STAT 1401: Elementary Statistics

3 Credit Hours

This is a non-calculus based introduction to statistics. Course content includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and other selected statistical topics.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Use statistical vocabulary and notation appropriately.
Identify appropriate methods for collecting data.
Distinguish the difference between qualitative and quantitative data and recognize when each is appropriate.
Describe and graphically represent statistical data.
Correctly interpret statistical graphical displays.
Identify measures of center and variation and use them appropriately to describe distributions.
Compute basic probabilities and correctly use computations for application.
Build confidence intervals to estimate population parameters such as means and proportions from statistical data.
Perform hypothesis tests for population parameters and appropriately interpret the results.
Successfully use technology to describe, analyze, and perform inferential statistics.
Apply statistical concepts to real-life scenarios.