Transcription of MAS131: Introduction to Probability and Statistics
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mas131 : Introduction to Probability and StatisticsSemester 1: Introduction to ProbabilityLecturer:Dr D J WilkinsonStatistics is concerned with making inferences about the way the world is, based upon thingswe observe happening. Nature is complex, so the things we see hardly ever conform exactly tosimple or elegant mathematical idealisations the world is full of unpredictability, uncertainty,randomness. Probability is the language of uncertainty, and so to understand Statistics , we mustunderstand uncertainty, and hence understand Probability . Probability questions arise naturally inmany contexts; for example, What is the Probability of getting five numbers plus the bonus ballcorrect from a single line on the National Lottery?
Probability is the language of uncertainty, and so to understand statistics, we must understand uncertainty, and hence understand probability. Probability questions arise …
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