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STATS 217

Introduction to Stochastic Processes I

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Discrete and continuous time Markov chains, Poisson processes, random walks, branching processes, first passage times, recurrence and transience, stationary distributions.

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ID: 6953
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DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Hwang, Jessica
3units

STATS 217: Introduction to Stochastic Processes I

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

Discrete and continuous time Markov chains, Poisson processes, random walks, branching processes, first passage times, recurrence and transience, stationary distributions.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — Hwang, Jessica (Graduate)

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