MATH2859 Probability, Statistics and Information (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 14 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MATH2859 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Mathematics & Statistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 概率、统计与信息
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 3
Subject area: School of Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course provide tools to apply and interpret statistical methods in an Engineering context and to build foundations for future courses. Topics include descriptive statistics, random variables and special probability distributions such as Binomial, Poisson, Exponential and Normal, sampling distribution and the Central Limit Theorem, statistical inference for proportions and means including confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, statistical analysis in the simple l…
MATH2859 has 14 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 14 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "you could do math2859 pretty decent course and almost fully online (in person tutorial + lecture but attendance is not mandatory). it covers everything from basic probability and distributions to regression lines and ANOVA testing. i found it pretty interesting and not difficult…"
On Reddit: "Can't comment on comp3511 but here are some alternatives: Comp9313 (big data): Relatively easy, assignments aren't big or too complicated and finals are pretty straight forward. It's one of the few courses where if you just watch the lectures you'll be fine. They did take out qu…"
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Q: Is MATH2859 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 14 reviews: overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH2859, and when is it offered?
A: MATH2859 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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