Math 54: Elementary Statistics (CID 110)
4 units with the prerequisite of Math 18 or Math 20 or Math 49 or Math 50
This course covers concepts and procedures of descriptive statistics, elementary probability theory, and inferential statistics. Course content includes: summarizing data; computation and interpretation of descriptive statistics; classical probability theory; probability distributions; binomial, normal, T, Chi-square and F distributions; making inferences; decisions and predictions. This course develops, analyzes, and interprets confidence intervals for population parameters, hypothesis testing for both one and two populations, correlation and regression, ANOVA, and test for independence. This course develops statistical thinking through the study of applications in a variety of disciplines. The use of a statistical/graphing calculator and/or statistical analysis software (Stat Crunch, Excel) is integrated into the course.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC