Math 382 (Probability and Statistics)

Syllabus
My schedule (revised)
Homework list

Lecture Notes:   here  

Challenge problems: Chapter 2   Chapters 3-6

Week T R
1 2.1, 2.2 Probability: intro, review of set notation   Hw1 2.3-2.5 Probability rules, counting   Hw2
2 2.6 Conditional probability, independence   Hw3 2.7 Bayes rule   Hw4
3 3.1 Discrete RV   Hw5 3.2 Expected values   Hw6
4 Quiz 1 on 3.1, 3.2
3.3, 3.4 Binomial   Hw7 		3.5, 3.6 Geometric, Negative Binomial   Hw8
5 3.7 Poisson   Hw9 3.8 Hypergeometric   Hw10
powerball example
6 3.9 Moment Generating Functions, Practice   key Exam 1 key
7 4.1 Continuous RV's   Hw11 4.2 Expected values, 4.3 Uniform   Hw12
8 4.4, 4.5 Exponential, Gamma   Hw13 4.6 Normal   Hw14
9 4.7 Weibull   Hw15 5.1 Bivariate distributions  
10 5.2-5.3 Conditional distributions; Independence   Hw16 5.4 Covariance and correlation   Hw17
11 Quiz 2: on 5.1-5.3
5.4 Variance of sums 6.2 CDF method   Hw18 		Review   Practice exam
key
12 Exam 2 6.3, 6.4 Transform method, CLT   Hw19
13 CLT   7. Descriptive stats   Hw20 8.1, 8.2 Confidence intervals   Hw21
14 8.3 Hypothesis tests 8.4 T-distribution   Hw22 ---
15 8.4 T-distribution, 8.5 Two means, 8.6 proportions   Hw23 9.1- 9.3 Regression   Excel examples   Hw24
16 canceled Final review   key
Notes:
  1. The Tuesday class is canceled, so Hw24 is now due on Thursday.
  2. Please see a link to the Final Practice test. It will be discussed on Thursday.
  3. The second installment of Challenge Problems is due Thursday. People who submitted the solutions to Challenge Problems will know by Friday if they need to take the Final (please let me know your e-mail btw).
  4. The Final Exam is Monday, Dec. 12 at 9am, Cramer 203. You are allowed 3 notecards (or one standard size page of notes).
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