STAT 421 - Fall 2009

Time and place: MWF 12:10-1:00 in Math 108
Instructor: David Patterson
Office: Math 208
Phone: 243-6748
Office hours:

  • Syllabus

    R resources

  • R project (see "An Introduction to R" under Documentation-Manuals for an intro)
  • R reference card
  • R intro (by Patterson)
  • Some R commands

    Homework

    Problems marked by * are required for graduate students, optional for undergraduates.
  • HW #1 (due Fri., Sep. 11): p.12: #4,6; p.18: #4,5,6,13; p.27: #6,8,10*; p.34: #8,12,18,20*
  • Homework 2, due Mon,. Sep. 21
  • HW #3 (due Fri., Sep. 25): p.64: #3,6,10,17; p.77: #2,5,10,12,13*,20; p.93: #6,12,24,28,30,31*; in-class for Wednesday: Rob - #18, p.67; Kevin - #26, p.95.
  • Homework 4, due Mon,. Oct. 5
  • HW #5 (due Mon., Oct. 12): p. 145: #6,8,10,12*; p. 157: #2,4,8; p. 164: #2,3,5,6,8 (Note: there's a typo in #5 on p. 164; it should be g(y) rather than G(Y))
  • HW #6 (due Mon., Oct. 19): Hand in problems from p. 164 for HW5; in addition, do problem 10 on p. 164.
  • Homework 7, due Mon,. Oct. 26
  • Homework 8, due Mon,. Nov. 2
  • Homework 9, due Mon,. Nov. 9
  • Homework 10, due Mon,. Nov. 16
  • Homework 11, due Mon,. Nov. 30

    Solutions

  • Math Review Answers
  • Homework 1 Solutions
  • Homework 2 Solutions
  • Homework 3 Solutions
  • Homework 4 Solutions
  • Homework 5 Solutions
  • Test 1 Solutions
  • Homework 6 Solutions
  • Homework 7 Solutions
  • Homework 8 Solutions
  • Homework 9 Solutions
  • Test 2 Solutions

    Latex files for solutions (these were created using the shareware programs WinEdt and MikTex)

  • Homework 1 Solutions
  • Homework 2 Solutions
  • Homework 3 Solutions
  • Homework 4 Solutions
  • Homework 5 Solutions
  • Test 1 Solutions
  • Homework 6 Solutions
  • Homework 7 Solutions
  • Homework 8 Solutions
  • Homework 9 Solutions
  • Test 2 Solutions

    R scripts

  • R Examples
  • Example 3.6.5 from DeGroot & Schervish
  • Examples of verifying pdf's of transformations of random variables by simulation
  • Homework 7, Additional Problem 1
  • Homework 7, Additional Problem 3
  • Homework 7, Additional Problem 4

    Last updated: 20 November 2009