Spring 2022
STAT 88 001 - LEC 001
Probability and Mathematical Statistics in Data Science
Shobhana Murali Stoyanov
Class #:26238
Units:3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Statistics
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
41
Enrolled: 209
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 250
Waitlist Max: 50
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, 4 hours of outside work hours, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material.
Final Exam
FRI, MAY 13TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Dwinelle 155
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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
Asynchronous options will be available. Time conflict enrollment will not be allowed.
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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