ST 505, Spring 2012

ST 505: Applied Nonparametric Statistics
MW 10:15am to 11:30am, 209 Cox Hall
The course provides an introduction to statistical estimation and inference methods that require relatively mild assumptions about the population distribution. Classical nonparametric hypothesis testing methods, Spearman and Kendall correlation coefficients, permutation tests, bootstrap methods, and nonparametric regressions will be covered. Required text: Introduction to Modern Nonparametric Statistics by J. J. Higgins, Duxbury (Thomson)
Instructor: Judy Huixia Wang, 4270 SAS Hall, hwang3@ncsu.edu Office hour: Monday 3pm-5pm or by appointment Teaching Assistant: Woosung Jang, wjang3@ncsu.edu TA office hour: Tuesday 3pm-5pm @ SAS Hall 1101 Handouts Chapter 0: Introduction and Review Chapter 1: One-sample Methods Chapter 2: Two-sample Methods Chapter 3: K-sample Tests Chapter 4: Paired Comparisons & Block Designs Chapter 5: Tests for Trends and Association Chapter 8: Bootstrap Methods Chapter 10: Density Estimation and Nonparametric Regression Homework Homework1 due 01/18/2012 Solution Homework2 due 01/25/2012 Solution Homework3 due 02/01/2012 Solution Homework4 due 02/08/2012 Solution Homework5 due 02/22/2012 Solution Homework6 due 02/29/2012 Solution Homework7 due 03/14/2012 Solution Homework8 due 03/21/2012 Solution Homework9 due 04/04/2012 Solution Feedback Homework10 due 04/18/2012 Last problem is 8.01 not 6.01 Solution Homework11 due 04/23/2012 (Monday) Solution R code Chapter0, Rintro1, Rintro2, Rintro3, Rintro4 QuantileCI, Chapter1 Chapter2 Chapter3 Chapter4 Chapter5 Chapter8 Chapter10 Exams Practice for midterm1 Answer Midterm 1 (2012) Answer Midterm 2 (2011) Answer Midterm 2 (2011) Midterm 2: due on March 26 in class. Answer Final Exam 2011 Solution Data Sets Statistical Tables Applet for F distribution Tables for Jonckheere-Terpstra Test (based on Mann-Whitney test statistics) Acknowledgement: part of the course materials are modified based on those of Christensen, W. F. for Stat 435.	Syllabus Announcements 01/16: no class, Martin Luther King Day 03/05: no class, spring break 03/07: no class, spring break Summary of Midterm 1 04/02: class is canceled. Summary of Midterm 2

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