STATS 167: Probability: Ten Great Ideas About Chance (PHIL 166, PHIL 266, STATS 267)
Foundational approaches to thinking about chance in matters such as gambling, the law, and everyday affairs. Topics include: chance and decisions; the mathematics of chance; frequencies, symmetry, and chance; Bayes great idea; chance and psychology; misuses of chance; and harnessing chance. Emphasis is on the philosophical underpinnings and problems. Prerequisite: exposure to probability or a first course in statistics at the level of
STATS 60 or 116.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-FR, GER:DB-Math
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