MAT 308 Inferential Statistics
This course introduces students to the scientific method of collecting, organizing, and interpreting data in a variety of real-world applications, such as behavioral science, communication, education, healthcare, manufacturing, and natural science. Topics include classification of variables; sampling methods; visualization of data; measures of central tendency, dispersion, and position; normal, student’s t, and chi-square, confidence intervals for means and proportions, hypothesis testing for means, proportions, goodness of fit, and test of association; regression and correlation. Students will use graphing calculators, along with Excel, to assist in displaying and analyzing data.
Prerequisite
MAT 122 or
MAT 202 or
MAT 205 with minimum grade of "C" or BSN candidate.