Announcements

9 Jan: Welcome to Math 563! Please read the information on this website and then log into Campuswire for furhter announcements for the course for the remainder of the semester.

**Course and lecture schedule will be posted under the "Schedule" link above.**

**Further course news and homework will be posted on Campuswire.**

Software help

JMP software is available to students at IIT labs on campus.

Download R, and to read about it, click on the link "What is R"?

Downloadable Books on R: An Introduction to R, by William N. Venables, David M. Smith and the R Development Core Team; Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics - Introduction, Code and Commentary, by John H. Maindonald.
See also Prof. Yang's post on learning R in 15 minutes.

Help with typing math: TeX, etc.

You are encouraged to type your assignments. You can access LaTeX in the computer labs; more information and help can be found on this departmental page. Note: for Macs, I recommend TeXShop.
You might also consider using the what-you-see-is-what-you-get text editor TeXmacs; it makes it unnecessary for you to learn the LaTeX typesetting language while producing output of comparable quality. The program is freely downloadable, available for various platforms, able to import and export LaTeX files, and offers a plugin for certain software packages. Finally, you may just prefer to do things online and not download anything; for that I recommend Overleaf.

Help @ARC

The ARC provides the following free services:
- Peer tutoring for a wide range of courses
- Exam reviews
- Supplement Instruction
- Workshops and Seminars
- Group study
- Computing and Printing
Location: Hermann Hall Building-First Floor (Northwest Corner) Room HH-112
Telephone: (312) 567-5216
Email: arc@iit.edu

Math 563: Mathematical Statistics

Syllabus - Course Overview

Time&place	The class meets 10am-11:15am TR Location: RE-102. COVID-19 CLASS DISRUPTION: MOVING ONLINE! We are using Google Meet for lectures, shared videos of my notes/lecture via Explain Everything EDU, homework submiossion on Google Classroom, and continue to use Campuswire for an online discussion forum!
Description	Theory of sampling distributions; interval and point estimation, sufficient statistics, order statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation and linear regression; introduction to linear models.
Goals	(1) Develop proficiency in the concepts listed above. (2) Develop good habits of understanding, communicating, and writing statistical analyses.
Prerequisites	MATH 475 Probability (or MATH 540 Probability).
Textbook	Statistical inference, 2nd edition, by George Casella nad Roger L. Berger.
Software	Some of the assignments in this course will involve the use of statistical computing systems. No previous experience with computer programming is assumed, but I expect that you are able and willing to familiarize yourself with the use of the program of your choice. You can use the JMP software which shouuld be available to students in IIT labs. From time to time, I will use R to show examples; R is free to download at http://cran.r-project.org/. For graduate students, use of R is strongly recommended. The instructor's software of choice for this course will be R.
Instructor	Sonja Petrović Office: RE 208. Office hours: Wednesdays 12:30-1:30, and by appointment (mostly available on Thursdays 11:30-12:30). COVID-19 CLASS DISRUPTION: MOVING ONLINE!New office hours: Mondays 9-10pm and Thursdays 11:15am-12:15pm. Use Google Meet listed in our Campuswire forum. e-contact: The best way to e-communicate with the instructor is via Campuswire -- here is the sign-up link; course code will be given out first day of class. If you must email, please use Sonja.Petrovic@iit.edu and put the course number in the subject line. Your message will generally be answered within 48 hours, but generally faster on Campuswire, given the sheer volume of emails arriving to my inbox.
Graduate assistant	The graduate assistant for this course is Xiaoxia Tang, who will hold office hours on Mondays 3:30-5:30pm and Thursdays 9-10am, room RE-129 (the usual applied math graduate TA office). COVID-19 CLASS DISRUPTION: MOVING ONLINE! Online office hours provided -- see Campuswire post from TA for details! Visit the IIT Applied Math Virtual Math Tutoring Center! e-contact: The best way to contact the TA is to post a note on Campuswire. For particular/personal homework grading inquiries: xtang15@hawk.iit.edu.