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Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University

CIS 2033. Computational Probability and Statistics

Section 003, Spring 2014

Syllabus       Instructor: Dr. Paul LaFollette       


Schedule (tentative)

WEEK TOPIC ASSIGNMENTS
1 Chapter 2: Outcomes, events, and probability -
- Chapter 2: Outcomes, events, and probability 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.9, 2.13
2 Chapter 3: Conditional probability and independence -
- Chapter 3: Conditional probability and independence 3.4, 3.9, 3.11, 3.16, 3.18
3 Chapter 4: Discrete random variables -
- Chapter 4: Discrete random variables 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.11, 4.14
4 Chapter 5: Continuous random variables -
- Chapter 5: Continuous random variables 5.1, 5.5, 5.9, 5.11, 5.12
5 Chapter 6: Simulation -
- Chapter 6: Simulation 6.1, 6.3, 6.6, 6.8
6 Chapter 7: Expectation and variance -
- Chapter 7: Expectation and variance 7.1, 7.2, 7.9, 7.13, 7.14
7 Mid-term Review  
- Mid-term Examination  
8 Examination Review  
- Chapter 9: Joint distributions and independence 9.1, 9.3, 9.6, 9.7, 9.13
9 Chapter 10: Covariance and correlation 10.1, 10.5, 10.8, 10.11
- Chapter 12: The Poisson process 12.2, 12.5, 12.7
10 Chapter 15: Exploratory data analysis: graphical summaries -
- Chapter 15: Exploratory data analysis: graphical summaries -
11 Chapter 16: Exploratory data analysis: numerical summaries -
- Chapter 17: Basic statistical models 17.4, 17.6
12 Chapter 19: Unbiased estimators 19.6, 19.7
- Chapter 20: Efficiency and mean squared error -
13 Chapter 21: Maximum likelihood -
- Chapter 22: The method of least squares -
14 Final Review  
- Final Review  

Final Exam: TBA


Relevant Links


URL: http://www.cis.temple.edu/~pwang/2033-PL/2033-index.htm