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Catalog : MATH.5090 Probability and Mathematical Statistics (Formerly 92.509)

MATH.5090 Probability and Mathematical Statistics (Formerly 92.509)

Id: 008409 Credits: 3-3

Description

This course provides a solid basis for further study in statistics and data analysis or in pattern recognition and operations research. It is especially appropriate for students with an undergraduate science or engineering major who have not had a rigorous calculus-based probability and statistics course. The course covers the topics in probability models, random variables, expected values, important discrete and continuous distributions, limit theorems, and basic problems of statistical inference: estimation and testing.

Prerequisites

MATH.2310 Calculus III, or Mathematics MS Students.

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Course prerequisites/corequisites are determined by the faculty and approved by the curriculum committees. Students are required to fulfill these requirements prior to enrollment. For courses offered through online or GPS delivery, students are responsible for confirming with the instructor or department that all enrollment requirements have been satisfied before registering.