Course Outcome Summary 2026-27

MATH 154 Elementary Statistics

Course Information

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
Types of Instruction: instruction type, credits, and hours
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

Course Competencies

  1. Describe introductory Statistics
  2. Illustrate Graphical Descriptions of Data
  3. Utilize Numerical Descriptions of Data
  4. Discuss Probability, Randomness, and Uncertainty
  5. Analyze Discrete Probability Distributions
  6. Describe Normal Probability Distributions
  7. Demonstrate The Central Limit Theorem
  8. Analyze Confidence Intervals
  9. Produce Confidence Intervals for Two Samples
  10. Accept and Interpret Hypothesis Testing
  11. Perform Hypothesis Testing (Two or More Populations)
  12. Compute Regression, Inference, and Model Building

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