STAT231 Study Guide - Final Guide: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Null Hypothesis, Prediction Interval

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Stat 231 final examimation: april 21, 2015, 19:30-22:00 p. m. , pac, sections 1-6. Seating is predetermined so please check your seat assignment at https://odyssey. uwaterloo. ca/teaching/schedule. You may bring one (1) double-sided, letter sized (8. 5 x 11 inches), handwritten page of notes to the exam (no photocopies). The final examination covers all the material in the course notes excluding sections 4. 8, 5. 4 and 6. 4. Although there will be an emphasis on material covered in the last month, previous material will be tested as well. Empirical studies units, populations and processes variates types of variates (measured, discrete, categorical) response versus explanatory variates attributes types of studies (sample surveys, observational studies, experimental studies) Data analysis and statistical models descriptive statistics statistical inference (inductive versus deductive reasoning) Statistical models: binomial n, , negativebinomial k, , poisson , geometric , Exponential , g , , multinomial n, 1, 2, , k the correspondence between parameters in a statistical model and attributes of a population.