Statistics 360 - Probability

Fall
2014
01
4.00
Amy Wagaman
MW 02:00PM-03:50PM
Amherst College
STAT-360-01-1415F
SMUD 206
awagaman@amherst.edu
STAT-360-01,MATH-360-01

(Offered as STAT 360 and MATH 360.)  This course explores the nature of probability and its use in modeling real world phenomena. The course begins with the development of an intuitive feel for probabilistic thinking, based on the simple yet subtle idea of counting. It then evolves toward the rigorous study of discrete and continuous probability spaces, independence, conditional probability, expectation, and variance. Distributions covered include the Bernoulli and Binomial, Hypergeometric, Poisson, Normal, Gamma, Beta, Multinomial, and bivariate Normal. Four class hours per week.


 Requisite: MATH 121 or consent of the instructor. Fall semester. Professor Wagaman.

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.