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    STAT260

    Introduction to Probability and Statistics I

    Descriptive statistics; elementary probability theory; random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, expectation, joint, marginal and conditional distributions; linear functions of random variables; random sampling and sampling distributions; point and interval estimation; classical hypothesis testing and significance testing. The mathematical foundations of statistical inference are introduced and illustrated with examples from a variety of disciplines.

    Lecture: 3h

    Lab: 0h

    Tutorial: 0h

    Credits: 1.5