Probability and Statistics (3cr)

Objective

After completion of this course the student understands how hard it is to know anything with certainty. The student is able to identify a question or problem in the field of probability and statistics, collect relevant data, analyse it and form a conclusion based on the analysis.

Content

- Population, random sampling, scale
- Statistics
- Probability
- Independence and conditional probability
- Discrete random distributions
- Continuous random distributions
- Correlation and regression
- Statistical testing

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass/fail
You will receive a passing mark for the course after completing 80% of the assignment + submitting a learning diary. See more detailed instructions about the assessment on the course notice board.

Further information

Course is 100% online (Sefl-Study) course and course environment is Metropolia's Viope environment.