Math 346 - Probability and Statistics II

Credits: 3

Course Description: This is a statistics course for students with a firm mastery of calculus, emphasizing the mathematical and conceptual bases of statistics, with a view to understanding the proper application of standard methods. The course includes thorough treatments of the Central Limit Theorem, the theory of estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression.

Pre-Requisites: MATH 140 and MATH 141 and MATH 345.

Frequency: This course is normally offered once in two years.

Current Textbook:
Required: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications, 4th Ed., by Richard J. Larsen, Morris L. Marx, published by Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006. ISBN 0-13-186793-8.
Recommended: A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using R, by Brian S. Everitt and Torsten Hothorn, 2006, ISBN: 9781584885399. Check with your instructor to make sure this is the textbook used for your section.