stat310

Introduction to probability and mathematical statistics. Spring 2010.

Hadley Wickham. hadley@rice.edu
Class: 1-2:20pm Tuesdays and Thursdays. BIO 131.
TA: Garrett Grolemund.
Class mailing list.

Course syllabus

Lectures

Random variables

Feb 4. Continuous random variables. (watch, print)
Readings: 3.2.3, 3.2.5.
Feb 2. Discrete random variables. (watch, print)
Readings: 3.2.1, 3.2.3.
Jan 28. Moments. (watch, print)
Readings: 2.6.
Jan 26. Random variables. (watch, print)
Readings: 2.5.

Probability.

Jan 19. Bayes' rule. (watch, print)
Readings: 2.4.
Practice problems: 2.4.16, 2.4.18, 2.4.20, 2.4.28.

Jan 19. Conditional probability. (watch, print)
Readings: 2.4.
Practice problems: 2.4.1, 2.4.3, 2.4.11, 2.4.19

Jan 14. Equally likely events.
Watch: Part one, part two.
Readings: 2.3.

Jan 12. Welcome and introduction to probability (watch, print)
Readings: 2.1, 2.2.
Practice problems: 2.2.8, 2.2.16, 2.2.17, 2.2.13, 2.2.15

Quizzes

Homework

Homework 4. — due 11 Feb.
Homework 3. — due 4 Feb.
Homework 2. Model answers (pdf).
Homework 1. Model answers (pdf).

Resources

educator.com provides online lectures for statistics that covers very similar material to this class. This might be a good resource if you'd like to see more worked examples. It costs $25 / month, and if you sign up using the link I provided, I'll get $15 which will go towards the class party.