Course materials

Textbooks

You are not required to purchase a textbook for this class. However, if you wish to follow along with one, these are all good options:

• [Ross] A First Course in Probability by Sheldon Ross;
• [HTZ] Probability and Statistical Inference by Robert Hogg, Elliot Tanis, and Dale Zimmerman;
• [DS] Probability and Statistics by Morris DeGroot and Mark Schervish;
• [Wass] All of Statistics by Larry Wasserman.

In the PREPARE column of the course schedule, I will indicate which parts of a book correspond to the lectures.

Technology

Lecture will largely be a low tech affair: pencil and paper should be sufficient most of the time. You should always plan to bring a laptop or tablet device to lab. In general, you will need access to a device with internet so that you can use the following:

• This course page that you are on right now;
• R/RStudio via the Duke Container Manager;
• Canvas, through which you can access…
  • Gradescope;
  • Ed Discussion;
• Zoom (e.g. for remote office hours).

If access to technology becomes a concern for you during the semester, contact the instructor immediately to discuss options.