Department of Statistics

Current Sections   Recent Instructors Reiland, Tom	ST 301	Statistics Methods I
	Course Description A contemporary description and analysis of single samples of data. Graphical data presentation methods for determination of patterns and relationships among variables. Classical and robust alternative methods for single sample data summary procedures. Probability concepts, sampling, and expectations. Confidence interval and hypothesis testing for sample mean and proportion. Computer use emphasized. Course Syllabus Variables and frequency measures Summary statistical measures Comparison problem-exploratory views Exploratory look at association Probability Probability Distributions Sampling Distributions Confidence intervals for mean and proportion Hypothesis testing for mean and proportion Course Prerequisites MA 141 Either PMS100 or E115 Course Corequisites None Recent Textbooks Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 4 ed., by David Moore and George McCabe