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Statistics (STAT)

30 courses in the 1987–88 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.

Notes

Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.

Introductory Note

The following courses are offered in conjunction with the Division of Mathematics for Industry and Commerce: STAT 331, 332, 333, 335, 371, 443

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STAT 202 Elementary Statistics for BiologistsF 2C,1L 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.

For Science students only.

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STAT 204 Statistics for the Physical Sciences 1F 2C,iL 0.5

Descriptive statistics. Probability, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions. Estimation and hypothesis testing, goodness of fit.

For Science students only.

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STAT 220 Introduction to Statistical Methods 1F 3C,1T 0.5

Introduction to design of experiments; descriptive statistics (histograms, summary statistics, stem and leaf plots, correlation); probability (the ‘normal and binomial distributions, other continuous and discrete distributions), chance vari- ‘ability (linear combinations of random variables, the central limit theorem). Prereq: MATH 1308 Not open to Honours Mathematics students. Antireq: STAT 230, 240

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STAT 221 Introduction to Statistical Methods 2W 3C,1T 0.5

Chance models (applied to measurement error and genetics); tests of significance (One-.and two-sample z- and t-tests); simple linear regression (including analysis of variance and parameter estimation); survey sampling (including estimation of means, totals and proportions in simple random sampling).

Prereq: STAT 220

Not open te Honours Mathematics students.

Antireq: STAT 231, 241

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STAT 230 ProbabilityF,W,S 3C,1T 0.5

The laws of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, expectation, central limit theorem.

Prereq: MATH 130B

Antireq: STAT 220, 240

Also offered at St. Jerome's College in the Fall term.

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STAT 231 StatisticsF,W,S 3C,1T 0.5

Estimation, tests of significance, probability plots. Contingency tables, normal distribution theory, simple linear regression. ; Prereq: MATH 230A, STAT 230: ~ Antireq: STAT 221, 241 Also offered at St. Jerome's College in the Winter term.

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STAT 240 ProbabilityF,W 3C 0.5

STAT 240 is an advanced-level enriched version of STAT 230. Prereq: MATH 130B Antireq: STAT 220, 230

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STAT 241 StatisticsW,S 3C 0.5

STAT 241 is an advanced-level enriched version of STAT 231. Prereq: MATH 230A, STAT 230 Antireg: STAT 221, 231

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STAT 304 Statistics 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. Prereq: STAT 202 or 204 For Science students only.

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STAT 311 Regression and Sampling Methods for AccountingF 3C 0.5

Review of tests of significance, confidence intervals, and properties of the normal distribution. Norma! linear models Elementary sampling theory.

Prereq: A one-term course in statistics or probability ‘

Open only to students in Honours Arts Accounting Programs.

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STAT 321 Applied Regression AnalysisW 3C 0.5

Review of normal theory. Normal linear

models. Variable selection. Weighted

feast squares. Non-normal models. Prereq: STAT 221 — ‘ Not open to Honours Mathematics

students. : Antireg: STAT 331

Course Descriptions 16.111 Mathematics: Statistics

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STAT 322 Application of Sampling SurveysF 3C 0.5

The planning of surveys; simple random sampling; stratified sampling; ratio and difference estimators; cluster and systematic sampling.

Prereq: STAT 221

Not open to Honours Mathematics students.

Antireq: STAT 332

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STAT 330 Statistical Theory and MethodsF,W 3C 0.5

Random variables and distribution theory. Functions of random variables. Limiting distributions. Hypothesis testing. Estimation. Large sample theory.

Prereq: MATH 230B, STAT 231

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STAT 331 Applied Linear ModelsF,W,S 3C 0.5

Review of normal theory. The multivariate normal distribution. Normal linear models. Variable selection. Extensions to weighted least squares and non-normal models. Prereq: MATH 234A,.STAT 231 Antireq: STAT 321

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STAT 332 SamplingF,S 3C 0.5

Introduction to survey sampling of popu-

lations. Elementary sampling designs.

Efficiency comparisons for sampling

designs and estimation procedures. Prereq: STAT 231 or the equivalent Antireq: STAT 322

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STAT 333 Applied ProbabilityF,W,S 3C 0.5

Review of basic probability. Generating functions. Theory of recurrent events. Markov chains, Markov processes, and their applications.

Prereq: STAT 230

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STAT 335 Statistical Process ControlW 3C 0.5

: Philosophy of process control. Control

charts and their application. Acceptance sampling. Sequential methods in process control. Assessing the cost of quality. Introduction to experimental design.

Prereq: One of STAT 231, M SCI 251, ME 202, SY DE 214, or consent of the instructor

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STAT 371 Stochastic OR ModelsW 3C 0.5

An introduction to t.¢ use of probabilistic models inop. ._... research. Techniques and applications of queueing theory, inventory theory and reliability theory.

Prereq: STAT 333

16:112 Course Descriptions

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STAT 430 Experimental DesignF,S 3C 0.5

Introduction to designed experiments. Basic experimental! designs. Factorial arrangement of treatments. Confounding and fractional replication. Selected topics.

Prereq: STAT 331 or consent of instructor

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STAT 431 Applications of Regression ModelsW 3C 0.5

Review of the normal linear model; response surface methodology; nonlinear normal models; linear models for binary data and cross-classification; tog linear models for contingency tables; selected topics..

Prereq: STAT 331

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STAT 433 Stochastic ProcessesF 3C 0.5

Point processes. Renewal theory.

Stationary processes. Selected topics. Prereq: STAT 333 or consent of

instructor

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STAT 440 Statistical ComputingF 3C 0.5

Problems associated with the analysis of stochastic systems and statistical data by computer; simulation techniques, numerical algorithms, programming. for statistical problems and statistical packages.

Prereq: STAT 331

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STAT 443 ForecastingW 3C 0.5

Model building. Multiple regression and forecasting. Exponential smoothing. Box- Jenkins models. Smoothing of seasonal data.

Prereq: STAT 331 or consent of instructor

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STAT 444 W X O05

An introduction to Econometrics

Description and analysis of econometric

models such as autoregressive models.

lag models, models with errors in vari-

ables, simultaneous equations models. Prereq: STAT 331

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STAT 450 Estimation and Hypothesis TestingW 3C 0.5

Discussion of general inference problems under the headings of point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing and decision theory. Large sample normal likelihoods, maximum likelinood estimation, theory of UMV estimation, least squares, Neyman-Pearson theory of hypothesis testing.

Prereq: STAT 330

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STAT 464 Topics in Probability Theory0.5

Prereq: STAT 333 or consent of instructor . May not be offered 1987-88.

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STAT 466 Topics in Statistics 10.5

Prereq: STAT 330,331 or consent of instructor

May not be offered 1987-88.

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STAT 454 Sampling Theory and Practice

Not offered in 1987–88.

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STAT 467 Topics in Statistics 2 STAT“468 Readings in Statistics 1

Not offered in 1987–88.

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STAT 469 Readings in Statistics 2 Department of Mechanical

Not offered in 1987–88.

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