MA-UY 2224 Data Analysis

4 Credits

An introductory course to probability and statistics. It affords the student some acquaintance with both probability and statistics in a single term. Topics in Probability include mathematical treatment of chance; combinatorics; binomial, Poisson, and Gaussian distributions; the Central Limit Theorem and the normal approximation. Topics in Statistics include sampling distribution of sample mean and sample variance; normal, t-, and Chi-square distributions; confidence intervals; testing of hypotheses; least squares regression model. Applications to scientific, industrial, and financial data are integrated into the course. | Offered every term.

Prerequisite(s): MA-UY 1124 or MA-UY 1132 or MA-UY 1424
Note: Not open to students who have taken MA-UY 2233 or MA-UY 3012 or MA-UY 3022.

Weekly Lecture Hours: 4