Distribution function of a random variable; expectation and variance of a random variable; probability distributions ― Binomial, Negative Binomial, Geometric, Hypergeometric, Poisson, Normal, Exponential (Exclude Beta and Gamma Distributions). Moment generating functions: moments of a random variable (e.g., Binomial, Poisson, etc.); moment generating function of a random variable; some applications. Bivariate distributions: bivariate random variable; joint, marginal and conditional distributions; statistical independence; conditional expectations and variance; regression function.

Course Code: 
STA 203
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Pre-requisite: 
MAT 102
Select Programme(s): 
Statistics