Introduction to Probability - STAT683
This unit consolidates and expands upon the material on probability introduced in STAT670. 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: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day S1 External - Session 1, External (with on campus sessions) S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day S2 External - Session 2, External (with on campus sessions) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Statistics Staff |
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Admission to MAppStat or GradCertAppStat or GradDipAppStat or MSc or MDataSc or MScInnovation |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Mathematics and Statistics Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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