M ATHEMATICAL S TATISTICS
2019/2020 R ULES
MODIFIED STATIONARY / ONLINE VERSION
A PRIL 27
TH, 2020
1. Lectures are held online (Moodle platform) according to the schedule (Mondays, 9:45 AM – room B at the Faculty venue). Attending lectures is not mandatory, but it is highly recommended. Those who do not attend the lecture should go through the material (recording, lecture notes) on their own before Wednesday classes. Some topics will be covered by the lecture only and will not be practiced during classes.
2. Classes. Attendance during classes (Wednesdays, held on the Moodle platform or on MSTeams) is mandatory, but is subject to the Student’s technological constraints. In case the Student does not have the possibility to attend classes online, she is expected to complete the tasks (solve problems) on her own, based on available material (provided solutions, class recordings). The Students are expected to turn in homework assignments and participate in short tests. The requirement of not exceeding 3 absences is suspended.
3. The class grade is based on the results of homework assignments, short tests and activity during classes (stationary and online). Short tests do not have to be announced earlier (and may cover the material of the previous class and last lecture).
4. The class grade will be based on the results of all the tests and homework assignments, as well as on activity during classes. In order to obtain a positive class grade, at least 50 per cent of points must be obtained.
5. Homework assignments will be posted on the course webpage and should be returned by the date specified, via the Moodle platform. Each homework assignment may be corrected exactly once.
Short tests will be posted on the Moodle platform and should be returned by the time specified.
6. The exam will either be held online (on the Moodle platform or equivalent) or at the Faculty venue (epidemiological conditions permitting), on June 17th at 10:30 AM (1st term) and September 3rd at 10:30 AM (2nd term). In either version, it will consist of 8 problems to solve, worth 2 points each, for a total of 16 points. The Student will need to provide answers in the places specified by filling out a paper or online form and, additionally, provide drafts of full problem solutions. The exam grade = (the number of points obtained from the exam)/3 (i.e., the exam result is a rational number from the range [0, 5.33]).
7. An oral verification of the exam may be conducted in doubtful cases.
8. All students are entitled to participate in the final exam, but a person who did not receive a positive grade from classes must obtain at least 9 out of 16 points in order to pass the subject.
9. The final grade for the course is calculated from the formula:
max{exam grade, 1/3* class grade +2/3* exam grade} and rounded to the standard scale: 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5!
10. Obtaining at least 7 exam points (1st term) is equivalent to passing classes (2nd term). If the exam result is at least 7 points but does not lead to a positive final grade, the student participates in the 2nd term of the exam with a positive class grade. If the student did not pass classes initially but received a positive final grade, the grade from classes is post factum changed to passing.
11. The exam covers material from both the lectures and classes. The material needn’t be discussed in both. The exact range will be specified at the end of the semester.
12. Suggested readings:
• lecture notes (to be distributed online throughout the course on the course webpage, www.wne.uw.edu.pl/ajanicka/mathematical-statistics);
• Wackerly, D., Mendenhall, W., & Scheaffer, R. (2007). Mathematical statistics with applications. Cengage Learning. (available in the Faculty library)
