Text Jay L. Devore, Probability and Statistics, 6th edition.

Coverage: Chapters 1 - 7, (tentative).

Grading:

• There will be 5 in-class 40-minute tests. The worst will be dropped. The remaining 4 will constitute the classwork grade.
  Every student can make-up one test. To make-up two or more tests legitimate and well documented reasons should be given for each absence.
  Schedule of tests: Feb. 12, 26, Mar. 11, Apr. 1, 27.
• There will be a 2-hour cumulative final exam.
• The best of the classwork grade and the final exam grade will count 66% towards the semester grade, the worst will count 34% towards the semester grade.

  The students are required to read the book and do homework in pace with the lectures. Collaboration is allowed on homework but not on tests. The homework assignments are posted at the course website http://www.math.umd.edu/~dmitry/STAT400.html

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