Lecture 1
CO1: Apply the knowledge about the concepts of probability and statistics for the computer
applications
Introduction of Basic Statistics
What is Probability?
Definition:
Probability theory is the study of the mathematical rules that govern random events.
But what is randomness?
Informally, a random event is an event in which we do not know the outcome without
observing it. Probability tells us what we can say about such events, given our assumptions
about the possible outcomes.
What are Statistics?
Definition
Statistics is the application of probability to the collection, analysis, and description of
random data.
Statistics is used to:
Design experiments
Summarize data
Make conclusions about the world
Explore complex data
Applications of Probability and Statistics
Computer Science:
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Simulation
Image Processing
Computer Graphics
Visualization
Software Testing
Algorithms
Electrical Engineering
Signal Processing
Telecommunications
Information Theory
Control Theory
Instrumentation, Sensors
Hardware/Electronics Testing
General
Gambling (not recommended)
Stock Market Analysis
Politics
Sports
Demographics
Medicine
Economics
All Sciences!!
Alan Turing: Connecting CS and Probability
“Father of Computer Science”
Most famous for:
• Computability, Turing machine
• Stored-program computer
• Turing test
• WWII cryptanalysis
Wrote a dissertation on probability theory!
Turing used probability and statistics to crack Enigma
TEXT BOOKS
T1 = H. K Dass, Higher Engineering Mathematics, S. Chand Publishers,3rd revised
edition.2014.
T2 = B.S. Grewal, Higher Engineering Mathematics, Khanna Publishers,42th
ed.2013, New Delhi.
T3= N. P. Bali and Manish Goyal, A textbook of engineering Mathematics, Laxmi
Publications, Reprint 2008.
REFERENCE BOOKS
R1=R. K. Jain and S. R. K. Lyenger, Advanced Engineering Mathematics ,3rd Edition
Narosa Publishing House ,2004,New Delhi.
R2 =B. V. Ramana Advanced Engineering Mathematics, McGrawHill, July2006, New
Delhi.
S.P.Gupta,StatisticalMethods,S.Chand&Sons,2017,NewDelhi,ISBN9789351610281In
siders’Guide
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