YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
STAT 847, Nonparametric Statistics, Course code: 2164, Summer 1998

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Instructor:            Dr. Guang-Hwa A. Chang
Office:                  1032 Cushwa Hall
Phone Number:    (330) 742-1818
E-mail:                chang@math.ysu.edu    <=  virtual office hours
Web address:      http://www.cis.ysu.edu/~chang/
Office hours:       10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. ,  M T W  or by appointment.
Text:                    Practical Nonparametric Statistics, 2nd edition, W. J. Conover, John Wiley & Sons.
Course Description:   Nonparametric statistical inferences including tests of hypotheses for one-sample, two or more related or independent samples, dependence, goodness-of-fit, trend, and related topics.

Project assignment:

Material to be covered:
     Chapter        Topics
1 1.1-1.6     Probability Theory
2 2.1-2.6     Statistical Inference
3 3.1-3.5     Some Tests Based on the Binomial Distribution
4 4.1-4.8     Contingency Tables
5 5.1-5.13   Some Methods Based on Ranks
6 6.1-6.5     Statistics of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Type
Additional material may be added by instructor.

Grading Policy:
Two tests (each 20%)
Homework & Quizzes (30%)
Final Exam (30%)
Total 100%

Final Grade:
90% to 100% ======== A
80% to below 90%  ==== at least a B
70% to below 80%  ==== at least a C
60% to below 70%  ==== at least a D
below 60% ========== at most a D

Make-up policy:
Make-up tests will only be given to student who misses a test due to an extreme emergency and has notified the instructor within 24 hours after the exam, or a sufficient time period before the exam. The student will be expected to provide verification, such as signed statement and phone number, to verify the reason for his or her absence from the exam. No make-up quizzes will be given.

Homework and projects:
Homework will be assigned and collected. "Study group" is strongly encouraged. However, each student must hand in their own write-up. If you are having trouble, please see me right away. I recommend that you work on the homework corresponding to the latest lecture as soon as it is assigned. Graduate students will be expected to do extra problems for their tests and homework.

Attendance:
It is expected that you will make every possible effort to attend all classes. Students who missed class are responsible for finding out any pertinent information concerning the course from the instructor.

Recommendations:
Successful students have found that the subject demands frequent intensive study with lots of problem solving. Participating in group discussions is always helpful to yourself and others in learning. If you have any special problem or learning difficulties, please see me immediately. A scientific hand calculator that has the mean and standard deviation functions maybe needed.

The last day to drop the course with a grade of “W”: Monday, July 6, 1998.

Tentative schedule of tests:

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