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An Intuitive Introduction to Probability

University of Zurich

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This course will provide you with a basic, intuitive and practical introduction into Probability Theory. You will be able to learn how to apply Probability Theory in different scenarios and you will earn a "toolbox" of methods to deal with uncertainty in your daily life. 
The course is split in 5 modules. In each module you will first have an easy introduction into the topic, which will serve as a basis to further develop your knowledge about the topic and acquire the "tools" to deal with uncertainty. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to complete 5 exercise sessions to reflect about the content learned in each module and start applying your earned knowledge right away. 

The topics covered are: "Probability", "Conditional Probability", "Applications", "Random Variables", and "Normal Distribution".

You will see how the modules are taught in a lively way, focusing on having an entertaining and useful learning experience! We are looking forward to see you online!

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Skills you will gain

Bayes' Theorem
Normal Distribution
Probability
Conditional Probability

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Beginner Level

Approx. 30 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish, Persian

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Karl Schmedders
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Professor of Quantitative Business Administration

Department of Business Administration

56,237 Learners

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University of Zurich

Founded in 1833, the University of Zurich (UZH) is Switzerland’s largest university, with a current enrollment of over 26,000 students. Made up of seven faculties covering approximately 100 different subject areas, UZH is proud to offer the most comprehensive academic program in the country.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

7 hours to complete

Probability

In this module we will learn about probabilities and perform our first calculations using probability formulas. We want to get comfortable with the idea that probabilities describe the chance of uncertain events occurring.

7 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 63 min), 1 reading, 7 quizzes

Week

Week 2

6 hours to complete

Conditional Probability

The arrival of new information may lead us to alter our probabilistic assessments of uncertain events. In this module, we will learn how the concept of "conditional" probabilities allows us to make these changes correctly. Script of the course can be found here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/introductiontoprobability/resources/qxi9W

6 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 54 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

Week

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Application

We will discuss some fascinating every-day applications of probability. In addition to entertaining examples, we will also review very serious applications from finance and law.

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 80 min)

Week

Week 4

7 hours to complete

Discrete Random Variables

In this module we move beyond probabilities and learn about important summary measures such as expected values, variances, and standard deviations. We also learn about the most popular discrete probability distribution, the binomial distribution.

7 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 80 min), 1 reading, 8 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM AN INTUITIVE INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY

by PKJul 28, 2017

Taught from a very practical standpoint with no math derivations or excessive theory. The use of Microsoft Excel made it very easy to calculate probabilities. This course has numerous ral-world

by VRApr 2, 2020

The course is taught in very basic manner so that everyone can understand easily. I am looking forward to advanced course in probability with real world practical examples in detail.

by PPApr 14, 2018

This COURSE is quite interesting to learn many new thing which has explained very interestingly by karl

but add more on this as many topics are missing in this course and teach more on excel part

by NMJul 4, 2017

It is a gentle introduction to probability. The professor and the teaching assistant are excellent. This indeed is a intuitive introduction to probability, I would highly recommend this course.

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An Intuitive Introduction to Probability

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