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STAT 438 - MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHODS
Credit Hours: 3 (2+0+2)
Beneficiaries: Students of Statistics Major and Operations Research Major.
Previous Course Requirement: STAT 339
Textbook:
- Applied multivariate statistical analysis, Richard A. Johnson & Dean W. Wichern.
- التحليل الإحصائي متعدد المتغيرات باستخدام حزم ساس (SAS): أ. د. هشام مصطفى النشواتي، أ. د. خلف سلمان سلطان، أ. د. عبد الحميد عبد الله الزيد
Course Scope Contents:
- Matrix Algebra and Random Vectors.
- The Multivariate Normal Distributions.
- Comparisons of Several Multivariate Means (MANOVA).
- Principal Component Analysis.
- Discrimination and Classification- Hierarchical Cluster Methods.
Marks Distribution:
- Midterm: 30%
- Homework’s: 30%
- Final Exam: 40%