MATH-351 Probability and Statistical Inference
An introduction to set-theoretic probability with applications to mathematical statistics. Topics include probability spaces, discrete and continuous random variables, single and multivariate distributions, and limit theorems, leading into the mathematical theory of estimators, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
Math 216 and an introductory statistics course which may be one of Math 152/252/253, Econ 166, Pysch/Neuro 201, or Govt 230. Students who have a score of 4 or 5 in AP Statistics may enroll with the instructor’s permission.
Offered
Fall