MAT 143 Statistics And Society

3 credit hours

A general introductory course in data gathering, description and analysis. Goals of the course: to familiarize students with basic statistical ideas and how they are applied in various disciplines, to teach statistical ideas that will be useful in designing or understanding research in most areas of study, and to improve the quantitative skills of students who are weak in arithmetic and algebra by exercising these skills in the context of statistics. This course covers standard statistical methods through linear regression and introduces the use of statistical computing via graphing calculator technology and Minitab and includes a weekly computing laboratory. Primarily intended for students who will take only one statistics course.

Prerequisite:

MAT 104 Technology Studies: Making Sense Of Data or placement

Liberal Arts: Mathematics
Course is Offered: FA, WI, and SU Every Year