Introduction to Statistical Reasoning

Description

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; computer laboratory, two hours. Preparation: three years of high school mathematics. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 12, 13, or 15. Introduction to statistical thinking and understanding, including strengths and limitations of basic experimental designs, graphical and numerical summaries of … For more content click the Read More button below.

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; computer laboratory, two hours. Preparation: three years of high school mathematics. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 12, 13, or 15. Introduction to statistical thinking and understanding, including strengths and limitations of basic experimental designs, graphical and numerical summaries of data, inference, regression as descriptive tool. P/NP or letter grading.

Instructional Format

Primary Format

Lecture

Secondary Format

Discussion

Credit Exclusions

STATS 15 - Introduction to Data Science

STATS 12 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography and Environmental Studies

STATS 13 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life and Health Sciences

Not open for credit to students with credit for any course listed here.

University and College/School Requirements

This course satisfies the following requirements:

General Education — Life Sciences without Lab Credit (Scientific Inquiry)

General Education — Physical Sciences without Lab Credit (Scientific Inquiry)

Quantitative Reasoning

General Catalog 2023-24