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MA 41600, Spring 2024

Course Description

Credit Hours: 3.00. (STAT 416) An introduction to mathematical probability suitable as a preparation for actuarial science, statistical theory, and mathematical modeling. General probability rules, conditional probability and Bayes theorem, discrete and continuous random variables, moments and moment generating functions, joint and conditional distributions, standard discrete and continuous distributions and their properties, law of large numbers and central limit theorem. Typically offered Fall Spring.

Course Materials

Section Type Title Author
002 Textbook Mathematical Statistics with Appications (7th) Wackerly, Mendenhall, Scheaffer
004 Textbook A First Course in Probability (10th) Sheldon Ross
004 Textbook A First Course in Probability (10th) Sheldon M. Ross
007 Textbook A First Course in Probability (10th) Sheldon Ross
001 Textbook Mathematical Statistics with Appications (7th) Wackerly, Mendenhall, Scheaffer
008 Textbook A First Course in Probability (10th) Sheldon Ross
003 Textbook A First Course in Probability (10th) Sheldon Ross
003 Textbook A First Course in Probability (10th) Sheldon M. Ross
006 Textbook A First Course in Probability (10th) Sheldon Ross
005 Textbook A First Course in Probability (10th) Sheldon Ross

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