MATH 356. Honours Probability.

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MATH 356
Honours Probability.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Sample space, probability axioms, combinatorial probability. Conditional probability, Bayes' Theorem. Distribution theory with special reference to the Binomial, Poisson, and Normal distributions. Expectations, moments, moment generating functions, uni-variate transformations. Random vectors, independence, correlation, multivariate transformations. Conditional distributions, conditional expectation.Modes of stochastic convergence, laws of large numbers, Central Limit Theorem.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisite(s): MATH 243 or MATH 255, and MATH 222 or permission of the Department.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 323

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