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STAT 2655 [0.5 credit] Introduction to Probability with Applications (Honours)


Probability axioms, basic combinatorial analysis, conditional probability and independence, discrete and continuous random variables, joint and conditional distributions, expectation and moments, probability and moment generating functions, Chebyshev's inequality and weak law of large numbers, central limit theorem, sampling distributions, simulation and applications to descriptive statistics.
Precludes additional credit for STAT 2605.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2052 with a grade of C+ or higher or MATH 2007 or MATH 1005 with a grade of B+ or higher; and MATH 2152 with a grade of C+ or higher or MATH 2107 with a grade of B+ or higher; or permission of the School.
Lectures three hours a week, tutorial one hour a week.

Mathematics and Statistics

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MATH 2000 requires C+ in (MATH 1002 (no longer offered) or  MATH 2052 ) , or B+ in ( MATH 2007 or MATH 1005 ), and C+ in (MATH 1102 (no longer offered) or MATH 2152 ), or B+ in ( MATH 1107 or MATH 1104 ). MATH 2100 requires C+ in (MATH 1102 (no longer offered) or MATH 2152 ), or B+ in MATH 2107 . MATH 2454 requires C+ in (MATH 1002 (no longer offered) or  MATH 2052 or MATH 2007 or MATH 1005 ), and C+ in (MATH 1102 (no longer offered)  or  MATH 2152  or  MATH 2107 ). STAT 2655 requires C+ in (MATH 1002 (no longer offered) or MATH 2052  or MATH 2007 or MATH 1005 ), and C+ in (MATH 1102 (no longer offered) or MATH 2152  or  MATH 1107 or MATH 1104 ). MATH 2007 requires MATH 1004 or C- in ( MATH 1007 or MATH 1009 ). MATH 2107 requires MATH 1104 or C- in MATH 1107