View Specification DocumentInference (Bologna) STATS4068
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Credits: 12
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
The course provides the basic theory of likelihood based statistical inference.
Timetable
Timetable information is available from the University of Bologna.
http://corsi.unibo.it/1Cycle/StatisticalSciences/Pages/course-timetable.aspx?CodiceCorso=8873&Indirizzo=A32&AnnoCorso=2
Requirements of Entry
This course is only available to students on the Double Degree programme in Statistics with the University of Bologna.
Excluded Courses
Statistics 3I: Inference [STATS3015]
Inference 3 [STATS4012]
Statistical Inference (Level M) [STATS5028]
Co-requisites
-/-
Assessment
End-of-course examination (100%), carried out in accordance with the assessment procedures and regulations of the University of Bologna.
Main Assessment In: December
Course Aims
This course aims
■ to help students develop a deep understanding of the concept of likelihood;
■ to train students in deriving maximum-likelihood estimates as well as the associated interval estimate; and
■ to expose students to the Neyman and Pearson approach to statistical testing.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of the course students will be able to:
■ derive the maximum likelihood estimators and their properties;
■ derive likelihood-based interval estimates;
■ test statistical hypotheses according to the Neyman and Pearson approach;
■ build statistical tests using the GLR criterion.