MA 331 - Mathematical Probability and Statistics I
- Introduction to Probability
a) Counting techniques
b) Permutaions and Combinations
c) Conditional Probabi - Discrete probability distributions
a) General distributions
b) Binomial
c) Poisson
d) Negative Binomial - Continuous probability distributions
a) General distributions
b) Uniform
c) Exponential
d) Normal - Random Variables and their Probability Distributions
a) Expected value
b) Variance
c) Moment generating functions - Important theorems
a) Law of Large numbers
b) Central Limit Theorem
Learning Outcome 1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of probabilities and how to compute them.
Learning Outcome 2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of probability distributions.
Learning Outcome 3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of expected value and variance.
