Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives On the completion of this subject students will be able to perform basic probability calculations; recognise probability as a scientific discipline in which each step of a calculation must be clearly justified by a known law, rule or formula; be prepared for applications not seen before by understanding the style of thinking behind each technique.
Synopsis Revision of basic probability introduction to random variables and their distributions, the basic distributions of mathematical statistics. Moments and moment-generating functions, distributions of functions of random variables, introduction to bivariate theory and joint distributions, covariance and correlation.
Assessment Examinations (1.5 hours): 80% + Tests and/or assignments: 20%