Welcome to STATS 67 Lec A - Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Computer Science in Winter 2025
Introduction to the basic concepts of probability and statistics with discussion of applications to computer science.
Prerequisite: Math 2B
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- summarize data using descriptive statistics and visualizations;
- select appropriate probability models and estimate models’ parameters;
- make conclusions about population using sample data, by applying statistical inference techniques;
- use R for basic probability and statistics tasks.
Typical Weekly Workflow
- Monday 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Yiyao holds office hours
- Tuesday am before lecture | Previous week's homework due
- Tuesday am | You all attend lecture
- Tuesday | Dr. Dogucu holds office hours.
- Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Dr. Dogucu holds office hours
- Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Christian holds office hours
- Thursday am | You all attend lecture
- Thursday 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Christian holds office hours
- Friday am | You all attend discussion
- Friday 4:30 - 5:30 pm | Yiyao holds office hours
Important Dates
Midterm exam on Feb 6 during lecture time in class
Final exam on Thu, Mar 20 at 8:00-10:00am in the same classroom (ICS 174)