Spring 2025

Department of Mathematics

Course Title: Theory & Methods of Statistics
Course Number: STAT 420 - Section 0101
Credit Hours: 3
Textbook: Introduction to MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
By Hogg, McKean and Craig, 8th Edition (2018)
Course WebPage: http://www.math.umd.edu/~jjren/STAT420
Prerequisite: STAT 410 or equivalent

Page (Section) Problems Due Date
Homework 1: 20 (Sec 1.3)1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.8, 1.3.13, 1.3.14
32 (Sec 1.4)1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.25, 1.4.26, 1.4.34 Thursday, Feb 6
 
Homework 2: 48 (Sec 1.6)1.6.1, 1.6.3, 1.6.8, 1.6.9
57 (Sec 1.7)1.7.7, 1.7.9(b), 1.7.10, 1.7.22, 1.7.25
75 (Sec 1.9)1.9.3, 1.9.6, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, 1.9.17, 1.9.19*, 1.9.23, 1.9.27 Thursday, Feb 13
82 (Sec 1.10)1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.5, 1.10.6
 
Homework 3: 99 (Sec 2.1)2.1.8, 2.1.10
116 (Sec 2.3)2.3.3, 2.3.10
124 (Sec 2.4)2.4.2, 2.4.8Thursday, Feb 20
133 (Sec 2.5)2.5.2, 2.5.8
153 (Sec 2.8)2.8.3, 2.8.4, 2.8.7, 2.8.9, 2.8.11
 
Homework 4: 207 (Sec 3.5)3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.7, 3.5.8
217 (Sec 3.6)3.6.7, 3.6.11, 3.6.12, 3.6.15Thursday, March 6
 
Homework 5: 244 (Sec 4.2)4.2.3(a)(b), 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.2.9
273 (Sec 4.5)4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.8, 4.5.10Thursday, March 13
327 (Sec 5.1)5.1.2, 5.1.7, 5.1.9
 
Homework 6: 338 (Sec 5.2)5.2.2, 5.2.6, 5.2.7, 5.2.12, 5.2.17
347 (Sec 5.3)5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.9, 5.3.11Thursday, March 27
 
Homework 7: 360 (Sec 6.1)6.1.1(a), 6.1.2, 6.1.4, 6.1.6Thursday, April 10
 
Homework 8: 373 (Sec 6.2)6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.8Thursday, April 17
 
Homework 9: 384 (Sec 6.3)6.3.9, 6.3.11
418 (Sec 7.1)7.1.4Thursday, April 24
425 (Sec 7.2)7.2.2, 7.2.5, 7.2.7
 
Homework 10: 430 (Sec 7.3)7.3.1 (7.2.2 & 7.2.4), 7.3.4, 7.3.5 (7.2.1 & 7.2.2)
433 (Sec 7.4)7.4.1. 7.4.2, 7.4.3, 7.4.5 (Y_1=min{X_1, ..., X_n})Thursday, May 8
 
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438 (Sec 7.5)7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.5.3
445 (Sec 7.6)7.6.1, 7.6.2, 7.6.5(a)