MAT 1140 - Introduction to Statistics
3 credit hours
Basic statistical concepts covering descriptive and inferential techniques are applied to a variety of fields.
Prerequisite: Math placement score or a grade of “C” or higher in MAT 1040 {formerly 104].
Books:
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Brase and Brase. Understandable Statistics, 9th edition. |
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Or |
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Aliaga and Gunderson. Interactive Statistics, 3rd edition. |
Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, each student should be able to:
1. Basic statistical concepts outlining descriptive and inferential procedures and goals.
2. Descriptive techniques including statistical measures and graphic techniques.
3. Basic probability including conditional and independent structures.
4. Random variables & probability distributions for common statistical measures.
5. Sampling distributions covering means and proportions.
6. Hypothesis testing the difference of means and proportions for both one and two samples.
7. Simple linear regression and correlation.
