Mathematical Statistics
Statistics deals with the question of how information about a larger whole can be obtained from data sets (samples) using mathematical methods. In this module students should learn about, understand, and apply the fundamentals of the theory of mathematical statistics and become familiar with the most important estimation and test procedures. They should be able to apply the methods in practice, especially with modern software. Furthermore the basis for advanced statistical considerations (especially of a bio- and econometric kind) should be comprehensively learnt and references to other mathematical fields should be recognised and used.
Organiser
Lecturer
Prof Dr Evgeny Spodarev
Assistant
Dr Michael Juhos
Time and place
Lecture
Monday, 10–12, N24 H14
Thursday, 10–12, N24 H12
Exercise
Wednesday, 12–14, N24 H14
Length
Four hours of lecture and two hours of exercises per week.
Prerequisites
- Elementary probability and statistics,
- Probability theory and stochastic processes.
Target audience
Bachelor | Master |
Mathematics (compulsory elective Applied Mathematics) | Mathematics (compulsory elective in Applied Mathematics) |
Mathematics and Management (compulsory elective Stochastics/Optimisation/Financial Mathematics) | Mathematics and Management (compulsory elective Stochastics/Optimisation/Financial Mathematics) |
Mathematical Biometry (compulsory elective Stochastics) | Mathematical Biometry (compulsory elective Mathematics and Statistics) |
Finance (compulsory elective Mathematics) |
Mathematical Statistics (lecture and exercise) runs the whole semester from 13/10/2025; in addition, the first half of the course until 04/12/2025 (lecture and exercise) forms Applied Stochastics II for the bachelor’s programme Computational Science and Engineering and concludes with its own exam.
Contents
- Parametric model and its fundamentals
- Exponential families, completeness, sufficiency
- Methods for (point) estimation of parameters
- Quality properties of estimators (MSE, bias, consistency, ...)
- Best unbiassed estimator, Cramer–Rao inequality
- Tests of statistical hypotheses, relationship between tests and confidence intervals
- Density estimation or linear models (introductory)
Lecture notes
German version
English version
Exercise sheets
Exercise sheets and further information will be uploaded on the Moodle website.
Written exam
The condition for participation in either exam is passing the prerequisites. For that at least 50% of the exercise points must be achieved.
Exam dates (provisional):
Mathematics Statistics | Applied Stochastics II | |
first date | 23/02/2026 | |
second date | 23/03/2026 |
Literature
- H. Dehling, B. Haupt,
Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistics
Springer, Berlin, 2003.
- P. Bickel, K. Doksum,
Mathematical Statistics: Basic Ideas and Selected Topics
Volume 1. Prentice Hall, London,2nd edition 2001.
- A. A. Borovkov,
Mathematical Statistics
Gordon & Breach, 1998.
- G. Casella, R. L. Berger,
Statistical Inference
Pacific Grove (CA), Duxbury, 2002.
- E. Cramer, U. Kamps,
Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics
Springer, Berlin, 2007.
- P. Dalgaard,
Introductory Statistics with R
Springer, Berlin, 2002.
- A. J. Dobson,
An Introduction to Generalised Linear Models
Chapmen& Hall, Boca Raton, 2002.
- L. Fahrmeir, T. Kneib, S. Lang,
Regression. Models, Methods and Applications
Springer, Berlin, 2007.
- L. Fahrmeir, R. Künstler, I. Pigeot, G. Tutz.
Statistics. The path to data analysis
Springer, Berlin, 2001.
- H. O. Georgii,
Stochastics
de Gruyter, Berlin, 2002.
- J. Hartung, B. Elpert, K. H. Klösener,
Statistik. R
Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich, 9th condition 1993.
- C. C. Heyde, E. Seneta,
Statisticians of the Centuries
Springer, Berlin, 2001.
- A. Irle,
Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie und Statistik, Grundlagen, Resultate, Anwendungen
Teubner, 2001.
- I. T. Jolliffe,
Principal component analysis
Springer,2nd edition 2002.
- K. R. Koch,
Parameter Estimation and Hypothesis Testing in Linear Models
Springer, Berlin, 1999.
- E. L. Lehmann,
Elements of Large-Sample Theory
Springer, New York, 1999.
- J. Maindonald, J. Braun,
Data Analysis and Graphics Using R
Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- M. Overbeck-Larisch, W. Dolejsky,
Stochastics with Mathematica
Vieweg, Braunschweig, 1998.
- H. Pruscha,
Angewandte Methoden der Mathematischen Statistik
Teubner, Stuttgart, 2000.
- H. Pruscha,
Lectures on Mathematical Statistics
Teubner, Stuttgart, 2000.
- L. Sachs,
Applied Statistics
Springer, 2004.
- L. Sachs, J. Hedderich,
Angewandte Statistik, Methodensammlung mit R
Springer, Berlin, 2006.
- R. J. Serfling,
Approximation theorems of mathematical statistics
Volume 162. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
- M. R. Spiegel, L. J. Stephens
Statistics
McGraw-Hill, 1999.
- V. Spokoiny, T. Dickhaus,
Basics of modern mathematical statistics
Springer, 2015.
- W. A. Stahel,
Statistical Data Analysis
Vieweg, 1999.
- W. Venables, D. Ripley
Modern applied statistics with S-PLUS
Springer,3rd edition 1999.
- L. Wasserman,
All of Statistics. A Concise Course in Statistical Inference
Springer, 2004.
Further literature suggestions in the course reserves (Semesterapparate).
Contact
Lecturer
Prof Dr Evgeny Spodarev
Office: Helmholtzstraße 18, Room 1.65
Office hours: by appointment
E-mail: evgeny.spodarev(at)uni-ulm.de
Homepage
Assistant
Dr Michael Juhos
Office: Helmholtzstraße 18, Room 1.41
Office hours: by appointment
E-mail: michael.juhos(at)uni-ulm.de
Homepage
Latest news
- Deviating from schedule, the first lecture will take place on 13 October, 10:00-12:00, in O27 2207.