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Unit 1 — Probability and Mathematical Statistics

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Syllabus line, as prescribedWhere it is taught hereDepth
Elements of measure theory, Borel field, Probability measureProbability Theory (Unit 1)deep
Random variable, Axiomatic approach to probability; Laws of addition and multiplication; Bayes’ theorem; Discrete and continuous variablesTheory of Probability (Unit 1)deep
Mathematical expectation; Mathematical expectation of functions of random variables; Moment generating function, Characteristic function; Raw and central momentsTheory of Probability (Unit 4)
Probability Theory (Unit 2)
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Functions of random variables; Distribution function and its properties; Univariate and bivariate probability distributions; Conditional and marginal distributions; Independence of random variables; Transformation of random variablesTheory of Probability (Unit 2)
Theory of Probability (Unit 3)
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Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, Jensen inequality, Markov inequality; Chebyshev’s inequalityProbability Theory (Unit 2)deep
Bernoulli weak law of large numbers; Kolmogorov strong law of large numbers; Central limit theorem; Demoviere- Laplace central limit theoremProbability Theory (Unit 4)deep
Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Negative binomial, Geometric, Hypergeometric and Uniform distributionsComplete Study Materialdeep
Rectangular, Normal, Exponential, Gamma, Beta, Cauchy and Lognormal distributions; Bivariate normal distributionComplete Study Material
Multivariate Analysis (Unit 1)
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Probability distributions of functions of random variables; Exponential Family of distributions; Mean and variance of above mentioned distributionsDistribution Theory (Unit 2)deep
Sampling distributions; Distribution of mean, difference between two means and correlation coefficient; Central t, F and chi-square distributions, their properties and interrelationshipsDistribution Theory (Unit 3)deep
Variance stabilizing transformationsnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Correlation and regression; Multiple and partial correlation coefficientsStatistical Methods (Unit 2)
Statistical Methods (Unit 3)
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Order statistics; Distribution of r th order statistics; Joint distribution of several order statistics and their functions; Distribution of range and medianDistribution Theory (Unit 4)deep

Unit 2 — Statistical Inference

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Syllabus line, as prescribedWhere it is taught hereDepth
Point estimation: unbiasedness, consistency, sufficiency, completeness; Neyman factorization theorem with application; Minimum variance unbiased estimator; Cramer Rao inequality; Rao Blackwell theoremEstimation Theory (Unit 1)deep
Methods of estimation: method of moments, method of minimum chi-square, method of maximum likelihood, their properties and applicationsInferential Statistics (Unit 1)deep
confidence interval estimation for parameters of normal, exponential, binomial and poisson distributionsEstimation Theory (Unit 3)deep
Testing of hypothesis; Neyman Pearson lemma; Unbiased test; Uniformly most powerful unbiased tests and their constructionsTesting of Hypotheses (Unit 1)
Testing of Hypotheses (Unit 2)
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One and two-sample tests about mean, variance, proportion, simple correlation coefficient and simple regression coefficientInferential Statistics (Unit 3)
Inferential Statistics (Unit 4)
Statistical Methods (Unit 4)
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Behrens-Fisher problem; Bartlett’s chi-square testnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Likelihood ratio test and its asymptotic propertiesTesting of Hypotheses (Unit 3)deep
Chi-square tests the goodness of fit and independenceInferential Statistics (Unit 4)deep
Non-parametric tests, one and two sample sign and Wilcoxon sign rank tests, run test for randomness, Wilcoxon-Mann- Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis and Friedman's tests, Kendall's coefficient of concordanceInferential Statistics (Unit 5)deep
Elements of sequential analysis; Wald's sequential probability ratio testTesting of Hypotheses (Unit 4)deep

Unit 3 — Multivariate Analysis

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Syllabus line, as prescribedWhere it is taught hereDepth
Concept of random vector, expectation operator, dispersion matrix, independence of random vectors; Multinomial distribution; Multivariate normal distribution, marginal, joint and conditional distributions; Sample mean vector and its distribution; Maximum likelihood estimates of mean vector and dispersion matrxMultivariate Analysis (Unit 1)deep
Tests of hypotheses about mean vectors; Wishart distribution and its propertiesMultivariate Analysis (Unit 2)deep
Hotelling's T 2 and Mahalanobis’ D 2 statistics; Null distribution of Hotelling's T 2; Multivariate analysis of variance; Wilk's lambda criterion and its properties; Discriminant analysis, computation of linear discriminant function (LDF), classification between two multivariate normal populations based upon LDF and Mahalanobis’ D 2Multivariate Analysis (Unit 3)deep
Canonical correlations; Factor analysis; Principal component analysisMultivariate Analysis (Unit 4)deep
Cluster analysis, similarities and dissimilarities, hierarchical clustering, single and complete linkage methods of clusteringMultivariate Analysis (Unit 4)deep
Path analysis and computation of path coefficients; Multi- dimensional scalingMultivariate Analysis, Conventional (STS-205 Section B)brief
Hierarchical and non- hierarchical clustering algorithmMultivariate Analysis (Unit 4)deep

Unit 4 — Design of Experiments

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Syllabus line, as prescribedWhere it is taught hereDepth
Theory of linear estimation; Gauss Markoff theoremLinear Algebra & Linear Models (Unit 4)deep
Atkins transformationnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Hypothesis testing and analysis of variance; Analysis of covarianceDesign and Analysis of Experiments (Unit 1)deep
Random, fixed and mixed effects models; Basic principles of design of experiments; Orthogonality; Contrast, mutually orthogonal contrastsDesign & Analysis of Experiments (Unit 1)
Design and Analysis of Experiments (Unit 1)
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Completely randomized, randomized complete block and latin square designs; Missing plot techniqueDesign & Analysis of Experiments (Unit 2)
Design & Analysis of Experiments (Unit 5)
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Orthogonal and mutually orthogonal latin squares; Graeco latin square designsnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Balanced incomplete block (BIB) designs, general properties, analysis without and with recovery of intra-block information, construction of BIB designs; Partially balanced incomplete block (PBIB) designs with two associate classes, general propertiesDesign and Analysis of Experiments (Unit 3)deep
Youden square designsDesign and Analysis of Experiments (Unit 4)deep
Cross-over designsPractical Course — 5 Experimentsbrief
Factorial experiments, confounding in 2 n and 3 n factorial experiments, partial and total confounding; Fractional factorial designs for symmetrical factorialsDesign and Analysis of Experiments (Unit 2)
Design and Analysis of Experiments (Unit 3)
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Asymmetrical factorials; Split-plot and strip-plot designsnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Combined analysis of experimentsComplete Study Materialbrief
Designs for fitting first order and second order response surfaces, second order rotatable designsDesign and Analysis of Experiments (Unit 4)deep
Multiple comparison proceduresDesign and Analysis of Experiments (Unit 1)deep
Sampling in field experimentsSampling Techniques (Unit 1)brief

Unit 5 — Sample Surveys

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Syllabus line, as prescribedWhere it is taught hereDepth
Complete survey vs sample survey; Probability sampling vs purposive sampling; Sampling error; sample space, sampling design, sampling strategy; Confidence intervalSampling Techniques (Unit 1)deep
Simple random sampling with and without replacement, estimation of population mean and population proportionSampling Techniques (Unit 2)deep
Inverse samplingnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Stratified random sampling, optimum allocation, number of strata, construction of strata boundaries; Determination of sample sizeSampling Techniques (Unit 3)deep
Ratio, regression and product methods of estimation; Separate and combined ratio estimatorsSampling Theory (Unit 2)deep
Cluster samplingSampling Theory (Unit 3)deep
Multi-stage sampling with equal probability of selection of Units at each stage; Two-phase sampling; Successive sampling over two occasionsSampling Techniques (Unit 4)
Sampling Theory (Unit 4)
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Probability proportional to size sampling - Cumulative method and Lahiri's method of selection; Horvitz Thompson estimator, ordered and unordered estimators, sampling strategies due to Midzuno-Sen and Rao-Hartley-Cochran; Inclusion probability proportional to size samplingSampling Theory (Unit 1)deep
Systematic sampling; Probability proportional to size systematic samplingSampling Techniques (Unit 4)deep
Non-sampling errors, sources and classification, non-response in surveys; Response error, interpenetrating sub-samples, imputation methods; Warner's randomized response techniqueSampling Theory (Unit 4)deep

Unit 6 — Statistical Genetics

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Syllabus line, as prescribedWhere it is taught hereDepth
Physical basis of inheritance, segregation and linkage; Analysis of segregation, detection and estimation of linkage for qualitative characters; Amount of information about linkage; Combined estimation, disturbed segregationnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Gene and genotypic frequencies; Random mating; Hardy-Weinberg law of equilibrium; Disequilibrium due to linkage for two pairs of genes and sex-linked genesnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Forces affecting gene frequency; Equilibrium between forces in large populations, polymorphism; Fisher’s fundamental theorem of natural selection; Random genetic drift; Effect of finite population sizenothing on this site teaches itnot here
Polygenic system for quantitative characters; Average effect of gene; Average effect of gene substitution; Dominance deviation; Breeding valuenothing on this site teaches itnot here
Epistatic interaction deviation, Genotype-environment correlation, genotype-environment interaction and its application; Multiple allelism in continuous variations; Maternal effects; Different components of genetic variance and their partitioningnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Effect of inbreeding on quantitative characters; Heterosis; Inbreeding depression; Effect of inbreeding on mean and variance of quantitative charactersnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Resemblance between relatives; Phenotypic and genetic covariance between different relatives; Concept and estimation of genetic parameters; Heritability, repeatability and genetic correlationnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Response due to selection, selection index and its applications in plant and animal genetic improvement programmes; Correlated response to selection; Restricted selection indexnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Survival analysisAdvanced Actuarial Statistics (Unit 1)brief

Unit 7 — Regression Analysis

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Syllabus line, as prescribedWhere it is taught hereDepth
Simple and multiple linear regression models and their analysis; Estimation and testing of regression parameters, sub-hypothesis testing, restricted estimationStatistical Methods (Unit 4)
Linear Algebra & Linear Models (Unit 4)
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Polynomial regression; Use of orthogonal polynomialsComplete Study Materialbrief
Use of dummy variables; Regression with ordinal dataEconometrics (Unit 2)brief
Selection of variables, stepwise and stagewise regressionsnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Regression diagnostics; Adequacy and validation of modelsMachine Learning (Unit 2)brief
Examination of residuals-specification error, auto- correlation, Durbin-Watson statistic, heteroscedasticity, multicollinearityEconometrics (Unit 3)
Econometrics (Unit 4)
Econometrics (Unit 5)
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Weighted Least SquaresEconometrics (Unit 3)deep
Components of time-series; Fitting of different trend modelsApplied Statistics (Unit 1)deep
Autocorrelation and partial auto-correlation functions; Correlogram; Determination of cyclical variations; Periodogram analysisTime Series Analysis and Forecasting (Unit 1)deep
Linear Stationary models-auto-Regressive, moving average and mixed processes; Linear non-stationary models; ForecastingTime Series Analysis and Forecasting (Unit 2)
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting (Unit 3)
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Indirect Least Squares; Pooling of cross-section and time-series dataEconometrics (Unit 2)brief
Demand and supply curves; Determination of demand curves from market data; Engel’s curvesApplied Statistics II (Unit 3)deep
Pareto curvesnothing on this site teaches itnot here

Unit 8 — Mathematical Methods in Statistics and Optimization Techniques

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Syllabus line, as prescribedWhere it is taught hereDepth
Limit and continuity; Differentiation of functions, successive differentiation, partial differentiation; Mean value theorems, Taylor and Maclaurin's seriesMathematical Analysis (Unit 1)deep
Integration of rational, irrational and trigonometric functions; Differential equations of first order, linear differential equations of higher order with constant coefficientsnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Simple interpolation; Divided differences; Numerical differentiation and integrationR Programming (Unit 2)brief
Group, ring, field and vector spaces, subspaces, basis, Galois field, Fermat's theorem and primitive elementsnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Linear independence and dependence of vectors, row and column spacesLinear Algebra & Linear Models (Unit 1)deep
Submatrices and partitioned matrices; Determinant, rank and inverse of a matrix; Determinant and inverse of partitioned matricesLinear Algebra & Linear Models (Unit 1)brief
Special matrices - unitary, similar, Hadamard, circulant, Helmert's, Idempotent and OrthogonalDistribution Theory (Unit 3)brief
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; Spectral decomposition of matricesLinear Algebra & Linear Models (Unit 2)deep
Kronecker and Hadamard product of matrices, kronecker sum of matrices, permutation matrices, full rank factorizationnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Generalized inverses, Moore-Penrose inverse, applications of generalized inverse; Generalized inverse of partitioned matrices; Solutions of linear equations, equations having many solutionsLinear Algebra & Linear Models (Unit 1)deep
Spectral decomposition of matrices; Quadratic formsLinear Algebra & Linear Models (Unit 2)
Linear Algebra & Linear Models (Unit 3)
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Optimization techniques and soft computing: Classical optimization techniques; Constrained optimization; Optimization and inequality; Numerical methods of optimization; Direct search method, sequential search method, random search method, simplex search method, gradient method and method of steepest ascentOperations Research (Unit 1)brief
Linear programming techniques - simplex method, duality and sensitivity analysis; Two-person zero-sum game and linear programmingOperations Research (Unit 3)
Operations Research (Unit 5)
Optimization Techniques (Unit 4)
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Integer programming; Statistical applications; Non- linear programmingnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Kuhn-Tucker conditions; Quadratic programming; Elements of multiple objective programmingnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Dynamic programmingArtificial Intelligence (Unit 3)brief
Optimal control theorynothing on this site teaches itnot here
Soft computing tools - Artificial Neural Network, support vector machines and probabilistic reasoning; Genetic algorithm, decision tree, Bayes classifiers, fuzzy logicClassification — Machine Learning (Unit 4)
Neural Networks and Deep Learning (Unit 1)
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Rough setnothing on this site teaches itnot here
Simulation methods for various probability models; Resampling techniquesR Programming (Unit 5)brief
Jackknife and BootstrapEstimation Theory (Unit 2)deep
Monte Carlo simulationR Programming (Unit 5)brief

What is not here

Unit 6, Statistical Genetics, is not on this site at all. 8 of its 9 rows are red — every one except Survival analysis, which is covered elsewhere and is the only line in the unit that is. That is the single largest gap any map here reports. Population and quantitative genetics — Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, gene and genotypic frequencies, heritability, breeding value, selection indices — is a subject this site does not teach, not a corner of one it teaches thinly. Read it from a standard text; nothing here will substitute.

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Courses for this exam

The courses this exam’s map sends you to, in learning order — 28 of them. Each is listed because the map links into it, not because it was judged relevant, so a course missing here is one no line of this syllabus points at.

Foundations
Statistical Methods Foundation · Mathematical Analysis Advanced · Linear Algebra & Linear Models Advanced
Probability & distributions
Theory of Probability & Mathematical Expectations Foundation · Probability Theory Advanced · Theoretical Discrete Distributions Foundation · Theoretical Continuous Distributions Foundation · Distribution Theory Advanced
Statistical inference
Inferential Statistics Foundation · Estimation Theory Advanced · Testing of Hypotheses Advanced
Sampling & design
Sampling Techniques Foundation · Sampling Theory Advanced · Design and Analysis of Experiments Foundation · Design and Analysis of Experiments Advanced
Models & multivariate
Econometrics Foundation · Multivariate Analysis Advanced
Applied statistics
Applied Statistics Foundation · Applied Statistics II Foundation · Operations Research Foundation · Optimization Techniques Foundation · Advanced Actuarial Statistics Advanced · Statistical Analysis of Clinical Trials Foundation
Statistical computing
Computational Statistics & R Programming Foundation
Data Science
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting · Machine Learning · Artificial Intelligence · Neural Networks and Deep Learning