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Mathematical Statistics

Code 13930
Year 3
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload TP(60H)
Scientific area Mathematics
Entry requirements NA
Learning outcomes To identify, develop and apply statistical models for inference; evaluate statistical inference and decision errors.
Syllabus 1. Statistical models: exponential models, distributions and empirical moments, exhaustive and complete statistics, Fisher and Kullback information. 2. Parametric estimation: centric and convergent estimators, estimator efficiency, point estimation methods, estimation by regions of confidence. 3. Hypothesis tests: significance and power, convergence of successions of tests, Neyman-Pearson's theorem, multiple hypothesis tests, adjustment tests. 4. Simple linear regression model: least squares estimators, linearity test of the model in the Normal case.
Main Bibliography Cramer, H. (1991) Mathematical Methods of Statistics, Princeton Univ. Press. Kiefer, J. C. (1987) Introduction to Statistical Inference, Springer-Verlag. Lehmann, E.L. (1970) Testing Statistical Hypothesis, Wiley, New York. Schervish, M. (1997) Theory of Statistics, Springer
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2019-07-10

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