STAT 215 - PROBABILITY 1

Credit Hours: 4 (3+2+0)

Beneficiaries: Students of Statistics Major and Operations REsearch Major.

Previous Course Requirement: STAT 101 + MATH 111

Textbooks:

• Probabilities Theory. Dr. Jalal Mostafa Assyad,1427 A.H., Haves Publications House Jeddah.
• Introduction to the Statistical Theory. Dr. Ahmed Aodah. King Saud University 1411 A.H.
• Probabilities Theory and Its Applications. Dr. Mohammed Ibraheem Akeel, and Dr. Abdul-Rahman Mohammed Abu-Ammoah. King Saud University 1421 A.H.

 

Course Scope Contents:

• Probability: Definitions - Conditional Probability - Independent Events.
• Random Variables Probability Distributions: Discrete and Continuous.
• Famous Discrete Probability Distributions.
• Famous Continuous Probability distributions.
•  Expection and Variation.
• Discrete Bivariate Probability Distributions.
• Marginal and Conditional Probability Distributions.
• Independence, Covariance and Correlation Coefficients.
• Moments and Moment Generating Function.
• Distributions of Function of One and Two Random Variables.

 

Marks Distribution: 

• First Exam: 25 marks.
• Second Exam: 25 marks.
• Assignments and Projects: 10 marks.
• Final Exam: 40 marks.