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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

STAT 601 - Probability Theory for Operations Research and Statistics (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3
PROBAB THRY:OP RESEARCH & STAT
Component: Lecture
Provides the basic background in probability theory for further work in statistics and operations research. Basic topics: sample spaces and axioms of probability; conditional probability and independence; Bayes theorem; random variables; moments and moment generating functions; transformations of random variables; common families of distributions; multivariate distributions, covariance and correlation; probability inequalities and limit theorems.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: MATH243 and requires permission of instructor.