SDS X31 SDS 431 Probability and Statistical Inference 4 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Introduction to probability and statistical inference. Examine events and random experiments; basic rules of probability; joint, conditional, and marginal probability and independence; discrete and continuous random variables; random sampling and estimation; large-sample theory results and central limit theorem-based inferential summaries; and maximum likelihood estimation. Statistics and Data Sciences 321 and 431 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Statistics and Data Sciences 315 with a grade of at least C-; and credit with a grade of at least C- or registration for Mathematics 408D, 408L, or 408S.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division