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STAT-4105: Theoretical Statistics

Description: 4105: Probability theory, counting techniques, conditional probability; random variables, moments; moment generating functions; multivariate distributions; transformations of random variables; order statistics. 4106: Convergence of sequences of random variables; central limit theorem; methods of estimation; hypothesis testing; linear models; analysis of variance. STAT 4105 partially duplicates STAT 4705, STAT 4714, and STAT 4724, only one may be taken for credit.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 18

Average GPA: 2.95 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 24.23%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 6.26%

Hongxiao Zhu202472.5%27.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.701
John P Morgan202335.2%30.1%20.1%2.6%4.6%7.4%2.915
Pang Du202326.2%32.2%16.8%7.9%5.8%11.1%2.743
George R Terrell202039.6%37.5%12.6%1.2%3.3%5.7%3.112
Xiaowei Wu202413.4%32.2%37.0%0.0%6.0%11.4%2.532
Michael R Taaffe202061.5%33.5%2.3%0.0%1.3%1.3%3.532
Fatemeh Sadat Hashemi201920.9%44.0%23.8%7.0%1.4%2.9%2.782
Feng Guo201917.6%47.0%29.4%0.0%5.9%0.0%2.651

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer I 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W