Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

STAT 331 - APPLIED PROBABILITY

Long Title: APPLIED PROBABILITY
Department: Statistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 211 AND MATH 212
Description: Elementary probability theory, conditional probability, independence, discrete and continuous random variables, expectation, standard discrete and continuous distributions, transformation techniques, central limit theorems, estimation, and correlation. Selected topics such as the Poisson process, Markov chains, and statistical techniques. Illustrations from engineering are emphasized. Cross-list: ELEC 331.
Course URL: http://statistics.rice.edu/feed/Courses.aspx