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MathTrackX: Probability
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
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
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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