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Related Preparation |
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Review of probability. Discrete and continuous probability disrtributions, expected value, variance and higher moments, moment generating and probability generating functions. |
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Estimation, statistical inference, prior and posterior distributions, conjugate prior distributions, random sums. |
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Bayes estimators, loss functions, maximum likelihood estimators, moment matching. |
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Properties of point estimators. Unbiasedness, consistency,efficiency of an estimator. Sufficiency statistics. The Cramer Rao theorem. Properties of Maximum Likelihood estimators. |
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Sampling distributions of estimators, confidence intervals, unbiased estimators of the mean and the variance.Fisher information matrix. |
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Testing hypotheses. Uniformely most powerful tests. One sided and two sided tests. Likelihood ratio tests. |
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Testing the difference between two means, the F distribution, Bayes test procedures. |
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Categorical data and nonparametric methods. Tests of goodness of fit, contingency tables, tests of homogeneity, robust estimation, sign and rank tests. |
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9) |
Nonparametric tests continued. Order statistics. |
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10) |
Linear Statistical models: method of least squres, single and multivariable regression. |
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11) |
Linear regression continued. Forward addition and backward elimination methods in regression.Correlation. A complete example. |
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12) |
Analysis of variance. |
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13) |
Simulation; simulating specific distributions, Markov chains, Markov chain Monte Carlo. |
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14) |
Application examples of statistical inference. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Ability to assimilate mathematic related concepts and associate these concepts with each other.
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Ability to gain qualifications based on basic mathematical skills, problem solving, reasoning, association and generalization.
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3) |
Be able to organize events, for the development of critical and creative thinking and problem solving skills, by using appropriate methods and techniques. |
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Ability to make individual and team work on issues related to working and social life. |
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Ability to transfer ideas and suggestions, related to topics about his/her field of interest, written and verball. |
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Ability to use mathematical knowledge in technology. |
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7) |
To apply mathematical principles to real world problems. |
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Ability to use the approaches and knowledge of other disciplines in Mathematics. |
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9) |
Be able to set up and develope a solution method for a problem in mathematics independently, be able to solve and evaluate the results and to apply them if necessary. |
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To be able to link abstract thought that one has to concrete events and to transfer the solutions and examine and interpret the results scientifically by forming experiments and collecting data. |
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To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. |
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To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself. |
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