620-372 Applied Statistical Inference

Passing 620-372 precludes subsequent credit for 620-270 or 620-272.

620-371 and 620-202.

This subject extends the theory of inference developed in 620-202 Statistics and demonstrates how it is applied in practice. Students will develop an understanding of the principles of statistical inference and will learn to use a number of important specific techniques in applied statistics.

Topics covered include principles and fundamental results in estimation and hypothesis testing, including consistency, sufficiency, minimum variance unbiased estimation, likelihood methods and associated asymptotic theory, optimal tests and likelihood ratio tests; and generalised linear models. Application of the above methodologies to logistic regression (analysis of grouped and ungrouped binary data), log-linear models (analysis of two- and higher-dimensional contingency tables) and survival analysis (Kaplan-Meier estimates, parametric models, non-parametric models) is also studied.

Up to 50 pages of written assignments due during semester (20%); a 3-hour written examination in the examination period (80%).