Теория вероятностей и математическая статистика

Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics is a core mathematical subject taught to the second year students in the 1st and 2nd academic modules. The material is split between probability theory and statistics almost evenly. The course covers classical probability topics from basic probability to limit theorems. More attention is paid to the conditional moments of multivariate random variables. Depending on the available time more advanced topics such as random walks, the Poisson process and Markov chains may be considered. The statistical section starts with the descriptive techniques but quickly switches to the inferential methods as they are more mathematically involved and require more eorts to explain. The topics covered here include sampling distributions, point and interval estimates, hypothesis testing. We conclude with a univariate and, if time permits, multivariate regression. Throughout the course a certain balance between mathematical rigor and clarity is maintained. Sometimes this dilemma is resolved in favor of illustrative examples which help students capture the main ideas and use them in practice rather than focus on blind memorizing the derivations. However, we find it instructive to provide the tractable proofs whenever it makes pedagogical or some other sense. The course is taught in English and worth 5 credits.