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STAT2601 Probability and statistics I (6 credits) Academic Year 2024
Offering Department Statistics & Actuarial Science Quota ---
Course Co-ordinator Dr K P Wat, Statistics & Actuarial Science < watkp@[Link] >
Teachers Involved (Dr K P Wat,Statistics & Actuarial Science)
Course Objectives The discipline of statistics is concerned with situations in which uncertainty and variability play an essential role
and forms an important descriptive and analytical tool in many practical problems. Against a background of
motivating problems this course develops relevant probability models for the description of such uncertainty and
variability.
Course Contents & Topics Sample spaces; Operations of events; Probability and probability laws; Conditional probability; Independence;
Discrete random variables; Cumulative distribution function (cdf); Probability mass function (pmf); Bernoulli,
binomial, geometric, and Poisson distributions; Continuous random variables; Cumulative distribution function
(cdf); Probability density function (pdf); Exponential, gamma, and normal distributions; Functions of a random
variable; Joint distributions; Marginal distributions; Conditional distributions; Independent random variables;
Functions of jointly distributed random variables; Expected value; Variance and standard deviation; Covariance
and correlation.
Course Learning On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
Outcomes
CLO 1 understand the basic concepts in probability theory
CLO 2 gain some insights to statistics and inference
CLO 3 solve real-world problems by using probability calculations
CLO 4 pursue their further studies in statistics and quantitative analysis

Pre-requisites Pass or already enrolled in MATH2014 or (MATH2101 and MATH2211); and

(and Co-requisites and Not for students who have passed in ELEC2844, MATH3603, STAT1603, STAT2901 or already enrolled in these
Impermissible courses; and
combinations) Not for BSc(ActuarSc) students.

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Course Status with A18UC262 BASc(AppliedAI) (4)

Related Major/Minor / 2024 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence ( Core/Compulsory )
Professional Core 2024 Major in Decision Analytics ( Core/Compulsory )
2024 Major in Risk Management ( Core/Compulsory )
2024 Major in Statistics ( Core/Compulsory )
2024 Minor in Actuarial Studies ( Disciplinary Elective )
2024 Minor in Risk Management ( Disciplinary Elective )
2024 Minor in Statistics ( Disciplinary Elective )
2023 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence ( Core/Compulsory )
2023 Major in Decision Analytics ( Core/Compulsory )
2023 Major in Risk Management ( Core/Compulsory )
2023 Major in Statistics ( Core/Compulsory )
2023 Minor in Actuarial Studies ( Disciplinary Elective )
2023 Minor in Risk Management ( Disciplinary Elective )
2023 Minor in Statistics ( Disciplinary Elective )
2022 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence ( Core/Compulsory )
2022 Major in Decision Analytics ( Core/Compulsory )
2022 Major in Risk Management ( Core/Compulsory )
2022 Major in Statistics ( Core/Compulsory )
2022 Minor in Actuarial Studies ( Disciplinary Elective )
2022 Minor in Risk Management ( Disciplinary Elective )
2022 Minor in Statistics ( Disciplinary Elective )
2021 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence ( Core/Compulsory )
2021 Major in Decision Analytics ( Core/Compulsory )
2021 Major in Risk Management ( Core/Compulsory )
2021 Major in Statistics ( Core/Compulsory )
2021 Minor in Actuarial Studies ( Disciplinary Elective )
2021 Minor in Risk Management ( Disciplinary Elective )
2021 Minor in Statistics ( Disciplinary Elective )
2020 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence ( Core/Compulsory )
2020 Major in Decision Analytics ( Core/Compulsory )
2020 Major in Risk Management ( Core/Compulsory )
2020 Major in Statistics ( Core/Compulsory )
2020 Minor in Actuarial Studies ( Disciplinary Elective )
2020 Minor in Risk Management ( Disciplinary Elective )
2020 Minor in Statistics ( Disciplinary Elective )
Course to PLO Mapping 2024 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence < PLO 1,2,3 >
2024 Major in Decision Analytics < PLO 1,2,3,4,5 >
2024 Major in Risk Management < PLO 2,3,4 >
2024 Major in Statistics < PLO 1,4,5,6 >
2023 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence < PLO 1,2,3 >
2023 Major in Decision Analytics < PLO 1,2,3,4,5 >
2023 Major in Risk Management < PLO 2,3,4 >
2023 Major in Statistics < PLO 1,4,5,6 >
2022 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence < PLO 1,2,3 >
2022 Major in Decision Analytics < PLO 1,2,3,4,5 >
2022 Major in Risk Management < PLO 2,3,4 >
2022 Major in Statistics < PLO 1,4,5,6 >
2021 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence < PLO 1,2,3 >
2021 Major in Decision Analytics < PLO 1,2,3,4,5 >
2021 Major in Risk Management < PLO 2,3,4 >
2021 Major in Statistics < PLO 1,4,5,6 >
2020 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence < PLO 1,2,3 >
2020 Major in Decision Analytics < PLO 1,2,3,4,5 >
2020 Major in Risk Management < PLO 2,3,4 >
2020 Major in Statistics < PLO 1,4,5,6 >
Offer in 2024 - 2025 Y 1st sem 2nd sem Examination Dec May
Offer in 2025 - 2026 Y
Course Grade A+ to F

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Grade Descriptors A Demonstrate thorough mastery at an advanced level of extensive knowledge and skills required for attaining all the course
learning outcomes. Show strong analytical and critical abilities and logical thinking, with evidence of original thought, and ability
to apply knowledge to a wide range of complex, familiar and unfamiliar situations. Apply highly effective organizational and
presentational skills.

B Demonstrate substantial command of a broad range of knowledge and skills required for attaining at least most of the course
learning outcomes. Show evidence of analytical and critical abilities and logical thinking, and ability to apply knowledge to
familiar and some unfamiliar situations. Apply effective organizational and presentational skills.

C Demonstrate general but incomplete command of knowledge and skills required for attaining most of the course learning
outcomes. Show evidence of some analytical and critical abilities and logical thinking, and ability to apply knowledge to most
familiar situations. Apply moderately effective organizational and presentational skills.

D Demonstrate partial but limited command of knowledge and skills required for attaining some of the course learning outcomes.
Show evidence of some coherent and logical thinking, but with limited analytical and critical abilities. Show limited ability to
apply knowledge to solve problems. Apply limited or barely effective organizational and presentational skills.

Fail Demonstrate little or no evidence of command of knowledge and skills required for attaining the course learning outcomes.
Lack of analytical and critical abilities, logical and coherent thinking. Show very little or no ability to apply knowledge to solve
problems. Organization and presentational skills are minimally effective or ineffective.

Communication-intensive N
Course
Course Type Lecture-based course
Course Teaching Activities Details No. of Hours
& Learning Activities
Lectures 36
Tutorials 12
Reading / Self study 100

Assessment Methods Methods Details Weighting in final Assessment Methods

and Weighting course grade (%) to CLO Mapping
Assignments Coursework (participation, 40 CLO 1,2,3
assignments, tutorials, and
class test(s))
Examination One 2-hour written examination 60 CLO 1,2,3

Required/recommended Blitzstein, J. K. and Hwang, J. (2019). Introduction to Probability (2nd Edition). CRC Press.
reading Ghahramani, S. (2019). Fundamentals of Probability with Stochastic Processes (4th Edition). CRC Press.
and online materials Pitman, J. (1993). Probability. Springer.
DeGroot, M. H. and Schervish, M. J. (2014). Probability and Statistics (4th Edition). Pearson.
Ross, S. M. (2019). A First Course in Probability (10th Edition). Prentice Hall.
Ross, S. M. (2019). Introduction to Probability Models (12th Edition). Academic Press.
Miller, I. and Miller, M. (2014). John E. Freund's Mathematical Statistics with Applications (8th Edition). Prentice
Hall.
Hogg, R. V., McKean, J. W., and Craig, A. T. (2019). Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (8th Edition). Prentice
Hall.
Hogg, R. V., Tanis, E. A., and Zimmerman, D. L. (2020). Probability and Statistical Inference (10th Edition).
Pearson.
Casella, G. and Berger, R. L. (2002). Statistical Inference (2nd Edition). Duxbury Press.
Miller, M. B. (2014). Mathematics and Statistics for Financial Risk Management (2nd Edition). Wiley.
Chung, K. L. (2001). A Course in Probability Theory (3rd Edition). Academic Press.
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