MATH 105 - Introduction to Statistics

An introduction to the basic concepts of statistics. Topics include experimental design, descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, basic probability, mean tendencies, the central limit theorem, point estimation with errors, hypothesis testing for means, proportions, paired data, and the chi-squared test for independence. Emphasis is on statistical reasoning rather than computation, although computation is done via software.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: Three years of secondary school mathematics
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Restrictions: Not open to students who have either received credit for or are currently enrolled in CORE 143S or MATH 416.
Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Liberal Arts CORE: None

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