Math 1372 – Statistics with Probability – Fall 2014

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Professor(s)

Suman Ganguli

Department

Mathematics

Course Code

MAT1372

Semester / Year

Fall 2014

Course Description

An introductory course in statistics and probability. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, sample spaces and probabilities, discrete probability distributions (Binomial, Hypergeometric), expectation and variance, continuous probability distributions (Normal, Student, Chi-Square), confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and correlation and linear regression. Spreadsheets are used throughout the semester.

Acknowledgements

This course was created by: Suman Ganguli

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