MATH 1230 Statistics for Scientists

MATH 1230 Statistics for Scientists
Statistics for Scientists
The objective of this course is to provide a practical overview of the statistical methods and models most likely to be encountered by scientists in practical research applications. Students will learn statistical concepts by generating and analyzing stochastic datasets using the Minitab software package. Specific topics that will be covered in this course include discrete and continuous distributions, sampling methods, and descriptive statistics, the Central Limit Theorem and its applications, estimation methods, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, linear regression, and Analysis of Variance . Students may receive credit for only one of MATH 1110, 1140 or 1230. Only MATH 1230 counts towards the B.S. degree.
Pre-requistites: MATH 1210 or permission of instructor.
credit hours: 3