Introduction to Statistics

By the end of the course, students will understand the main notions of probability and statistics.  

They will be able to compute and interpret:  

- probability distributions, expected value and variance of discrete and continuous random variables  

- graphical representations (histograms, scatter plots) and statistics of samples (mean, mode, median, variance, standard deviation, correlation coefficient)  

- point and interval estimators of population mean, variance and proportions;  

- statistical tests concerning the mean of normal populations and population proportions;  

- simple linear regression models.