STAT 243Z - Elementary Statistics I

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): MTH 95 or MTH 96 and RD 90 or WR 91 or designated placement.

Corequisite(s): STAT 243R for non-STEM students.

Course Description: A first course in statistics focusing on the interpretation and communication of statistical concepts. Introduces exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics, sampling methods and distributions, point and interval estimates, hypothesis tests for means and proportions, and elements of probability and correlation. Technology will be used when appropriate. Course is graded A through F. Formerly offered as MTH 243 / MTH243.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Students will be able to critically read, interpret, report, and communicate the results of a statistical study along with evaluating assumptions, potential for bias, scope, and limitations of statistical inference.
CLO#2: Students will be able to produce and interpret summaries of numerical and categorical data as well as appropriate graphical and/or tabular representations.
CLO#3: Students will use the distribution of sample statistics to quantify uncertainty and apply the basic concepts of probability into statistical arguments. (ILO: Quantitative literacy & reasoning)
CLO#4: Students will be able to identify, conduct, and interpret appropriate parametric hypothesis tests.
CLO#5: Students will be able to assess relationships in quantitative bivariate data.