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Fall 2021
Mar 29, 2024
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STAT 51600 - Basic Probability And Applications
Credit Hours: 3.00. A first course in probability, intended to serve as a background for statistics and other applications. Sample spaces and axioms of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, conditional probability and Bayes' theorem, joint and conditional probability distributions, expectations, moments and moment generating functions, law of large numbers, and central limit theorem. (The probability material in course one of the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society is covered by this course.) Typically offered Fall Spring.
3.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Graduate, Indiana College Network, Professional, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture
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Offered By: College of Science
Department: Statistics

Course Attributes:
Upper Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette Continuing Ed
      PU Fort Wayne
      IUPUI
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify which discrete and continuous distributions are applicable in a given setting. 2. Use conditional probabilities, Bayes theorem, and conditional distributions. 3. Utilize joint distributions in the context of several random variables. 4. Apply the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem in asymptotic settings. 5. Derive moments and moment generating functions for discrete and continuous random variables.


Restrictions:
May not be enrolled as the following Classifications:     
      Sophomore: 45 - 59 hours
      Sophomore: 30 - 44 hours
      Freshman: 0 - 14 hours
      Freshman: 15 - 29 hours

Prerequisites:
GR-STAT 51600 Requisites

General Requirements:

Student Attribute: GR
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: MA 26100
Minimum Grade of C-
May be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: MA 27100
Minimum Grade of C-
May be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: MA 26300
Minimum Grade of C-
May be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: MA 17200
Minimum Grade of C-
May be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: MA 17400
Minimum Grade of C-
May be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: MA 18200
Minimum Grade of C-
May be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: MA 27101
Minimum Grade of C-
May not be taken concurrently. )


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