Introduction to Probability and Statistics

• Textbook: Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences by J. Devore
• Homework: There will be a total of 8 online assignments. Assignments are done online using the EWA system. Here is EWA registration instruction.
  • solution forQ3_4_5_6
  • Solution for Assignment 3
  • Solution for assignment 5
  • Solution for assignment 7

  I reopen assignments 4, 6 and 7 until the end of today, Friday. If you didn't complete them before, you have the last chance.

• Location: KENNETH C ROWE MANAG 1020

  The course will be held in Computer Science Room 127 on June 8th.

• Exams: There will be 1 midterm and 1 final exam.
  • Midterm: Thursday, June 9 (in class), midterm solution
  • Final exam: Thursday, June 23 (in class)
• Office Hours: TW 17:00-17:55
• Time: MTWR 18:05-20:45
• Outline: Course outline
• Calendar: Course calendar
• Notes: Reference Notes from Penn State.
  1. Probability 1
  2. Probability 2
  3. Discrete Random Variables 1
  4. Discrete Random Variables 2
  5. Continuous Random Variables 1
  6. Continuous Random Variables 2
  7. Joint Distributions
  8. Point Estimation
  9. Interval Estimation
  10. One-Sample Hypothesis Tests 1
  11. One-Sample Hypothesis Tests 2
• Statistical Tables: tables

Announcement

1. You must purchase either a hard copy of the text ($204.95, ISBN 1305933494) or an electronic version ($73.95, ISBN 1285858042). The hard copy must be purchased at the bookstore in order to get access to the EWA online assignments. The electronic version can be purchased at the bookstore or Nelsonbrain online.

   A copy of the textbook is on two-hour reserve at Killam Library.

2. The exams will be closed-book and will be similar as sample exams. Below are the links for sample midterm and final exam.

• Sample Midterm: midterm, midterm solution.
• Sample Final: final, final solution.

Welcome to statistical world

Insteresting visualization

• Correlation does NOT imply causation!
• Distribution Calculator
• Distribution
• Discrete joint distributions
• Correlation and Covariance
• Stability of Mean & Median
• Boxplots and Histograms
• Interactive Student's T Density
• The Central Limit Theorem
• Central Limit Theorem for Means
• Distribution of Sample Means
• Maximum Likelihood Estimation
• Simulating Confidence Intervals
• t-test
• t-distribution
• Interpreting Confidence Intervals
• Hypothesis Test (T-test)

Assignment FAQ

• Submissions Allowed: 5 times for individual questions.
• Submitting Answers: Question Parts: New or changed question parts can be submitted individually. This lets students enter or change a response for one part and submit it without losing submissions for the other question parts.
• Scoring Answers: Last: Use student's last answer.
• Saving Progress: Students can save their answers without using a submission.