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The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students are exposed to four broad conceptual themes: Exploring Data: Describing patterns and departures from patterns; Sampling and Experimentation: Planning and conducting a study; Anticipating Patterns: Exploring random phenomena using probability and simulation; Statistical Inference: Estimating population parameters and testing hypotheses.

3 Semester Hours Prerequisite: RDG 090 and MTH 090, MTH 095 & MTH 096 OR MTH 099 OR minimum acceptable test scores for placement in college-level reading and math courses: 1) Math ACT score 19 or higher; 2) SAT math score 460 or higher; 3) ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra 84 or higher. This course is an introduction to the mathematical principles underlying statistical techniques for application in fields of economics, business, education, industry, and the sciences. Course topics include basic probability and statistics with emphasis on methods of gathering data, measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, graphical analysis, and hypothesis testing.