Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Catalog description

All students may take MATH 120PC with the support course MATH 012 C . Term hours: 72 lecture. This course is an introduction to the elements of statistical analysis which includes an intuitive approach to the study of probability and probability distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, sampling techniques, parametric and non-parametric tests of hypotheses, analysis of variance, point and interval estimation, linear regression and correlation. Applications to business, biological sciences, health sciences, and social sciences are emphasized. Students will use computer software and/or graphing calculators for statistical analysis of various topics. This course requires the use of a graphing calculator comparable to the TI-83/84. This course contains the same topics as STAT C1000, but it must be taken concurrently with a paired section of the corequisite MATH 012 C . Students who receive credit for this course may not receive credit for STAT C1000. Duplicate credit not granted for PSY 161 C , PSY 161HC , SOC 161 C , or SOC 161HC . (UC/CSU, AA GE, Cal-GETC, C-ID: MATH 110 and SOCI 125).