Academic Calendar - 2026

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
Western Main Campus

Statistical Sciences 2857A/B

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I


Probability axioms, conditional probability, Bayes' theorem. Random variables motivated by real data and examples. Parametric univariate models as data reduction and description strategies. Multivariate distributions, expectation and variance. Likelihood function will be defined and exploited as a means of estimating parameters in certain simple situations.

Prerequisite(s): 0.5 course from Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1412A/B (or the former Applied Mathematics 1412A/B), each with a minimum mark of 60%, plus 0.5 course from Calculus 1301A/B (minimum mark 85%), Calculus 1501A/B (minimum mark 60%), Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B (or the former Applied Mathematics 1414A/B) (minimum mark 60%). The former Applied Mathematics 1413 with a minimum mark of 60% may also be used to meet this 1.0 course prerequisite.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY C i  
Subject Code: STATS

This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:

Western Main Campus  Actuarial Science 2427A/B - LONG TERM ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS I
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 2298A/B - INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCE
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 2701A/B - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 2702A/B - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 2711F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 2712F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 3293A/B - MODELING, RISK AND SIMULATION
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 3701A/B - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 3702A/B - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 3711F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 3712F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 3864A/B - DATA VISUALIZATION AND MACHINE LEARNING
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 4293F/G - PROFESSIONAL ANALYTICS
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 4701A/B - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 4702A/B - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 4711F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
King's  Analytics and Decision Sciences 4712F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES
Western Main Campus  Data Science 1000A/B - DATA SCIENCE CONCEPTS
Western Main Campus  Data Science 3000A/B - INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING
Western Main Campus  Financial Modelling 3520A/B - FINANCIAL MODELLING I
Western Main Campus  Financial Modelling 4521A/B - ADVANCED FINANCIAL MODELLING
Western Main Campus  Mathematics 1228A/B - METHODS OF FINITE MATHEMATICS
Huron  Mathematics 1228A/B - METHODS OF FINITE MATHEMATICS
King's  Mathematics 1228A/B - METHODS OF FINITE MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus  Statistical Sciences 2503A/B - ADVANCED MATHEMATICS FOR STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS
Western Main Campus  Statistical Sciences 2858A/B - PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II
Western Main Campus  Statistical Sciences 2864A/B - STATISTICAL PROGRAMMING
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Computer Science (Computer Science Program) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOINFORMATICS - admission discontinued effective 2027
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Computer Science (Computer Science Program) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM)
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Computer Science (Computer Science Program) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS - admission discontinued effective 2027
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Computer Science (Computer Science Program) | SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM)
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Integrated Science Program - (WISc) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE WITH MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS IN SOCIETY - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | MAJOR IN APPLIED MATHEMATICAL METHODS - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | MAJOR IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | SPECIALIZATION IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Mathematics | SPECIALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS IN SOCIETY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AND NUMERICAL METHODS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MINOR IN ADVANCED PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN DATA SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN FINANCIAL MODELLING
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN STATISTICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MAJOR IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MAJOR IN APPLIED STATISTICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MAJOR IN DATA SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MAJOR IN FINANCIAL MODELLING
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MINOR IN APPLIED FINANCIAL MODELLING
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MINOR IN APPLIED STATISTICS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MINOR IN DATA SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Bioinformatics - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOINFORMATICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Bioinformatics - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | MAJOR IN MEDICAL BIOINFORMATICS