STAT 3793
Probability and Mathematical Statistics (A)
The first half of a two-part sequence covering various topics in probability and statistics. This course provides an introduction to probability theory and the theory of random variables and their distributions. Probability laws. Discrete and continuous random variables. Means, variances and moment generating functions. Sums of random variables. Joint discrete distributions. Central Limit Theorem. Examples drawn from engineering, science, computer science and business .
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisites: MATH 1013 with a minimum grade of C (or MATH 1001 with a minimum grade of B+ ) and one of BA 1605 , PSYC 2901 , STAT 1793 or STAT 2593 with a minimum grade of C ; or permission of the instructor.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027