Introductory Statistics

CodeSTA120
TitleIntroductory Statistics
Credits4
Description

The course develops quantitative and computational skills necessary in the collection, organization, and interpretation of data. Topics include techniques in sampling and data organization, measures of central tendency and dispersion, an introduction to correlation and linear regression, elementary probability, confidence intervals and an introduction to hypothesis testing. The course is project-oriented and the laboratory component emphasizes the use of calculators, computers and statistically-oriented software.

Pre Registration Hours4
PrerequisitesFundamentals of Mathematics 110 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics placement exam
Corequisitesn/a
NotesRecommended for first-year students; available to first-semester sophomores