Instructor

S.Baskar

Semester

Autumn’20

Course Difficulty

Moderate

Time Commitment Required

The lectures had 3 hr worth of content every week. Apart from that tuts were given which took about 2-3 hrs but were optional

Grading Policy and Statistics

It is difficult to score a AA but rather easy to score above a 7.

Attendance Policy

Took this course online. The lectures were pre-recorded so no attendance there, help sessions had optional attendance

Pre-requisites

This is an introductory course in Statistics hence only JEE stats knowledge is expected

Evaluation Scheme

AA to the highest scorer, absolute grading wrt to highest marks. 40% of the highest marks was the passing criteria

Topics Covered in the Course

Discrete and continuous probability, Random variables and expectation, Special classes of random variables, Probability theorems and laws etc.

Teaching Style

All Pre-recorded lectures, weekly tuts and quizes

Tutorials/Assignments/Projects

The tuts were important as the exams were directly based on them.

Feedback on Exams

10 quizzes of 10 percent each. The quizzes in the start of the semester were very scoring. The content got tougher as the semester passed

Motivation for taking this course

Wanted to explore Statistics, Also enjoyed probability the most during JEE times.

Course Highlights

Got a basic knowledge of a few basic stats theorems which were used in some aptitude problems as well.

How strongly would I recommend this course?

Should definitely take the course up if you like probability and are want to explore it further. Though as the course approaches the content becomes really theoretical.

When to take this course?

I took the course up in my 3 sem. As this is a pre-requisite for all other Stats minor courses, have to take this up in the 3 sem itself.

Going Forward

You can complete your stats minor , de minor

References Used

Some NPTL courses from IIT Madras elec department have similar content

Review By: Vidushi Verma