University of Guelph 1997-98 Undergraduate Calendar

Course Description

89-212 Probability and Statistics for Engineers W(3-1)

Sample spaces. Probability, conditional probability, independence. Bayes' theorem. Probability distributions. Probability densities. Algebra of expected values. Descriptive statistics. Inferences concerning menas, variances, and proportions. Curve fitting, the method of least squares, correlation. Introduction to quality control and reliability. Recommended especially for students in the B.Sc.(Eng.) program.

Prerequisites: 1 of 63-101, 63-121, 63-208, 66-121.
Exclusions: 89-100, 89-204, 89-206, 89-208, 89-210.
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Last revised: November 4, 1997.