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STAT20110

Academic Year 2024/2025

Introduction to Probability (STAT20110)

Subject:
Statistics & Actuarial Science
College:
Science
School:
Mathematics & Statistics
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Neil O'Connell
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is an introduction to probability, with examples and applications. Topics covered will include: outcomes, events, and probability; independence; random variables and distributions; expected value, moments and variance; permutations and combinations; binomial, multinomial and Poisson distributions; conditional probability; continuous distributions; law of averages; central limit theorem.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and understanding of the subject.

Indicative Module Content:

Topics covered will include: outcomes, events, and probability; independence; random variables and distributions; expected value, moments and variance; permutations and combinations; binomial, multinomial and Poisson distributions; conditional probability; continuous distributions; law of averages; central limit theorem.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36
Tutorial

10
Autonomous Student Learning

72
Total

118

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, tutorials, enquiry and problem-based learning.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

Desirable to already have taken a basic course in Statistics and be familiar with integration and differentiation.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
STAT10010 - Research Methods, STAT10140 - Research Methods for Science, STAT20060 - Statistics and Probability, STAT20200 - Probability


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Final exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
100
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Thiago Americo Da Silva Cardoso Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Fri 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1 Thurs 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Thurs 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 8, 9, 10, 11 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 13:00 - 13:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 2 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 15:00 - 15:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 4 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 14:00 - 14:50
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