A Modern Introduction to Probability and Statistics
cis.temple.edu › ~latecki › CoursesIn this book you will find the basics of probability theory and statistics. In addition, there are several topics that go somewhat beyond the basics but that ought to be present in an introductory course: simulation, the Poisson process, the law of large numbers, and the central limit theorem. Computers have brought many changes in statistics.
MAS131: Introduction to Probability and Statistics
www.staff.ncl.ac.uk › d › teachingStatistics is concerned with making inferences about the way the world is, based upon things we observe happening. Nature is complex, so the things we see hardly ever conform exactly to simple or elegant mathematical idealisations – the world is full of unpredictability, uncertainty, randomness. Probability is the language of uncertainty, and so to understand statistics, we must
Introduction to Probability and Statistics | Mathematics ...
ocw.mit.edu › courses › mathematicsThis course provides an elementary introduction to probability and statistics with applications. Topics include: basic combinatorics, random variables, probability distributions, Bayesian inference, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and linear regression. The Spring 2014 version of this subject employed the residential MITx system, which enables on-campus subjects to provide MIT students with learning and assessment tools such as online problem sets, lecture videos, reading questions