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Introduction to Probability - STAT273
This unit consolidates and expands upon the material on probability introduced in statistics units at 100 level. The emphasis is on the understanding of probability concepts and their application. Examples are taken from areas as diverse as biology, medicine, finance, sport, and the social and physical sciences. Topics include: the foundations of probability; probability models and their properties; some commonly used statistical distributions; relationships and association between variables; distribution of functions of random variables and sample statistics; approximations including the central limit theorem; and an introduction to the behaviour of random processes. Simulation is used to demonstrate many of these concepts.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Maurizio Manuguerra |
| Prerequisites: |
[(STAT170(P) or STAT171(P)) and (HSC Mathematics or 3cp from MATH123-MATH339) and (STAT175(P) or GPA of 1.5)] or admission to GCertSc |
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| NCCW(s): | STAT272 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Statistics Faculty of Science |
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