ST 505 Spring 2012 Applied Nonparametric ... - NCSU Statistics

Instructor: Dr. Judy Huixia Wang
ST 505 Spring 2012
Applied Nonparametric Statistics
Email: hwang3@ncsu.edu
Office: 2311 Stinson Drive, 4270 SAS Hall
Phone: (919) 513-1661
Office hours: Monday 3pm-5pm or by appointment
Lectures: MW 10:15AM - 11:30AM, 209 Cox Hall
Teaching assistant: Woosung Jang Email: wjang3@ncsu.edu
TA office hour: TBA
Course webpage: http://www4.stat.ncsu.edu/~wang/courses/ST505/index.html (The students are
recommended to check this webpage regularly for handouts, homework assignments, solutions and
announcements.)
Required textbook:
� Introduction to Modern Nonparametric Statistics by J. J. Higgins, Duxbury (Thomson).
Text and a calculator should be brought to class daily.
Supplemental Texts:
� Nonparametric Statistical Methods, 2nd Edition, by M. Hollander and D. A. Wolfe, Wiley.
� Applied Nonparametric Statistical Methods, P. Sprent and N. C. Smeeton.
� R for Beginners, Paradis.
Prerequisite: ST 372 (Inference and Regression) or ST421-422, ST 511 (Basic Statistical Inference
and Experimentation) or equivalent.
Course Objective
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.
Homework Assignments
Approximately 10 homework assignments will be given during the semester. Homework is due in class
on the due date. Late homework (submitted before the solution/answer is posted) will receive 50%
of the original score. Homework submitted after the solution is posted will not be graded and receive
zero point. The lowest homework score will be dropped. You are permitted to work together on the
homework sets, but each student is responsible for their own final write-up of each assignment. When
asked to solve problems using a computer, please provide minimally computer output, circle all relevant
results, and give appropriate discussion.

Examinations
There will be two midterm exams and one final exam. All exams will be closed book and closed notes.
However, one two-sided 8½ by 11 inch “cheat sheet” is allowed. You can bring a calculator to the
exams, but sharing calculators is not allowed. The final exam will be cumulative. There are NO makeup
exams, so please mark the exam dates on your calendar and plan ahead.
Grading policy
The course grade will be based on HWs and Exams:
Relative weight Time
Homework 30% About weekly
Midterm #1 20% In class, 02/13/2012
Midterm #2 20% In class, 03/21/2012
Final Exam 30% In class, 05/07/2012, 8-11am
Total 100%
The final grade will be expressed as a percent between 0 and 100. Letter grade will be assigned
following:
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
98-100 93-97 91-92 88-90 83-87 81-82 78-80 73-77 71-72 68-70 63-67 60-62