Statistics
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Courses | STAT260
STAT260: Introduction to Probability and Statistics I
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200-level
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14
Programs that name this course
2
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Description
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Descriptive statistics; elementary probability theory; random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, expectation, joint, marginal and conditional distributions; linear functions of random variables; random sampling and sampling distributions; point and interval estimation; classical hypothesis testing and significance testing. The mathematical foundations of statistical inference are introduced and illustrated with examples from a variety of disciplines.
Supplemental Notes
Catalog notes
- Credit will be granted for only one of STAT 260, STAT 250, STAT 254.
- See "Credit Limit - Beginning Level Statistics Courses".
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- Admission to BEng program
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