Maths foundations
Probability
Random variables, conditioning, expectation and the common distributions.
About 40 hours of study.
Where to learn it
Read
Introduction to Probability, 2nd edition
Joe Blitzstein, Jessica Hwang
Chapters 1–7
The textbook that goes with Stat 110, free from the authors.
The free online edition from the authors.
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Statistics 110, Probability (Harvard)
Joe Blitzstein
Lecture videos and the strategic practice sets
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- Mathematics for Computer Science (MIT 6.042J) (read)
Part IV: Probability
Which roles ask for it
- Data analyst in the first year
- Data scientist to get hired
Before and after
Probability