Mathematics (MATH) |
202 Fenton, 541-346-4705
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| MATH 243 Intro Probabil & Stats >4 |
4.00 cr. |
| Discrete and continuous probability, data description and analysis, sampling distributions, emphasizes confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Students cannot receive credit for both MATH 243 and 425. |
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Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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 Prereqs/Comments: |
Prereq: MATH 101 or satisfactory placement test score; MATH 111 recommended; a programmable calculator capable of displaying function graphs. |
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8/15-9/11 |
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Academic Deadlines
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Last day to: |
| August 17: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| August 17: |
Add this course |
| August 17: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| August 20: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| August 22: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| August 24: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| September 1: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| September 1: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| The emphasis of the course is on statistical reasoning: interpretation of and critical thinking about statistical information. The main concepts will be illustrated by a variety of interesting and important real world examples.
These will include issues under current discussion in society that have a statistical component, in particular political polling and various studies In the social sciences.
The course will cover the following topics: Displaying distributions with graphs, Describing distributions with numbers, Density curves, Normal distributions, Scatterplots, Correlation, Least-squares regression, Designing samples, Designing experiments, Probability models, Sampling distributions, The central limit theorem, Estimating with confidence, Tests of significance, t-test and t-confidence interval, Comparing two means, Inference for a population proportion, Comparing two proportions.
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