In this course, students will use descriptive statistics to communicate ideas as well as basic inferential methods to predict possible outcomes. Topics covered include data analysis, data production, normal distribution, statistical inference, correlation, regression, and statistics in the media. This course is intended for students who are considering pursuing a two or four year college degree in a liberal arts or social sciences field. Students in this course will have the option to earn three college credits from Quincy College at a cost of $300 as long as they successfully complete the course with a final grade of C or higher.