# Introduction to Probability and Statistics

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Mathematics
- Taught by: Dr. Jeremy Orloff, Jonathan Bloom
- Term: Spring 2014
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-05-introduction-to-probability-and-statistics-spring-2014/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-05-introduction-to-probability-and-statistics-spring-2014/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-05-introduction-to-probability-and-statistics-spring-2014/pages/readings/)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This course provides an elementary introduction to probability and statistics with applications. Topics include: basic combinatorics, random variables, probability distributions, Bayesian inference, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and linear regression.

The Spring 2014 version of this subject employed the residential MITx system, which enables on-campus subjects to provide MIT students with learning and assessment tools such as online problem sets, lecture videos, reading questions, pre-lecture questions, problem set assistance, tutorial videos, exam review content, and even online exams.

## Lectures

1. [Sample Class: Class 11–Bayesian Updating: Discrete Priors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/18-05-introduction-to-probability-and-statistics-spring-2014/697774d50179), 1 h 2 min (Video)
2. [HHMI Education Group Seminar: Flipping the Dice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/18-05-introduction-to-probability-and-statistics-spring-2014/a2dfabd10503), 53 min (Video)