Multivariate Statistical Analysis (STAT 50023)
Fall 2025
Lecture Time and Venue:
Wednesday, 18:30-21:05, H2110 H6509
Grading:
Homework 40% + Final Exam 60%
Reading Materials:
- Richard A. Johnson, Dean W. Wichern. "Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis". Pearson; 6th Edition. [link]
- Theodore W. Anderson. "An Introduction to Multivariate Statistical Analysis". John Wiley & Sons Inc; 3rd Edition. [link]
- 张尧庭/方开泰. "多元统计分析引论". 科学出版社, 2015. [link]
Courseware (subject to changes):
- Sep 10: Introdution, Review of Linear Algebra and Optimization. [pdf]
- Sep 17: Random Vectors and Matrices, Random Samples, Generalized Variance. [pdf]
- Sep 24: Multivariate Normal Distribution, Linear Transformation, Marginal Distribution. [pdf]
- Oct 12: Singular Normal Distribution, Conditional Distribution. [pdf]
- Oct 15: Characteristic Function, Maximum Likelihood Estimator of Mean and Covariance. [pdf]
- Oct 22: Maximum Likelihood Estimator, Distribution Theory. [pdf]
- Oct 29: Unbiasedness, Sufficiency, Completeness, Efficiency. [pdf]
- Nov 05: Consistency, Asymptotic Normality, Bayesian Estimation. [pdf]
- Nov 12: James–Stein Estimator, Noncentral Chi-Squared Distribution. [pdf]
- Nov 19: Hypothesis Testing for the Mean (Covariance is Known), Sample Correlation Coefficient. [pdf]
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