Rogues' Gallery
Term: Spring 2008
Class Times: TH 14:00 –
in WEB 1248
Instructor: Rich Riesenfeld rfr@cs.utah.edu
Office Hours: After class or by appointment.
TA: Mina Jeong mina
Office Hours: By appointment.
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Textbook:
John Freund's Mathematical Statistics with Applications
Irwin Miller and Maryless Miller (2007)
ISBN-13: 978-0131427068
Course Description: Press Release
Grading Policy:
Note:
The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodatioons in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Olpin Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accomodations.
All written information in this course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services.
Selected Textbook Pages:Textbook pages 1-15 pages 15-21 pages 23-68 Feller Vol 1, Chap 2, pages 52-64, Combinatorics ProblemsConditional Probability:Clearly Presented Conditional Probability Examples Simple Conditional Probability Example w AppletThe Monty Hall Problem:Let's Make a Deal Website (Monty Hall Problem): Background and Applet Let's Make a Deal (Monty Hall) Applet Monty Hall Problem Data Simulator Applet Monty Hall Problem discussed and analyzed (from the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by mark haddon) And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw (NYT 8 Apr 2008)Expectation of Joint Distribution: 2 Dice: Expectation for Sum of 2 Dice (rfr) Normal Distribution Illustrations:Ball Drop Flexible Normal Curve Shapes and Histogram Relationship Interactive Normal Curve Shapes (go to bottom of target page) Interactive Cumulative Area (Probability) IntervalsLinear Regression AnalysisLinear Regression (Yale Notes) Linear Regression (Wikipedia) Assumptions of Linear Regression Linear Regression and Excel (Clemson Notes)
Binomial Distribution Calculator The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Bayes' Theorem Markov Chain Links:Definition of Markov Chain Markov Chain More Markov Chain Markov Chain and Computer Vision (more adv) Markov Chain in CVideo Clips (PBS): Lecture Series on StatisticsNormal Distribution I: Stat No 4.wmv (25 min) Normal Distribution II: Stat No 5.wmv (25 min) Causality: Stat No 11.wmv (25 min) Binomial Distribution: Stat No 17.wmv (25 min) Stat: Random Variables (missing women).wmv (28 min)
Assignment |
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| #1: Permutations and Combinations | 31 Jan 08 |
| #2: Monty Hall Negative Proof | xx Feb 08 |
| #3: Markov Chain Example | 03 Mar 08 |
| #4: Markov Process Example | 13 Mar 08 |
| #5: Bayes' Theorem Example | 13 Mar 08 |
| #6: Coincident Birthday Problems | 13 Mar 08 |
| #7: Stat Video Clip | 1 Apr 08 |
| #8: Variance | 3 Apr 08 |
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