Department of Statistics

Current Sections   Recent Instructors Reiland, Thomas Swallow, Bill	ST 101	Statistics by Example
	Course Description This course is designed to develop an understanding of the basic ideas of statistical reasoning. It seeks to expose students to statistical techniques used in the media and create informed consumers of statistics. This course expects the student to actively think about statistical issues. Course Syllabus Sampling Simple random sampling Parameters, statistics, sampling distributions Errors in sampling Opinion polls Ethical issues in sampling Experimentation Randomized comparative experiments Difficulties in experimentation Matched-pair designs and blocking Ethics of experimentation Measurement Validity and accuracy Scales of measurement Describing Distributions Frequency tables and graphs Measuring center and spread Normal Distribution Understanding Relationships Cross-classified data Scatterplots Correlation Regression The Consumer Price Index Course Prerequisites None Course Corequisites None Recent Textbooks Statistics Concepts and Controversies, 5 ed., by David Moore