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Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Figure showing the union of disjoint events.

Figure showing the union of events. (Image courtesy of Prof. Dmitry Panchenko.)

Instructor(s)

MIT Course Number

18.05

As Taught In

Spring 2005

Level

Undergraduate

Course Features

Course Description

This course provides an elementary introduction to probability and statistics with applications. Topics include: basic probability models; combinatorics; random variables; discrete and continuous probability distributions; statistical estimation and testing; confidence intervals; and an introduction to linear regression.

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Dmitry Panchenko. 18.05 Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Spring 2005. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), https://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA


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