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MATH 356. Honours Probability.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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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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