MATH-UA 185 Probability And Statistics
4 points. Fall and Spring terms.
Note: Prior to Fall 2025, Probability & Statistics was formerly numbered MATH-UA 235. Effective Fall 2025, the course has been renumbered MATH-UA 185. The course title, content, material, workload, duration and instruction remain unchanged. Only the course number has been updated to better align with the Math Department’s sequencing of courses.
MATH-UA 185 no longer counts as an advanced math elective for the Joint Math/Economics Major. The Math Department will honor MATH-UA 235 as an advanced math elective for Joint Math/Economics Major as long as the course was completed prior to Fall 2025.
Course Description
A combination of MATH-UA 333 Theory of Probability and MATH-UA 334 Mathematical Statistics at a more elementary level, so as to afford the student some acquaintance with both probability and statistics in a single term. In probability: mathematical treatment of chance; combinatorics; binomial, Poisson, and Gaussian distributions; law of large numbers and the normal approximation; application to coin-tossing, radioactive decay, etc. In statistics: sampling; normal and other useful distributions; testing of hypotheses; confidence intervals; correlation and regression; applications to scientific, industrial, and financial data.
Prerequisites
- A grade of C or higher in MATH-UA 122 Calculus II or MATH-UA 132 Math for Economics II
Anti-requisites
- MATH-UA 233 or 333 Theory of Probability
- MATH-UA 238 or 338 Honors Theory of Probability