MathTrackX: Probability

MathTrackX: Probability

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12 h
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  • Introductive Level

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Syllabus

  • How to understand and interpret probabilities depending on the context

  • The difference between a discrete random variable and a continuous random variable

  • How to calculate probabilities for a range of everyday scenarios

  • How to calculate the expected value, variance and standard deviation of random variables

  • The effects of linear changes of scale and origin on the mean and the standard deviation

  • How to calculate quantiles of normal distribution.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Dr Brendan Harding
Research Associate
The University of Adelaide

Dr Melissa Humphries
Lecturer
The University of Adelaide

Dr David Butler
Lecturer
The University of Adelaide

Dr Danny Stevenson
Senior Lecturer
The University of Adelaide

Nicholas Crouch
Associate Lecturer
The University of Adelaide

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