MAT 308 Inferential Statistics

This course introduces the student to the scientific method of collecting, organizing, and interpreting quantitative data in real-world applications. Students are introduced to ways of making wise choices in the face of uncertainty and ways to recognize developing situations that may require corrective action. Topics include methods of sampling, representations of data, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, discrete and continuous probability distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for population means, proportions, standard deviations, variances and chi square tests. Note: A minimum grade of “C” is required for those courses for which this course is a prerequisite.