Course overview
This course aims to provide students with a solid foundation in the fundamental principles and theoretical frameworks of probability and statistics, with the specific purpose of going on in more advanced statistics.
- Probability
- Estimation
- Application
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the common named discrete and continuous random distributions and apply them to modelling situations.
- Apply the formal rules of probability, conditional probability and independence to calculate probabilities and expectations.
- Estimate distribution parameters given observed data
- Annotate and critique statistical derivations
- Apply probability and statistical theory concepts in an applied example
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 53058
Section FR01
Size 25
Available 24
Class number 53059
Section WS01
Size 25
Available 24
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