Statistics

Catalog description

Examines basic concepts of statistical analysis used in decision making in business, social and life sciences, including probability and how uncertainty is dealt with in real life. Includes assembly and summarization of data, measures of central tendency and variability, probability theory, discrete and continuous probability distributions, estimation, one- and two-sample hypothesis testing for means and proportions, correlation regression analysis, multiple regression, chi-square, and one-way analysis of variance. Integrates graphing calculator technology and statistical computer software in the learning process. <BR>Prerequisite: C or better in MATH 131. A graphing calculator is required for this course. Check with the College Bookstore or the Mathematics Department for recommended models. <BR>(PCS 1.1, 4 credit hours: 4 hours lecture, 0 hours lab)