Spring 2025
DATA C140 001 - LEC 001
Formerly Statistics 140
Probability for Data Science
Michael Xiao
Class #:24712
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Data Science Undergraduate Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
-7
Enrolled: 307
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 300
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, 0 to 1 hours of review of material presented in class lectures or review of laboratory sections. unit credit not awarded. attendance not required. per week, 1 hours of extra meetings for the review or elaboration of course materials per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week., 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, 0 to 1 hours of review of material presented in class lectures or review of laboratory sections. unit credit not awarded. attendance not required. per week, and 0 hours of extra meetings for the review or elaboration of course materials per week.
Final Exam
MON, MAY 12TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Dwinelle 155
Physics Building 3
Other classes by Michael Xiao
Course Catalog Description
An introduction to probability, emphasizing the combined use of mathematics and programming. Discrete and continuous families of distributions. Bounds and approximations. Transforms and convergence. Markov chains and Markov Chain Monte Carlo. Dependence, conditioning, Bayesian methods. Maximum likelihood, least squares prediction, the multivariate normal, and multiple regression. Random permutations, symmetry, and order statistics. Use of numerical computation, graphics, simulation, and computer algebra.
Class Notes
*This class will have one required discussion section and one required supplemental section. You must enroll in both a discussion and supplemental section as part of your enrollment in the course. If waitlisted, a seat must open up in both your discussion and supplemental section in order to be admi..
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*This class will have one required discussion section and one required supplemental section. You must enroll in both a discussion and supplemental section as part of your enrollment in the course. If waitlisted, a seat must open up in both your discussion and supplemental section in order to be admitted to the course.
*Prerequisites for this course are enforced. show less
*Prerequisites for this course are enforced. show less
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- DATA/COMPSCI/INFO/STAT C8, or both STAT 20 and one of COMPSCI 61A or COMPSCI/DATA C88C with C- or better, or Pass; and one year of calculus at the level of MATH 1A-1B or higher, with C- or better, or Pass. Corequisite: MATH 54, MATH 56, EECS 16B, MATH 110 or equivalent linear algebra (C- or better, or Pass, required if completed prior to enrollment in Data/Stat C140).
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for STAT C140 after completing STAT 134, or EECS 126.
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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