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Fall 2023
Oct 30, 2024
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STAT 117 - Introduction to Statistics
An introduction to the discipline of statistics, emphasizing both statistical thinking and analysis of real-world data. Topics include sampling, organizing and exploring data, probability distributions such as the normal distribution, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing and confidence intervals, and correlation and regression. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of collected data in order to apply an appropriate inferential test. Students are expected to express results of statistical procedures in ordinary non-technical language. Appropriate statistical software is explored. Note: Students may not receive credit for both this course and STAA 127 Statistics for Social Sciences, STAT 107 Business Statistics, STAT 157 Probability and Statistics, or STAT 203 Statistics for the Natural Sciences. Prerequisite: Satisfactory mathematics placement.
1.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Graduate, Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent/Directed Study, Lecture

Mathematics Department

Course Attributes:
D.v1_DomainGenEd-Domain II-A, D.v1_DomainGenEd-Core Math, Undergraduate Level Course, Lrng Objective 03, Lrng Objective 08

Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Non-Matriculated
May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes:     
      MATH Crs w/Recitation Req'd
      DGCE Student

Prerequisites:
PREREG for STAT 117

General Requirements:
PTMA 1 to 1
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
PTMA 2 to 9
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
PTQR 0 to 5
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
PMTH 10 to 10
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
PNAA 12 to 12
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
PTTR 17 to 19
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: MATH 105 to 123
Required Courses: 1
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or

May not be taken concurrently.  )
or

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