Probability and Statistics

Catalog description

Prerequisite: [Appropriate mathematics placement] OR [completion of any MATH course] OR [permission of the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department chairperson] Corequisite: None. Restriction: May not be taken after successful completion of another statistics course (MATH 114, 214, 216, 217). Description: Uses basic statistical methodologies to explore data and answer research questions. Summarizes, analyzes and interprets data from the social sciences and other related areas. Topics include frequency distributions, graphical summaries, elementary probability, estimation, testing hypotheses, and correlation and regression. Emphasizes applications using appropriate technology, as opposed to theoretical development of topics. Cross-Listed: No