MTH 152S - Elementary Statistics, Accelerated (3 Credits)

This course is designed to accelerate the study of elementary statistics through a critical examination of its subjects and applications. Topics from descriptive statistics include data organization, expectation and measures of variation. Also covered are random variables, probability laws, counting techniques, binomial and normal distributions, applications of the central limit theorem, confidence intervals and tests of statistical hypotheses involving the mean, median and proportions. Topics from parametric and nonparametric statistics are introduced. Students enroll in this course and the related MTH 092S section concurrently. Lecture Hours: 39. Prerequisite(s): ENG 095 or ENG 097 and MTH 091 with grades of “C” or better or acceptable reading and mathematics placement test scores. Usually offered in the fall and spring.