BUS 240
Elementary Statistics
Prairie State College · UGRD · Fall 2026
Catalog description
This is an introductory course in probability and statistics intended for business majors and students at a level beyond college algebra. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, elementary probability, discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling distributions and the Central Limit theorem, linear regression and correlation, and statistical inference for one and two samples including confident intervals and significance testing. Technology is used throughout. Students who complete this course cannot also receive credit for MATH 153 or MATH 115. Cross listed at MATH 153.
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
01
22 openSeats: 8/30 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 5:14 PM- Days & times
- T/Th 10:30 AM-12:10 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 18 – Dec 10
- Location
- Main Campus 2625
- Instructor
- Eddins-Spencer, M
Section notes
Instructional method: Lecture
INFX
5 openSeats: 19/24 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 5:14 PM- Days & times
- No scheduled meeting time
- Meeting dates
- Aug 31 – Dec 10
- Location
- Online
- Instructor
- Garant, B
Section notes
Instructional method: Internet