Intro to Probability and Stats
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Homework exercises refer to Probability and Statistical Inference, 9th Edition, by Hogg, Tanis and Zimmerman. I will gently follow this text but I will also post my own lecture notes below.
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-2pm and Fridays 10-11am in Ungar 437. Here is the syllabus. | ||
| Course Notes 1 | ||
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| Item | Due Date | Information |
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Homework 1 Solutions |
Thurs Aug 31 |
Introduction: Coin Flipping Interactive Binomial Algebra of Sets Axioms for Probability |
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Homework 2 Solutions |
Thurs Oct 5 |
Binomial Coefficients Methods of Counting Conditional Probability Bayes' Theorem |
| Exam1: Tues Oct 10, in class Solutions | ||
| Course Notes 2 | ||
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Homework 3 Solutions |
Tues Oct 24 |
Random Variables Probability Mass Functions Expected Value Variance and Standard Deviation |
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Homework 4 Solutions |
Thurs Nov 2 |
Joint Distributions Independent Random Variables Covariance and Correlation Moment Generating Functions |
| Exam2: Tues Nov 7, in class Solutions | ||
| Course Notes 3 | ||
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Homework 5 Solutions |
Thurs Nov 30 |
Continuous Random Variables Probability Density Functions Normal Approximation to the Binomial Central Limit Theorem |
| Thanksgiving Break | ||
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Homework 6 Solutions |
Thurs Dec 7 |
Confidence Intervals Hypothesis Testing Bonus: Bayesian Estimation |
| Exam3: Tues Dec 12, in class Solutions | ||