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College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MATH 136 - Inferential Statistics


5 Credits
This course provides an introduction to statistics and algebra for non-STEM majors and is based on the Statway™ curriculum for teaching statistics with integrated algebra. This is the second quarter of two in the Statway sequence. This sequence covers concepts and methods of statistics with an emphasis on data analysis. Topics for this course include probability distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing for proportions and means. Application problems will be taken from numerous fields. This sequence is recommended for students with majors that require no mathematics beyond freshman-level statistics. Completion of the MATH 092 and MATH 136 sequence is equivalent to finishing a college level statistics course (such as MATH& 146).

Course Outcomes
  1. Apply concepts of sampling distributions and the central limit theorem and use these to analyze, describe and measure sampling variability.
  2. Conduct hypothesis testing and calculate confidence intervals for one-sample mean, two-sample means, one-sample proportion and two-sample proportions.
  3. In a given context, determine appropriate null and alternative hypotheses and identify conclusions that reasonably follow from a decision to reject or not reject the null hypothesis, and explain these conclusions in context.
  4. Interpret statistical significance, including significance levels and P-values.
  5. Identify and explain the limitations of statistical inferences.
  6. Use appropriate technology as a tool for doing statistics.
  7. Discuss mathematical problems and write solutions in accurate mathematical language and notation.
  8. Interpret mathematical solutions.