{"id":726,"date":"2010-02-12T13:57:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T18:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:02:33","slug":"past-ma-qualifying-exam-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/graduate-program-information\/past-ma-qualifying-exam-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Statistics Qualifying Exams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All MA students in the statistics track must take the following two exams: the MA Theory exam and the MA Applied exam. These are offered every April. The MA Theory exam covers the material from MA581 (Probability), MA582 (Mathematical Statistics), and MA583 (Introduction to Stochastic Processes). There are two questions from each course. Students are required to answer four questions, including at least one question from each area. The MA Applied exam covers the material from MA575 (Linear Models) and MA576 (Generalized Linear Models). There are two questions from each course. Students are required to answer three questions total.<\/p>\n<p>Copies of some old qualifying exams are available below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><big>Statistics M.A. Theory Qualifier Problems:<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/files\/2017\/04\/581qual_16.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1990\">581 Qual &#8217;16<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/files\/2017\/04\/581qual_17.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1991\">581 Qual &#8217;17<\/a>\u00a0|<a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2019\/10\/MA-581-Qualifying-Exam-Problems-2018.pdf\">581 Qual &#8217;18<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/files\/2017\/04\/582qual_16.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1993\">582 Qual &#8217;16<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/files\/2017\/04\/582qual_17.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1994\">582 Qual &#8217;17<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2019\/10\/MA-582-quals-Spg-2018.pdf\">582 Quals &#8217;18<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2010\/02\/583qual_07.pdf\">583 Qual &#8217;07<\/a> | <a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2010\/02\/583qual_08.pdf\"> 583 Qual &#8217;08<\/a> | <a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2010\/02\/583qual_09.pdf\"> 583 Qual &#8217;09<\/a> | <a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2011\/03\/583QE10.pdf\">583 Qual &#8217;10 | <\/a><a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2012\/03\/583qual_11.pdf\">583 Qual &#8217;11<\/a> | <a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2016\/03\/QualMA583_Spring2015.pdf\">583 Qual &#8216;sp15<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2024\/01\/2023_Stat_Theory_Comprehensive_Exam.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2024\/01\/2022_Stat_Theory_Comprehensive_Exam-1.pdf\">2022 Theory Exam<\/a> | <a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2024\/01\/2023_Stat_Theory_Comprehensive_Exam.pdf\">2023 Theory Exam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><big>Statistics M.A. Applied Qualifier Problems:<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/files\/2017\/04\/MA575QualifyExam_Spring2016.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1984\">575 Qual Sprg &#8217;16<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/files\/2017\/04\/MA575QualifyExam_Fall2016.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1985\">575 Qual Fall &#8217;16<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2019\/10\/MA575-Qualify-Exam-Spring-2017.pdf\">575 Qual Sprg &#8217;17<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2019\/10\/MA575QualifyExam.pdf\">575 Qual Fall &#8217;17<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2019\/10\/MA575QualifyExamS18.pdf\">575 Qual Sprg &#8217;18<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/ma575qualifyexam_fall2016\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1985\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2019\/10\/576qual-spr17.pdf\">576 Qual Sprg &#8217;17<\/a>\u00a0 | <a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2019\/10\/576qual-spr19.pdf\">576 Qual Sprg &#8217;19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2024\/01\/2022_Applied_Stat_Comp_Qual_Exam-1.pdf\">2022 Applied Exam<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"\/stat\/files\/2024\/01\/2023_Applied_Stat_Comp_Qual_Exam.pdf\">2023 Applied Exam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<address>Note: Fall MA575 questions appeared on the corresponding fall Biostatistics MA qualifiers.\u00a0 Questions given in either semester are equally representative of MA575 material.<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All MA students in the statistics track must take the following two exams: the MA Theory exam and the MA Applied exam. These are offered every April. The MA Theory exam covers the material from MA581 (Probability), MA582 (Mathematical Statistics), and MA583 (Introduction to Stochastic Processes). There are two questions from each course. 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