Spring 2021
STAT 88 001 - LEC 001
Probability and Mathematical Statistics in Data Science
Shobhana Murali Stoyanov
Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021
Mo, We, Fr
11:00 am - 11:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:24180
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Asynchronous Instruction
Offered through
Statistics
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
24
Enrolled: 310
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 334
Waitlist Max: 60
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 4 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
TUE, MAY 11TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Course Catalog Description
In this connector course we will state precisely and prove results discovered while exploring data in Data 8. Topics include: probability, conditioning, and independence; random variables; distributions and joint distributions; expectation, variance, tail bounds; Central Limit Theorem; symmetries in random permutations; prior and posterior distributions; probabilistic models; bias-variance tradeoff; testing hypotheses; correlation and the regression model.
Class Notes
Lectures will have asynchronous options. Labs will be held at the scheduled times and will also offer asynchronous options.
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Prerequisite: one semester of calculus at the level of Math 16A, Math 10A, or Math 1A. Corequisite or Prerequisite: Foundations of Data Science (COMPSCI C8 / DATASCI C8 / INFO C8 / STAT C8).
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for STAT 88 after completing STAT 134, STAT 140, STAT 135, or STAT 102.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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