Week 2: Conditional Probability and Random Variables

Reading

• Blitzstein and Hwang: Chapters 2 and 3
• Hansen (Intro): Chapter 2
• 3Blue1Brown: The medical test paradox: Can redesigning Bayes rule help? (optional, but possibly helpful)

Assignments

• Problem Set 1 is due February 3 at 11:59pm ET.
• Problem Set 2 is due February 10 at 11:59pm ET.

Slides and notes

We’ll start the week finishing up conditional probability and then move onto random variables:

• Conditional Probability: Slides | Handout
• Board Notes (M 2/1)
• Random Variables: Slides | Handout
• Board Notes (W 2/3)

Videos

• Zoom Video Links (behind Harvard login)