Probability and Statistics

0 or 4 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course will introduce students to the basic concepts, logic, and issues involved in statistical reasoning, as well as basic statistical methods used to analyze data and evaluate studies. The major topics to be covered include methods for exploratory data analysis, an introduction to sampling and experimental design, elementary probability theory and random variables, and methods for statistical inference including simple linear regression. The objectives of this course are to help students develop a critical approach to the evaluation of study designs, data and results, and to develop skills in the application of basic statistical methods in empirical research. An important feature of the course will be the use of statistical software to facilitate the understanding of important statistical ideas and for the implementation of data analysis. College Economics and Political Economy majors should enroll in ECON 2110 or MATH 2140 . This course does NOT count towards a mathematics credit. Mathematics majors/minors and Statistics minors should enroll in MATH 2140 . Seniors and Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical students must get special permission to enroll in this course.