Applied Statistics

Undergraduate course on probability, inference, regression, and Bayesian thinking.

Instructor: Jiadong Yu

Term: Fall / Spring

Location: HKUST(GZ)

Time: 2025 Fall; 2025/2026 Spring

Course Overview

This undergraduate course introduces the core ideas of probability and statistics for engineering and data-driven problem solving.

  • Discrete random variables
  • Continuous random variables
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Linear regression
  • Bayesian inference

Offerings

  • UFUG 2104
  • Semesters: 2025 Fall; 2025/2026 Spring
  • Level: Undergraduate

Topics

  • Basic concepts of probability and statistics
  • Discrete and continuous random variables
  • Statistical inference and hypothesis testing
  • Simple linear regression and practical applications
  • Introductory Bayesian inference
  • Data analysis and implementation with software tools

Teaching Focus

The course is designed to help undergraduate students build intuition for uncertainty, inference, and data analysis while connecting statistical theory with practical applications.