QTM 1310 - Prob & Stats Foundation

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Babson College

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3.00 credits QTM1310 Probability and Statistics (Foundation Lib Arts) QTM1310 is designed for students who have not had a previous statistics course. This data-oriented course exposes students to basic statistical methods, their conceptual underpinning, such as variability and uncertainty, and their use in the real world. Topics include data collection, descriptive statistics (tabular and graphical displays and numerical summary measures), elementary probability rules and distributions, sampling distributions, elementary inference (confidence interval estimation and hypothesis testing), simple linear regression, and the chi-square test for independence. Students are required to use technology for developing conceptual understanding through simulations, analyzing real data by producing tables, graphs, and numerical results of statistical procedures for interpretation, and producing displays for presentations. Prerequisite: QTM1300 or QTM1301 QTM1310 (or QTM1311) is a prerequisite for OEM, MCE, QTM2420 and ECN3620. This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer I

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.babson.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 235-1200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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