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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for versions prior to Fall 2000.

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STT 861  Theory of Probability and Statistics I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
MTH 320 or concurrently
Description:
Discrete and continuous random variables and vectors. Important probability models. Inequalities and limit laws. Sampling distributions and functions of random vectors. Statistical inference.
Effective Dates:
FS95 - US10


STT 861  Theory of Probability and Statistics I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
MTH 234 and MTH 309
Description:
Probability models, random variables and vectors. Special distributions including exponential family. Expected values, covariance matrices, moment generating functions. Convergence in probability and distribution. Weak Law of Large Numbers and Lyapunov Central Limit Theorem.
Effective Dates:
FS10 - Open