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STAT6001 Fundamental Mathematical Statistics |
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Number of Credits |
3 |
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Offering School |
48 |
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Course Instructor |
James Fullwood <Email:fullwood@sjtu.edu.cn> |
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Course Level |
Postgraduate |
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Language of Instruction |
English |
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First Day of Class |
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 |
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Last Day of Class |
Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 |
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Course Component |
Lecture |
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Mode of Teaching |
Synchronous Course recordings available for students. |
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Meeting Time |
Week 1-16: Tuesdays, 12:55-15:45 PM |
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Time Zone |
Beijing Time（UTC+8） |
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Restrictions |
Both single and multi-variable calculus are required for this course. |
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Course Description |
To better understand nature and the world around us, we perform experiments and collect data so that we may identify patterns and regularities in the structures we investigate. Probability theory and statistical inference are fundamental to such investigation, thus playing a fundamental role in every field of quantitative science. In this course, we take a bottom-up appraoch to probability theory and statistics, building the theory up from its basic mathematical foundations. Conceptual understanding will be emphasized over algorithmic calculations, and students are expected to come away with a sense of how and why we use the modern methods of probability theory and statistical inference. As such, this course will be useful to students from diverse backgrounds such as biology, chemistry, psychology, engineering and computer science, and will lay a solid foundation for further, more specialized study of probability theory and statistics. |
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Assessment Format |
1. Project: 10% 2. Homework: 20% 3. Mid-Term Exam: 30% 4. Final Exam: 40% |
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Syllabus |
English |