Course Description

This introductory course in statistics is intended for students in a wide variety of areas of study. Topics discussed include displaying and describing data, the normal curve regression, probability, statistical inference, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests with applications in the real world. Students will utilize Sapling & StatsMedic Applets to complete assignments.

It is impossible to be an informed citizen in the world today without an understanding of data and information. Whether opinion polls, unemployment rates, salary differences between men and women, the efficacy of vaccines or consumer webdata, we need to be able to separate the signal from the noise. We will learn the statistical methods used to analyze and interpret data from a wide variety of sources. The goal of the course is to help reach conclusions and make informed decisions based on data.

SUPPLIES

Students must be prepared for class with the following materials everyday:

1. Binder with graph paper

2. Pen/Pencil (eraser)

3. Highlighters or Colored Pens/Pencils

4. Ruler

5. TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator 

6. Fundamentals of Statistics eTextbook