MTH/463 - Applied Statistics
Course Description
This course surveys descriptive and inferential statistics with emphasis on practical applications of statistical analysis. The principles of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data are covered. In addition, this course examines the role of statistical analysis, statistical terminology, the appropriate use of statistical techniques, and interpretation of statistical findings through the applications and functions of statistical methods.
This undergraduate course is 5 weeks.
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Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes
- Apply fundamental concepts in exploratory data analysis and summarize data using various visualization techniques.
- Demonstrate understanding of random variables to compute and interpret probability from various distributions.
- Apply statistical inference methods in the context of normal distributions and linear models.
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