Introduction to Statistics and Biostatistics
Math 263
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Organizing data; distributions, measures of center and spread, scatterplots, nonlinear models and transformations, correlation, regression.
Design of experiments: models from probability, discrete and continuous random variables, normal distributions, sampling distributions, the central limit theorem.
Statistical inference; confidence intervals and test of significance, t procedures, inference for count data, two-way tables and chi-square procedures, inference for regression, analysis of variance.
Examinations are proctored.
PREREQUISITES
PPL 60+ or SAT I MSS 640+ or ACT MATH 26+ or one recent course from MATH 108, 112, 113, 116, 119A, 122B, or 125.
Test scores expire after 1 year. Some students may need to take Math 100, then Math 112 first.
SECTIONS AND INSTRUCTORS
Section information and links to instructor class webpages are found here.
COURSE MATERIALS
Required for Math 263 sections 1, 2, 103, 203, 403, 503:
Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis (6th Ed)
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Access to your materials will be through the University's Inclusive Access program, and will be charged directly to your Bursar account.
Graphing Calculator
Certain models of graphing calculators are allowed, while others are forbidden. Information can be found here.
Required for Math 263 section 3:
Introduction to Statistical Investigations (2nd Ed)
Access the website through your instructor's D2l page
Access to your materials will be through the University's Inclusive Access program, and will be charged directly to your Bursar account.
Graphing Calculator
Certain models of graphing calculators are allowed, while others are forbidden. Information can be found here.
COURSE POLICIES
The SPECIFIC Course Policy for your Math 263 section should be made available to you by your instructor.
General Math 263 Course Policies
FINAL EXAM
See your specific section's instructor or syllabus for more details regarding your final exam.