Probability and Statistics in Computer Science

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Course Description

Introduction to Probability and Statistics with applications in Computer Science. Counting, permutations and combinations. Probability, conditional probability, Bayes theorem. Standard probability distributions. Measures of central tendency and dispersion. Central Limit Theorem. Regression and correlation. Hypothesis testing. Random number generation. Random algorithms. Estimating probabilities by simulation. Genetic algorithms.

Course Details

• Course Homepage: http://www.cis.uab.edu/cs455
• Credit Hours: 3
• Accompanying Lab: No
• CIS Prerequisites:
  Algorithms and Data Structures
• Other Requirements:

Attached Syllabi

CIS Classes for Summer 9-Week 2007