Statistical Theory
Karlstad University
Karlstad
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Statistical Theory
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Code: STGB01
The course aims to further develop students' knowledge of probability theory and inference theory. The course covers the following subject areas: -Various concepts of probability. -Discrete and continuous random variables and their probability distributions, and Tchebysheff's theorem. -How to identify the distribution of random variables by means of the distribution function method, the transformation method, and the moment-generating function method, -Sampling distribution and the central limit theorem. -Common estimation methods, such as feature estimation and the method of maximum likelihood. Point estimates and their properties. Inference-based interval estimation by means of the pivot method.
Entry requirements
Statistics 30 ECTS cr
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