General description

A compulsory intermediate studies course for major subject students.

Learning outcomes

The course familiarises students with statistical decision-making based on observational data by introducing the most important characteristics of estimators and estimation methods.

Contents

See objectives.

Teaching language

Finnish

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Recommended year of study

2. year autumn
2. year spring
3. year autumn
3. year spring

Study materials

1. Davison, A., Statistical Models. Cambridge University Press 2003.
2. Garthwaite, P., Jolliffe, I. T., Jones, B., Statistical Inference. Oxford University Press 2002.
3. Rohatgi, V. K., Statistical Inference. Dover Publications 2003.
4. Hogg, R. V., Tanis, E. A., Probability and Statistical Inference. Prentice Hall cop. 2001.
   
5. Casella, G., Berger, R. L., Statistical inference. Pacific Grove (Calif.) Duxbury cop. 2002.
   
6. Ekholm, A., Johdatus uskottavuuspäättelyyn. Helsingin yliopisto, Tilastotieteen Laitos, opetusmoniste 2003.

Belongs to following study modules