Statistics (STAT)
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science
STAT 4506 [0.5 credit]
Nonparametric Methods (Honours)
Order statistics; projections; U-statistics; L-estimators; rank, sign, and permutation test statistics; relative efficiency of tests; nonparametric tests of goodness-of-fit, homogeneity, symmetry, and independence and their efficiency; nonparametric density estimation.
Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as
STAT 5516, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisite:
STAT 3559 or permission of the School.Lectures three hours a week.