STAT 5600 [0.5 credit] (MAT 5190) Mathematical Statistics I
Statistical decision theory; likelihood functions; sufficiency; factorization theorem; exponential families; UMVU estimators; Fisher's information; Cramer-Rao lower bound; maximum likelihood, moment estimation; invariant and robust point estimation; asymptotic properties; Bayesian point estimation.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as STAT 4500, for which additional credit is precluded.
Biostatistics
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The M.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics: Specialization in Biostatistics is part of the M.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics with Concentration in Statistics and has two completion options.
Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Calendar
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Students must complete the requirements for the concentration in Mathematics or the concentration in Statistics. The M.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics: Specialization in Bioinformatics is part of the M.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics with Concentration in Mathematics. The M.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics: Specialization in Biostatistics is part of the M.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics with Concentration in Statistics.