academic year
21/22
Department
Statistics
Level
Undergraduate Level 2
Module leader
Alice Kirichenko
Credit value
12
Module duration
10 weeks
Assessment
Multiple
Study location
University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

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Introductory description

This module runs in Term 1 and is optional for students in their second year and from outside the Statistics department. It is of particular relevance to students who may be interested in taking third year Statistics modules.
Students from outside Statistics and not in their second year should take 'ST226-12 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics' instead, which is identical to this module.

This module is not available to students who have their home department in Statistics, who take equivalent modules.

Prerequisites: ST111 Probability A and ST112 Probability B
Leads to: Many ST3 modules.

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Module aims

This module is designed for students in the Mathematics, Computer Science and other non-Statistics departments. It will introduce the main ideas of statistical inference emphasising the use of likelihood for estimation and testing. These ideas are fundamental to the use of statistics in modern applications such as mathematical finance, telecommunications, bioinformatics as well as more traditional areas such as insurance, engineering and the social sciences.

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

  1. Standard families of Probability distributions: Binomial, Geometric, Poisson, Exponential, Gamma, Gaussian.
  2. The weak law of large numbers and central limit theorem.
  3. The Multivariate Gaussian distribution. Orthogonality and Independence for jointly Gaussian random variables.
    Distributions derived from the Gaussian: Chi-squared, t and F.
  4. The notion of a parametrized Statistical model, and examples.
  5. Likelihood including maximum likelihood estimates and use of likelihood ratios to compare hypotheses.
  6. The repeated sampling principle: bias and MSE, confidence intervals and p-values.
  7. Fisher's theorem on Gaussian sampling, and its extension to linear regression.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

Indicative reading list

View reading list on Talis Aspire

Subject specific skills

TBC

Transferable skills

TBC

Study time

Type Required Optional
Lectures 30 sessions of 1 hour (25%) 2 sessions of 1 hour
Tutorials 5 sessions of 1 hour (4%)
Private study 73 hours (61%)
Assessment 12 hours (10%)
Total 120 hours

Private study description

Weekly revision of lecture notes and materials, wider reading and practice exercises, working on problem sets and preparing for examination.
There will be fortnightly problem sets which will be marked and returned with feedback in tutorials.

Costs

No further costs have been identified for this module.

You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Assessment group D1
Weighting Study time Eligible for self-certification
Multiple Choice Quiz 1 2% 3 hours Yes (waive)

A multiple choice quiz which will take place during the term that the module is delivered.
Multiple Choice Quiz 2 3% 3 hours Yes (waive)

A multiple choice quiz which will take place during the term that the module is delivered.
Multiple Choice Quiz 3 2% 3 hours Yes (waive)

A multiple choice quiz which will take place during the term that the module is delivered.
Multiple Choice Quiz 4 3% 3 hours Yes (waive)

A multiple choice quiz which will take place during the term that the module is delivered.
On-campus Examination 90% No

The examination paper will contain four questions, of which the best marks of THREE questions will be used to calculate your grade.

~Platforms - Moodle

  • Answerbook Pink (12 page)
  • Students may use a calculator
Assessment group R1
Weighting Study time Eligible for self-certification
In-person Examination - Resit 100% No

The examination paper will contain four questions, of which the best marks of THREE questions will be used to calculate your grade.

~Platforms - Moodle

  • Answerbook Pink (12 page)
  • Students may use a calculator
Feedback on assessment

Answers to the formative problems sets will be marked and returned to students in a tutorial or seminar taking place the following week when students will have the opportunity to discuss it.

Solutions and cohort level feedback will be provided for the examination.

Past exam papers for ST220

Post-requisite modules

If you pass this module, you can take:

Anti-requisite modules

If you take this module, you cannot also take:

Courses

This module is Optional for:

  • Year 3 of UMAA-G1NC Undergraduate Mathematics and Business Studies
  • Year 3 of UMAA-GL11 Undergraduate Mathematics and Economics

This module is Option list A for:

  • Year 2 of UMAA-G105 Undergraduate Master of Mathematics (with Intercalated Year)
  • Year 2 of UMAA-G100 Undergraduate Mathematics (BSc)
  • UMAA-G103 Undergraduate Mathematics (MMath)
    • Year 2 of G100 Mathematics
    • Year 2 of G103 Mathematics (MMath)
  • Year 2 of UMAA-G106 Undergraduate Mathematics (MMath) with Study in Europe
  • Year 2 of UMAA-G1NC Undergraduate Mathematics and Business Studies
  • Year 2 of UMAA-G1N2 Undergraduate Mathematics and Business Studies (with Intercalated Year)
  • Year 2 of UMAA-GL11 Undergraduate Mathematics and Economics
  • Year 2 of UECA-GL12 Undergraduate Mathematics and Economics (with Intercalated Year)
  • Year 2 of UMAA-G101 Undergraduate Mathematics with Intercalated Year

This module is Option list B for:

  • Year 2 of UCSA-G4G1 Undergraduate Discrete Mathematics
  • Year 2 of UCSA-G4G3 Undergraduate Discrete Mathematics