INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS.

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: MTHD 104 or MTHD 106 or a satisfactory score on the mathematics placement test. Satisfies: completion of this course with a grade ≥C satisfies the university proficiencies in mathematics. This course develops statistical literacy and the ability to think statistically, and understand how probability plays a role in statistical inference. Descriptive statistics and their graphical representations are used to summarize real and simulated data sets. Students understand how the variation present in a population affects the precision of estimates of population attributes. Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing are introduced with an emphasis on understanding their use in context.