MATH 221 - Introduction to Statistics

Credit Hours: 4
Frequency of Offering: Offered annually in the spring semester

Introduction to the concepts and methods of statistics, including descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, dispersion and shape, as well as data organization), probability theory, probability distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, types of error, correlation and regression, and analysis of variance. Computer software which provides statistical capabilities is used to apply the concepts covered to realistic data sets from the biological and/or social sciences.

Course Satisfies: Core Exploration requirement in Mathematics.