Mathematical Statistics

Code:

M473

Acronym:

M473

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Mathematics

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=2441
Responsible unit:	Department of Mathematics
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Mathematics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AST	0	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	7,5	-
L:B	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	7,5	-
L:CC	0	Plano de estudos de 2008 até 2013/14	3	-	7,5	-
L:F	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	7,5	-
L:G	0	P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula anterior a 09/10	3	-	7,5	-
		P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula em 09/10	3	-	7,5	-
L:M	2	Plano de estudos a partir de 2009	3	-	7,5	-
L:Q	0	Plano de estudos Oficial	3	-	7,5	-
M:EG	1	PE do Mestrado em Engenharia Geográfica	1	-	7,5	-
M:ENM	12	PE do Mestrado em Engenharia Matemática	1	-	7,5	-
M:M	2	PE do Mestrado em Matemática	1	-	7,5	-
			2
M:MAO	2	PE Mestrado em MAOPI	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide a survey of the mathematical structure of statistics.

Program

This course is a strong introduction to the mathematical theory of statistics. Topics covered include general concepts as sufficienty and completeness, exponential families, unbiased estimation, confidence sets, theory of Neyman-Pearson, likelihood tests. An introduction to nonparametric methods is also given.

Mandatory literature

000037653
000040372. ISBN: 0-387-98502-6
000038149. ISBN: 0-471-40635-X

Complementary Bibliography

000036857. ISBN: 0-471-52470-0

Software

R Project

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	70,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is the weighted mean between the classification of the tests or final exam and the project, this with 20%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

The evaluation includes the preparation and discussion of a project, corresponding to 20% of the overall classification.