Probability Theory for EOR

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Probability Theory for EOR
Leerdoelen	Upon completion of the course the student is able to: 1. Define and apply the following basic statistical concepts and techniques: a. Combinatorial methods. b. Probability: conditional. c. Distributions : discrete, continuous, multivariate, marginal, conditional. d. Expectation: conditional. e. Moment-generating functions. 2. Define and apply the following variety of distributions: a. Uniform. b. Bernoulli. c. Binomial. d. Negative Binomial, Geometric. e. Hypergeometric. f. Poisson. g. Multinomial. h. Multivariate Hypergeometric.
Omschrijving	The student should study the material and do the exercises published on Nestor. The material is covered in the chapters 1 through 5 of the textbook. During the lecture hours the theory is summarized and discussed and exercises are discussed. There is a weekly practical training.
Uren per week	6
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcolleges, practica
Toetsvorm	schriftelijk tentamen met open vragen (Written exam 75%, Individual Midterm assignments 25%)
Vaksoort	propedeuse
Coördinator	T. Boot, MSc.
Docent(en)	student-assistent , T. Boot, MSc. , J. van Essen, MSc.
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs John E. Freund's Mathematical Statistics with Applications, 7th (or later) Edition. Miller, I., M. Miller
Entreevoorwaarden	Admittance to the BSc EOR. Depending on e.g. capacity, other students may be allowed to participate in some or all course activities. (To be decided by the Programme Director.)
Opmerkingen	Secr: Martine Geerlings-Koolman, phone: +31(0)50 363 7018, e-mail: m.a.koolman@rug.nl.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type BSc Econometrics and Operations Research/EOR  (basisprogramma BSc EOR) 1 semester I b verplicht