2023-2024 College Catalog

MTH-220 Elements of Statistics

Elements of Statistics is intended primarily for students enrolled in life science or social science, or others interested in elementary statistics. This course uses the graphing calculator or software extensively instead of hand calculations to allow emphasis on interpretation and evaluation of statistical results. Topics included are data collection, graphical representation of data, measures of central tendency and variability, correlation and regression, probability, binomial and normal distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. This course is not intended to apply toward a major or minor in mathematics. A TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator is required for this course.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Placement by appropriate high school GPA, SAT/ACT score, or placement test score.

IAI Code:

M1 902

PCS Code:

1.1

Lecture:

3

Lab:

0