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STAT253 - Probability and Statistics
2012-2013 Spring (2nd Semester)
Introduction to Probability, Basic Definitions, Axioms of Probability and
Combinatorial Concept; Describing Data With Graphs; Describing Data With
Numerical Measures, Describing Bivariate Data; Conditional Probability and
Independence; Probability and Probability Distributions; Discrete Random
Variables and Probability Distributions; Continuous Random Variables and
Probability Distributions; The Normal Probability Distribution; Jointly
Distributed Random Variables; Expected Values, Covariance and Correlation;
Sampling Distributions; Large-Sample Estimation; Large-Sample Tests of
Hypotheses; Inference From Small Samples.
Textbooks
Essential Text:
(1) Mendenhall, Beaver, Beaver, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, 14th Ed., Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2013
Recommended:
(2) Walpole, Myers, Myers, Ye, Essentials of Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, Pearson Education, 2013
(3) Sheldon Ross, A First Course in Probability, 9th Ed., Pearson, 2013/2014
· Final make-up exam grades are announced.
· Final exam grades are announced.
· Quizzes and Homework grades are announced.
· Quizzes grades (including Quiz-5 and homeworks) are announced.
· Quiz-6 covers chapters 8 and 9.
· Midterm exam grades are announced.
· Quizzes grades are announced.
· Quiz-2 is scheduled on Thursday course, March 14, 2013.
· Assignments submitted. Please check the due dates at the course schedule table.
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Quizzes are scheduled on Monday lectures.
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Complete data set for the exercises can be downloaded
here (domain restricted access).
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First assignment published in the course schedule table. Due date is Feb 25, 2013 (before the lecture starts).
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Week |
Lectures |
Readings |
Assignments |
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1 |
Introduction to Probability, Basic Definitions, Axioms of Probability
and Combinatorial Concept |
Mendenhall Ch.1 |
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2 |
Describing Data With Graphs
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Mendenhall Ch.1 |
Assignment 1: How is your blood pressure? (Requires password) Data Set (Domain Restricted) |
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3 |
Describing Data With Numerical Measures,
Describing Bivariate Data
|
Mendenhall Ch.2 and Ch.3 |
Quiz-1 |
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4 |
Conditional Probability and Independence
|
Mendenhall Ch.4 |
Assignment 2:
Baseball League (Due Date: March 14, 2013) Data Set (Domain Restricted) |
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5 |
Probability and Probability Distributions
|
Mendenhall Ch.4 |
Assignment 3:
Are your dishes really clean? (Due date: March 18)
Data Set (Domain Restricted)
Quiz-2 (on Thursday lecture) |
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6 |
Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions |
Mendenhall Ch.5 |
Assignment 4: A mystery: Cancers near a Reactor (Due date: March 25) |
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7 |
Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions |
Mendenhall Ch.6 |
Quiz-3 |
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8 |
Midterm |
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9 |
The Normal Probability Distribution |
Mendenhall Ch.6 |
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10 |
Jointly Distributed Random Variables |
Mendenhall Ch.5 and Ch.6 |
Quiz-4 Assignment 5:Curving the grades (Due date: April 22, 2013) |
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11 |
Expected Values, Covariance and Correlation |
Mendenhall Ch.3 and Ch.4 |
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12 |
Sampling Distributions |
Mendenhall Ch.7 |
Quiz-5 Assignment 6:Do you dare to play roulette at Monte_Carlo? (Due date: April 29, 2013) |
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13 |
Large-Sample Estimation |
Mendenhall Ch.8 |
Assignment 7: |
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14 |
Large-Sample Tests of Hypotheses |
Mendenhall Ch.9 |
Quiz-6 Rescheduled to the Week 15. |
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15 |
Inference From Small Samples |
Mendenhall Ch.10 |
Quiz-6 |
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16 |
Final Exam study |
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17 |
Final Exam |
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Applets (at textbook’s website)