53 courses in the 1979–80 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
STAT 202Elementary Statistics for BiologistsF 2c, 1b 0.5
Elementary probability, populations, samples and distributions with biological examples. Methods for data summary and presentation including an introduction to interactive programming. Estimation, hypothesis testing, two-sample techniques and paired comparisons. Contingency tables.
STAT 205Statistics for the Physical Sciences 2W 2C,1L 0.5
Linear regression. Introduction to the design of experiments. Completely randomized and randomized block designs. Analysis of variance. Nonparametric statistics.
STAT 210Applied Probability and StatisticsFLW 3C,1T 0.5
Laws of probability. Discrete and continuous random variables. Uniform, binomial, Poisson, normal distributions. Sampling from a normal population. Student-t, chi-square, F distributions. Estimation and hypothesis testing. Simple linear regression.
Prereq: Math 110a/b
N.B8.: This course is for students in Mechanical Engineering, and is cross listed in Management Sciences as M Sci 21.
STAT 220Introduction to Statistical MethodsF,W,S 3C,1T 0.5
Descriptive statistics, graphical methods, model fitting. Probability theory; discrete and continuous random variables.
Prereq: Math 120a/b, one of CS 116, CS 118, CS 140 N.B.: Stat 220 is not open to Honours Mathematics students. Credit will be given for only one of Stat 220, 230.
STAT 221Introduction to Statistical Methods 2F,W,S 3C,1T 0.5
Tests of significance, maximum likelihood estimation and large sample theory; estimation and testing in the normal distribution. Correlation, regression and the method of least squares.
Prereq: Stat 220
N.B.: Stat 221 is not open to Honours Mathematics students. Credit will be given for only one of Stat 221, 231.
The theory of rates of interest and discount including the theoretical continuous case of forces of interest and discount. Annuities and sinking funds, including the continuous case. Practical and theoretical applications, primarily to mortgages and bonds. Yield rates.
Prereq: Math 130a/b
N.B.: Only one of Stat 270, 273 can be taken for credit. Students planning to enroll in Honours Actuarial Science must take Stat 273.
STAT 284Introduction to Life ContingenciesF,W,S 3C 0.5
Applications of probability to problems of life and death. The determination of single and annual premiums for assurances and annuities. Reserves. Company expenses and their incorporation into premium and cash value calculations.
The design of surveys of human or natural populations for research and planning. How to take a representative sample; efficient estimation of population quantities and sample size determination; ways of reducing response bias.
Prereq: An introductory halt course in Statistics.
N.B.: Stat 300 cannot be taken for credit towards a BMath degree.
STAT 330Introduction to the Theory of StatisticsF,W 3C 0.5
Asecond course in statistics for the non-specialist. Estimation and hypothesis testing related to the normal distribution. Moment generating functions. Maximum likelihood theory. Bivariate normal distribution.
Prereq: Stat 221
N.B.: Credit will be given for only one of Stat 330, 350.
Review of Normal, t, Chi-squared and F distributions and their applications. Introduction to the design of experiments. Analysis of variance, multiple linear regression.
Prereq: Stat 221 or the equivalent.
N.B.: Credit will be given for only one of Stat 331, 3517.
Introduction to sampling of survey populations. Elementary sampling designs. Efficiency comparisons for sampling designs and estimation procedures. Prereq: Stat 221 or the equivalent
N.B.: Credit will be given for only one of Stat 332, 454.
STAT 341Probability and Stochastic Processes 2W 3C 0.5
Continuous probability distributions. Applications of Poisson and other continuous time stochastic processes. Renewal processes. Stationary processes. Prereq: Stat 340 or consent of instructor
Continuous random variables; moments and moment generating function; distribution of t, chi-squared, and F, and their applications. Large sample theory. Prereq: Math 230a/b, Stat 231 or consent of instructor N.B.: Credit will be given for only one of Stat 330, 350.
The multivariate normal distribution, its properties and uses; quadratic forms and Cochran's theorem; multiple regression; introduction to the analysis of variance. Prereq: Stat 350, Math 231a/b
N.B.: Credit will be given for only one of Stat 331, 351.
A course in the calculus of finite differences, to include: summation, numerical integration and differentiation, relation between integration and summation; error theory; topics in numberical analysis.
The requirements for a good experimental design prior to the accumulation of data. The concepts of randomization, replication and experimental error as applied to basic designs; the completely randomized block and latin square designs. Analysis of variance. Introduction to factorial designs.
Prereq: Stat 331 or 351 or consent of instructor.
N.8.: Credit will be given for only one of Stat 430, 452.
Summary statistics. Transformation of data. Plotting techniques. Probability plots. Analysis of residuals. Random number generation techniques. Outliers in regression and analysis of variance data. W-statistics and tests for normality. Computational techniques in multiple unweighted and weighted regression. Prereq: Stat 331 or 351, and an ability to program in FORTRAN.
The decision probiem; Bayesian and classical analyses; acceptance sampling; sequential procedures, an introduction to the statistical aspects of quality control. Prereq: Stat 221, Math 220a/b
STAT 444Statistical Methods with Socio-Economic Applications 1S 20,18 0.5
Survey and analysis of typical statistical models in the Social Sciences. Review of regression analysis. Extensions of the linear model. Specification errors. Time series and forecasting. : Prereq: Stat 331 or 357
STAT 450Topics in Estimation and Hypothesis TestingF 3c 0.5
Discussion of general inference problems under the headings of point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and decision theory. Large sample norma! likelihoods, maximum likelihood estimation, theory of UMV estimation, least squares, Neyman-Pearson theory of hypothesis testing.
STAT 451Statistical Inference with Smail SampiesW 2c 0.5
Logic tests of significance; exact tests and confidence intervals; normal approximations accurate for small samples and relationship to the normality of the likelihood function. Introduction to problems involving more than one parameter.
Logical requirements of designed experiments. Design and analysis of basic complete designs with fixed effects, random effects, or both. Analysis of covariance. Latin squares. Applications. —
Prereq: Stat 331 or 351 or consent of instructor
N.B.: Credit will be given for only one of Stat 430, 452.
Introduction to sample theory and practice. Elementary sampling and designs and estimation procedures. Statistical inference in survey sampling. Interretationships between survey sampling and the design of experiments.
The effects of diseases and non-medical risk factors on bodily systems are explored to determine the amount and incidence of additional morbidity and mortality. Techniques for expressing the increased risk in premiums and reserves are investigated. |
The design of surveys of human or natural populations for research and planning. How to take a representative sample; efficient estimation of population quantities and sample size determination; ways of reducing response bias.
Prereq: An introductory half course in statistics
N.B.: Stat 500 is intended for senior undergraduates and graduate students in faculties other than Mathematics. It cannot be taken for credit towards a Mathematics degree.