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Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Henryk Zähle.
Assistent: Benedikt Flierl, MSc.
Please contact Benedikt Flierl (flierl[at]math.uni-sb.de) if you have any questions about this course.
Contents
The three basic concepts of statistical inference are
- point estimation,
- confidence regions,
- hypothesis testing.
In this lecture course, these three concepts are introduced and analysed on a sound mathematical level.
Recommended prerequisites
Stochastics I and II, and basic lectures in analysis and linear algebra (e.g. Analysis I-III, Linear Algebra I-II).
This course is intended for students of Mathematics or Actuarial and Financial Mathematics or Mathematics & Computer Science.
Participation in the course requires a basic education in mathematics and a sound knowledge in measure-theoretic probability theory (as taught in the courses Stochastics I and II).
Language
The course will be held in English unless all participants speak German.
Lectures
Tuesday, 8:30-10.00 am, in SR 6 (room 2.17) in building E2 4
Thursday, 8:30-10:00 am, in SR 6 (room 2.17) in building E2 4
Course materials are available here.
Tutorial
Wednesday, 8:30-10.00 am, in SR 6 (room 2.17) in building E2 4.
The first tutorial will take place on 23 April 2025.
Assignments
There will be weekly assignments, which will be uploaded on Thursdays. They are available here.
Submission via CMS one week later (by Thursday, 8:30 am).
The solutions will be discussed in the tutorials.
Exam
At the end of the term, there will be an oral exam.
To be admitted to the exam, you must achieve at least 50% of the total score of the assignments.