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INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I

MATH/STAT 309
Course Description

Probability and combinatorial methods, discrete and continuous, univariate and multivariate distributions, expected values, moments, normal distribution and derived distributions, estimation.

Prerequisites

MATH 234 , MATH 376 , or concurrent enrollment. Not open to students with credit for MATH/STAT 431 or STAT 311

Satisfies
Credits

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Offered

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Grade Point Average
3.45

9.07% from Historical

Completion Rate
98.55%

5.65% from Historical

A Rate
47.83%

23.14% from Historical

Class Size
69

-18.21% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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