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STAT 661

A First Course in Probability

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Experiments, counting techniques, probability axioms; random variables, expectation, univariate and multivariate distribution theory, measures of association, conditional probability, Bayes theorem, sequences of random variables, Tchebychev inequality, Law of Large Numbers, and Central Limit Theorem.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Terms

fall, spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate understanding of randomness and be able to use probability models to explain simple random phenomena. In addition, students will be able to compute summaries of probability distributions (univariate and multivariate).
  • compute measures of location, dispersion, and association, as well as probability of interest for many univariate and multivariate distributions.
  • assess and make use of the asymptotic results provided by the Law of Large Numbers and the Central Limit Theorem and their connection to the estimates of quantities from data.