STAT 9230 - Nonparametric and Robust Statistical Methods

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Augusta University

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Non-parametric statistical methods, including rank-based methods for testing location and dispersion for one-, two-, and more than two-sample designs, as well as non-parametric measures of association; robust estimation methods, with emphasis on robust analogs of the mean, standard deviation, and third-moment skewness. Students will be introduced to non-parametric resampling techniques (bootstrapping and permutation methods), which will be used with robust estimation to test hypotheses. Extensive use of computer-intensive estimation and hypothesis testing procedures. Course Prerequisites: STAT 8620 and STAT 9170 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Semester Schedule Types: Lecture Graduate Studies College Biostatistics Department Course Attributes: Elective Course

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.augusta.edu

Phone Number:

(706) 721-0211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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