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STAT 706

Probability and Measure

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Measure theoretic foundations of probability theory. Random variables and distributions, convergence, laws of large numbers, central limit theorems, random walks, martingales, Brownian motion, special topics.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • one semester of measure theory
MATH 713STAT 461STAT 661
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): MATH 713 or (one semester of measure theory); STAT 461 or STAT 661.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

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Learning Outcomes

  • understand and apply the fundamental results of measure theory and integration.
  • derive and apply convergence theorems in probability and statistics problems.
  • apply conditional probability and martingale results to problems in stochastic analysis.