MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
MAT3720
Probabilistic models and statistical inference
Not offered at Clayton in 1996
W P Wright
4 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield/Clayton/Peninsula +
Prerequisites: MAT1722
Synopsis Random variables and probability distributions. Particular
distributions and applications. Expected value and variance. Linear
combinations of variables (lightly). Properties of estimators. Power curves.
Sample size determinations. Parameter estimation - method of moments, maximum
likelihood.
Assessment Three assignments: 30% + Examination (1.5 hours): 70%
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