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STAT 318Elementary Probability

3 credits · Statistics · Penn State

Combinatorial analysis, axioms of probability, conditional probability and independence, discrete and continuous random variables, expectation, limit theorems, additional topics. Students who have passed either MATH(STAT) 414 or 418 may not schedule this course for credit.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

You need:

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (5 programs).

Required in (2)

  • Electrical Engineering, B.S. (Behrend)
  • Software Engineering, B.S.

One of the options in (3)

  • Environmental Health and Safety, Minor
  • Philosophy, B.S.
  • Statistics, Minor (Science)
What it opens up

Courses that list STAT 318 as a prerequisite (16)