STAT 220 Probability and Statistics

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Description

This course is an introduction to probability and statistic for students in statistics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering and computer science. This core course is intended to provide a solid general background in probability and statistics that will form the basis of more advanced courses in statistics. Content: Probability; Random variables; Expectation; Inequalities; Convergence of random variables. Statistical inference: Models, statistical inference and learning; Estimating the CDF and statistical functionals; The bootstrap; Parametric inference; Hypothesis testing and p-values; Bayesian inference; Statistical decision theory. Statistical models and methods: Multivariate models; Inference about independence.
Course period08/20/17 → …
Course level200