Welcome to STATS 67 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Computer Science in Fall 2024

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

  • Sunday 11:59 pm | Previous week's homework due
  • Monday | You all attend lecture
  • Monday 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Dr. Dogucu holds office hours.
  • Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Peter holds office hours
  • Wednesday | You all attend lecture
  • Wednesday pm | Group A attends discussion
  • Wednesday 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Keylin holds office hours
  • Thursday 10:30 - 11 am | Peter holds office hours
  • Thursday pm | Group B attends discussion
  • Friday 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Keylin holds office hours

Midterm exam on Oct 30, 2024 during lecture time in class

Final exam

For Lecture A group on Fri, Dec 13, 8:00-10:00am

For Lecture B group on Mon, Dec 9, 1:30-3:30pm