140.774.01
Foundations of Statistics II
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Biostatistics
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Frequency Schedule
Every Other Year
Resources
Prerequisite
140.773
Investigates the foundations of statistics as applied to assessing the evidence provided by an observed set of data. Topics include: law of likelihood, the likelihood principle, evidence and the likelihood paradigm for statistical inference; failure of the Neyman-Pearson and Fisherian theories to evaluate evidence; marginal, conditional, profile and other likelihoods; and applications to common problems of inference.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Compare and criticize the basic paradigms of statistical inference
- Formulate and contrast concepts of statistical evidence