Statistics
- STAT S-100 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
- STAT S-110 Introduction to Probability
STAT S-100
Introduction to Quantitative Methods (30236)
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Willis L. Davis
(4 units: UN, GR, NC) M,W 6-8:30 pm. Weekly 1-hour sections to be arranged. Tuition $2,125.
Basic ideas and concepts of statistics and statistical thinking are introduced, explained, and connected with contemporary applications of statistical methods. Course topics include design of experiments, descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, probability, chance variability, sampling, estimation, and tests of significance. Knowledge of a computing system is not a course prerequisite; however, Minitab may be used to illustrate some of the ideas and concepts discussed. Prerequisite: Secondary school mathematics.
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STAT S-110
Introduction to Probability (31483)
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Mark Irwin
(4 units: UN, GR, NC) M-F 11 am-12 noon. Required sections M 1-2 pm. Tuition $2,125.
A comprehensive introduction to probability. Basics: sample space, conditional probability, Bayes's theorem. Univariate distributions: mass functions and density; expectation and variance; binomial, Poisson, normal, and gamma distributions. Multivariate distributions: joint and conditional distribution; independence; transformation; multivariate, normal, and related distributions. Limit laws: probability inequalities, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. Markov chains: transition probability, stationary distribution, and convergence.
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- ECON S-110 Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business
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