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=== Mailing List === <b>http://groups.google.com/group/noisebridge-probability</b> <br> === Next Meeting === * On hiatus until further notice 9/22/2011 <br> === General === A probability study group was proposed on the noisebridge-discuss list and cc'ed to the [[Machine Learning]] mailing list. The goal is to go through the stuff covered in the 7 chapters of [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory]. We were originally using that book, but decided to switch to the Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis book (see [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Probability#Resources resources]) which covers the same topics, and to the problems/solutions posted under [http://ocw.num.edu.mn/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-041Spring-2006/Assignments/index.htm MIT OCW Course 6.041]. Approximate meeting format: * 30-45 min - a volunteer presents the material in the chapter * 30-45 min - people discuss, solve problems, go over solutions === Resources === * [http://www.athenasc.com/probbook.html Introduction to Probability] by Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis - this is the book we are now using (see mailing list for pdf). * [http://ocw.num.edu.mn/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-041Spring-2006/Assignments/index.htm MIT OCW - 6.041 / 6.431 Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability - Spring 2006] - has problems, solutions, lecture notes, etc. covering the material in the above book. * [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2005/related-resources/ MIT OCW - 6.041 / 6.431 Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability - Spring 2005] - this is an older version of the same course. No reason to use this anymore - just here so people know there are 2 versions of this course on OCW. * [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory] by Al Drake ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Fundamentals_of_Applied_Probability_by_Drake.pdf pdf]) - written in 1967 and used for several decades to teach the above course. From the preface: "This is a first textbook in applied probability theory, assuming a background of one year of calculus." * [http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Challenging-Problems-Probability-Solutions/dp/0486653552/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288675926&sr=8-1-fkmr0 Fifty Challenging Problems] by Frederick Mosteller (~ 15 of the problems are viewable in amazon's preview). Monte-carlo simulations of these: [http://blog.appliedplatonics.com/tag/fifty-problems/ Josh Myer's blog] * [http://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Guide-Statistics-Larry-Gonick/dp/0062731025 Cartoon Guide to Statistics] by Larry Gonick === Past Meetings === * 02/01/2011 - Chapter 3 - Transforms ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:NBTransforms.pdf slides]) * 1/18/20011 - transforms - 1st part of chapter * 12/14/2010 - continuous random variables - part 2 - 2nd half of Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis Chapter 3 * 12/07/2010 - continuous random variables - part 1 - chapter 3 of Bertsekas & Tsitsiklis * 11/30/2010 - discrete random variables - chapter 2 of Bertsekas & Tsitsiklis ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Discrete_Random_Variables2.ppt slides]). * 11/23/2010 - did some problems covering chapter 1 ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Chpt1_problems_slides.ppt slides]) * 11/16/2010 - chapter 2. Recommended problems 2.04, 2.07, 2.11, 2.17, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.30 ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Chpt2_slides.ppt slides]) * 11/09/2010 - chapter 1. Recommended problems 1.03, 1.08, 1.09, 1.12, 1.13, 1.21, 1.24, 1.30 ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Chpt1_slides.ppt slides]) === Statistical Computing === [http://www.r-project.org/ R] === Teaching Volunteers === *Kai *Mike S *Ben W *Sara N *John === Misc === <center> <b>Conditional Risk</b> (from [http://xkcd.com/795/ http://xkcd.com/795/ ]) [[File:conditional_risk.png]] </center>
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