STAT 151 - Introduction to Applied Statistics I

3 Credits
Outline Effective Date: 2025 Fall Pending
Lecture Hours: 45 Lab Hours: 22

Course Description:
Data collection and presentation, descriptive statistics. Probability distributions, sampling

Rationale:
Statistical literacy is indispensable to making intelligent decisions in this day-and-age when the average citizen is bombarded by a huge quantity of numbers and figures in advertisements and commercials, many of which may be presented in a highly misleading manner. A sound understanding of the principles covered in this course enables the student to apply statistical reasoning to evaluate and interpret the barrage of statistical data encountered in every walk of life. Furthermore, statistical methodology has become a standard analysis tool in the natural sciences and engineering. Statistical techniques are also employed regularly in many other fields such as medicine, pharmacology, education, economics, political science, agriculture, and natural resource management. Therefore this course provides the student with basic statistical knowledge and skills necessary for pursuing studies in a variety of disciplines.

Prerequisites: Math 30-2/Foundations of Math 30 or Math 30-1/Pre-Calculus 30
Corequisites: None

Course Assessments:

Official final grades will be available on My Lakeland. Grades posted in D2L should be considered interim grades.
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