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PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS A

Subtitle	Mathematical Statistics
Lecturer(s)	SUGASAWA, SHONOSUKE
Credit(s)	2
Academic Year/Semester	2025 Spring
Day/Period	Fri.2
Campus	Mita
Class Format	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number	15983
Faculty/Graduate School	ECONOMICS
Department/Major	ECONOMICS Type A, B
Year Level	3, 4
Field	MAJOR SUBJECTS
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Course Description	This course deals with the fundamentals of probability and the statistical theories based on it, including law of large numbers, central limit theorem, Bayesian learning, maximum likelihood estimation, etc.
K-Number	FEC-EC-34112-212-07

Course Administrator	Faculty/Graduate School	FEC	ECONOMICS
Course Administrator	Department/Major	EC	ECONOMICS
Main Course Number	Level	3	Third-year level coursework
	Major Classification	4	Major Subjects Course- Core Course
	Minor Classification	11	Lecture - Econometrics and Statistics
	Subject Type	2	Elective required subject
Supplemental Course Information	Class Classification	2	Lecture
	Class Format	1	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
	Language of Instruction	2	English
Academic Discipline		07	Economics, business administration, and related fields

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The course is an introduction to mathematical statistics, which would be fundamental of econometrics and related areas.

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Reference Books

Statistical Inference 2nd edition, George Casella, Roger L. Berger, Brooks/Cole 2001

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