This course focuses on concepts used in statistical inference. This course will introduce students to basic principles of probability and statistics: random variables, standard distributions, and hypothesis testing. Lectures will explore uses of these principles in policy analyses. This course seeks to prepare students for PP31300. This course will assume a greater mathematical sophistication on the part of students than is assumed in PP31000.
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