STAT 401: APPLIED PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II

SECTION 0301, FALL, 2019

COURSE OUTLINE

 

Instructor: Paul J. Smith, Statistics Program

  Office hours:  MTWTF 11-12, MTH 4404

  Telephone:  (301) 405-5104

  E-mail: pjs@math.umd.edu

Schedule: MWF 12, MTH0106

Textbook:  Devore, J. L. (2016). Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences  (9th ed.). Brooks/Cole.

Prerequisite:  Minimum grade of C- from either STAT 400 or STAT 410.

Course Description:

  STAT 401 is the second semester of a calculus-based introductory course in probability and statistics. Probability is the mathematical treatment of random phenomena, and statistics is the science of collecting, analyzing and interpreting data subject to random variation. STAT 401 concentrates on statistics, emphasizing applicable mathematics rather than abstract theory, and concepts will be illustrated using real-world examples wherever possible.

This course is not like the mathematics courses that you have taken in the past. Probability and statistics require a novel style of thinking and there will be a continual flow of new concepts and ideas. It is essential to stay current in the course and to work as many exercises as possible to master the material.

You will analyze data sets using the R statistical platform. R is the package of choice for statistics, and the use of R will be described at the beginning of the course. Students familiar with SAS may use this package for homework assignments, but all students should attempt to master at least the basic concepts of R. Some introductory books on R are listed below.

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