MATH 154 Elementary Statistics
Course Information
| Course Number | MATH 154 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Elementary Statistics |
| Description | This course introduces the essential mathematical elements of statistics, applying them to a broad range of areas, including business, economics, and the physical, biological and social sciences. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, variability, graphical displays, normal and t-distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, estimation, linear regression, correlation, and other selected statistical topics. Math 154 satisfies the MNTC Category 4 Mathematical/Logical Reasoning requirement. (Prerequisite: Corequisite enrollment in MATH 0099, OR Completion of MATH 0099 OR MATH 0085 OR MATH 0095 with a grade of C or higher, OR NextGen score of 250-300 QAS, OR ACT score of 19+, OR MCA score of 1148+, OR an Accuplacer test score of 56 or above in Arithmetic AND a score of 76 or above in Elementary Algebra). |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 64 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 4 Credits, 64 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Corequisite enrollment in MATH 0099, OR Completion of MATH 0099 with a grade of C or higher (2.0), OR Completion of MATH 0085 with a grade of C or higher, OR Completion of MATH 0095 with a grade of C or higher , OR NextGen score of 250-300 QAS, OR ACT score of 19+, OR MCA score of 1148+, OR an Accuplacer test score of 56 or above in Arithmetic AND a score of 76 or above in Elementary Algebra.
Institutional Core Competencies
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Describe introductory Statistics
- Illustrate Graphical Descriptions of Data
- Utilize Numerical Descriptions of Data
- Discuss Probability, Randomness, and Uncertainty
- Analyze Discrete Probability Distributions
- Describe Normal Probability Distributions
- Demonstrate The Central Limit Theorem
- Analyze Confidence Intervals
- Produce Confidence Intervals for Two Samples
- Accept and Interpret Hypothesis Testing
- Perform Hypothesis Testing (Two or More Populations)
- Compute Regression, Inference, and Model Building
SCC Accessibility Statement
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