MATH 045Statistics Support

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Presents prerequisite skills necessary to be successful in MATH 145 - General Education Statistics. Taught concurrently with MATH 145 - General Education Statistics by integrating course content with instruction in the reading/learning/critical thinking skills necessary for successful performance of MATH 145 - General Education Statistics course work. These skills will assist with the collection, organization, and interpretation of both univariate and bivariate quantitative data using graphical and numerical descriptive methods; developing necessary sampling distribution theory through computer simulation and actual experimentation; providing the opportunity to design and carry out real experiments to estimate unknown population parameters and testing hypotheses about those parameters. Pass/Fail grades will be given. This course may be repeated one time for a maximum of four credit hours. Prerequisite: Placement by exam. A graphing calculator is required. Check with the College Bookstore or the Mathematics Department for recommended models. (PCS 1.4, 2 credit hours: 2 hours lecture, 0 hours lab)