Estimating parameters and the fitting of probability distributions. Maximum likelihood estimators and the method of moments. Properties of estimators, including unbiasedness, sufficiency, and consistency. Large sample theory for estimators. Concepts and theory of statistical hypothesis testing. Distributions derived from the Normal distribution. Comparing two samples through hypothesis tests and confidence intervals. Analysis of variance and linear regression.
Estimating parameters and the fitting of probability distributions. Maximum likelihood estimators and the method of moments. Properties of estimators, including unbiasedness, sufficiency, and consistency. Large sample theory for estimators. Concepts and theory of statistical hypothesis testing. Distributions derived from the Normal distribution. Comparing two samples through hypothesis tests and confidence intervals. Analysis of variance and linear regression.