STAT 253/317: Introduction to Probability Models

Cong Ma, University of Chicago, Winter 2025

Announcements

  • The first lecture will be at 12:30 pm on Tuesday in Eckhart Hall 133 .

About STAT 253/317

The course will introduce stochastic processes that are popular in scientific applications, such as discrete time Markov chains, Poisson processes, continuous time Markov processes, renewal processes, and queuing models.

Prerequisites

STAT 24400, STAT 24410 or STAT 25100, or master's student in Statistics or Financial Mathematics, or instructor's consent.

Reminder

Students can take at most one of the three courses: MATH 235, STAT 253/317, and STAT 312. These three will be counted as one toward the Statistics major.