Statistics: Elements of Statistics

Basic statistical concepts, methods, and applications, including correlation, regression, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests. Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra.

Prereq: Two years of high school algebra; Open to PACE and Degree students

This course will prepare you to use statistics within your field of study and in your daily life. Concepts presented in this course will be useful to critical thinkers in an increasingly data-focused society, and techniques covered will provide a foundation for understanding real-world research. From the catalog: Basic overview of data classification, Descriptive statistics, Study design and data collection, Probability and distributions, Confidence intervals, Hypothesis testing, Correlation and regression.

Class time will include a mixture of short lectures, problem solving, activities & discussions. During work times, I encourage you to work with your peers and to ask me questions as I walk around the room. I also encourage you to participate in class discussions EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT CONFIDENT that you are on the right track. Usually, the class learns more from working through someone’s confusion than we do from someone volunteering a “perfect” answer.

Your final grade will be a weighted average of WileyPlus Assignments, Weekly Quizzes, 2 exams throughout the semester, and a comprehensive final exam.