2022-2023 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MTH 152C - Elementary Statistics (3 Credits)


This course introduces 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 to 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. This course is designed to accelerate the mathematics sequence for students who need MTH 092  and MTH 152 . Students enroll in this course and a linked MTH 052C  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 diagnostic assessment scores. Usually offered in the fall and spring.