Probability and Mathematical Statistics - NMSA202
Title: Pravděpodobnost a matematická statistika
Guaranteed by: Department of Probability and Mathematical Statistics (32-KPMS)
Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual: from 2025
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 8
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:4/2, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Michal Pešta, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Jiří Dvořák, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Petr Čoupek, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Jiří Dvořák, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Daniel Hlubinka, Ph.D.
RNDr. Jan Vávra, Ph.D.
Class: M Bc. OM
M Bc. OM > Povinné
M Bc. OM > 2. ročník
Classification: Mathematics > Probability and Statistics
Co-requisite : NMMA205
Is incompatible with: NSTP070, NSTP177, NSTP014
Is pre-requisite for: NMSA333, NMSA331
Is interchangeable with: NSTP022
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Annotation -
An introductory course in probability theory and statistics. Required course for General Mathematics.
Last update: Zichová Jitka, RNDr., Dr. (26.04.2018)
Aim of the course -

Foundations of probability theory, mathematical statistics and principles of stochastic thinking

Last update: Pešta Michal, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (15.02.2024)
Course completion requirements -

To complete the course, it is necessary to obtain credit for the exercises and successfully pass the exam.

Credit for the exercises is a prerequisite for participation in the exam and registration for it.

The credit will be obtained by those who:

  • successfully pass one test (at least 70 % of points) approx. in the 7th week of the semester,
  • successfully solve one homework assignment (at least 70 % of points) assigned at the beginning of the 13th week of the semester and submit it in the specified manner (Moodle) by the specified deadline.

Last update: Dvořák Jiří, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (09.02.2026)
Literature - Czech

[1] Casella, G. and Berger, R.L. (2001) Statistical Inference, 2nd Edition. Pacific Grove, CA: Duxbury

[2] Chung, K.L. (2001) A Course in Probability Theory, 3rd Edition. San Diego, CA: Academic Press

[3] Dupač, V. and Hušková, M. (2013) Pravděpodobnost a matematická statistika. Praha, CZ: Karolinum

[4] Resnick, S.I. (2013) A Probability Path, 2014th Edition. Basel, CH: Birkhäuser

[5] Rosenthal, J.S. (2006) A First Look at Rigorous Probability Theory, 2nd Edition. Singapore, SG: World Scientific

[6] Ross, S.M. (2020) A First Course in Probability, 10th Edition. London, UK: Pearson

[7] Wasserman, L. (2013) All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference. New York, NY: Springer

Last update: Pešta Michal, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (15.02.2024)
Teaching methods -

Lecture & exercises.

Last update: Pešta Michal, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (15.02.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

A prerequisite for registering for and participating in the exam is obtaining a credit.

The subject of the exam will be the entire scope of the lecture. It is necessary to know all essential definitions, theorems and propositions, including their assumptions, understand their mutual relationships and be able to at least broadly explain their justification (proof).

The exam consists of a written and oral part. The written part precedes the oral part and failure to pass it means that the entire exam is assessed with a failing grade and the oral part is no longer performed. Failure to pass the oral part of the exam means that both parts of the exam (the written and oral part), must be re-taken at the next try. The final grade is determined on the basis of the written and oral part.

Last update: Dvořák Jiří, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (09.02.2026)
Syllabus -

Foundations of probability theory (axiomatic definition of probability, conditional probability, random vectors and their characteristics, limit theorems). Basic statistical tasks (point and interval estimations, hypothesis testing for simple models).

Last update: Dvořák Jiří, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (09.02.2026)
Entry requirements -

Fundamentals of differential and integral calculus, fundamentals of linear algebra, fundamentals of measure theory.

Last update: Pešta Michal, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (26.05.2025)