STAT 261

Introduction to Probability and Statistics II

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-1-0

Estimation and hypothesis testing; normal sampling distribution theory; analysis of variance and the design of experiments; regression and correlation; analysis of categorical data; distribution-free procedures. The mathematical foundations of statistical inference will be introduced and illustrated with examples from a variety of disciplines.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 261, 251, 256.

Prerequisites: 254 or 260.

Undergraduate course in Statistics offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the Faculty of Science.