A random variable is a mathematical function that maps outcomes of random experiments to numbers. It can be thought of as the numeric result of operating a non-deterministic mechanism or performing a ...
Analysis 1 (MATH11006) and Calculus 1 (MATH11007), or equivalent. To introduce the basic ideas and methods of Probability, developing the concepts of random variables, expectations and variances. To ...
Why is this unit important? Probability is an everyday concept that most people have only a vague, intuitive understanding of. It concerns the notion that in a random experiment there are many ...