Title: Mathematical Statistics -- M384C and M384D
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Student information sheet for Mathematical Statistics, SDS 384 Topic 2 and SDS 384 Topic 3

Name: ______________________________  

What name should I call you?  ___________

If you are not yet enrolled, check one:
•	I couldn’t get a seat ___
•	I’m still deciding whether to enroll ___

Are you enrolled in the PhD program in Statistics at UT Austin?  _____

Are you working toward (or planning to work toward) a MS in Statistics at UT Austin? ____
If “yes”, and you’re not currently officially in the program, who is the UT statistics adviser helping you plan your MS Stat sequence of courses?

Do you plan to take both semesters of this course, SDS 384, Topics 2 and 3?   ____________

1.  List other statistics courses you are taking this semester (dept and name):

______________________________________________________________________________

2.  This course requires instructor permission to enroll.  Of course, that can include the graduate advisor.   Usually that is the graduate advisor in statistics, but some others are also qualified to do this.  That person is supposed to assess whether you have the prerequisites for the course.   Who advised you into this course?  

(It’s OK to write that no one did.  In that case, I’ll pay even more attention to the information you provide on the second page of this handout.)

3.  Do you have an undergraduate probability textbook?  ______  If so, what title and author? 

______________________________________________________________________________

4.   Do you have an undergraduate mathematical statistics textbook?  _________  
If so, what title and author?  
_____________________________________________________________________________

5.  Have you used some statistical and/or mathematical software?  _________  

If so, what? ____________________________________________________________

Do you currently have access to a computer with this software? ________________________

6.  Are there any topics you are particularly looking forward to seeing in this two-semester math stat course?  If so, what?

________________________________________________________________________

 Name: __________________________________ 

7.   In what courses you have taken have you covered each of these topics?  List the courses in the table and then refer to them in this top list by the “Ref #” so you don’t have to repeatedly write the title.  Use the back of the page if you need more room to list your courses.

List statistics and probability courses you have taken (and passed):  
Ref # | Name of course | Level (Upper division undergrad, etc.) | Textbook (Title, author, or whatever you remember) | When and where
1 | | | |
2 | | | |
3 | | | |
4 | | | |

a.	Converting an experiment with a random outcome to a random variable and choosing an appropriate probability distribution.   Course Ref. # _________________
b.	Basic probability calculations in standard discrete and continuous distributions, including distributions such as the gamma and beta which require skill at handling two parameters. Course Ref. # _________________
c.	Computation of expected values and variances in a variety of distributions. 
Course Ref. # _________________
d.	Joint and marginal distributions, conditional distributions, covariance, independence. Course Ref. # _________________
e.	Familiarity with basic ideas about sampling and experimental design. 
Course Ref. # _________________
f.	Use and interpretation of confidence intervals and hypothesis tests. 
Course Ref. # _________________
g.	Power calculations for hypothesis tests. Course Ref. # _________________
h.	Sampling distributions of sample means and sample proportions. Course Ref. # _____
i.	Sampling distributions of minimum and maximum statistics. Course Ref. # _______
j.	Finding maximum likelihood estimators.  Course Ref. # _________________
k.	Comparison of estimators, using bias and comparison of variances. 
Course Ref. # _________________