An introduction to statistical methods; descriptive statistics; the normal distribution; basic techniques of statistical inference; confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for population means and proportions; simple linear regression. *** Prerequisite: Mathematics A30 *** * Note: STAT 100 and STAT 200 are designed to provide a year-long introduction to statistical methodology with a view towards applications and are not intended for majors in statistics, actuarial science, or any other program requiring a detailed knowledge of statistics. Students who receive credit for STAT 100 may not receive credit for STAT 160 or STAT 289.
A continuation of STAT 100; inference for two categorical variables; basic multiple linear regression; one-way and two-way analysis of variance; introduction to nonparametric methods; statistical process control; introduction to survey design. *** Prerequisite: STAT 100 *** * Note: STAT 100 and STAT 200 are designed to provide a year-long introduction to statistical methodology with a view towards applications and are not intended for majors in statistics, actuarial science, or any other program requiring a detailed knowledge of statistics. Students who receive credit for STAT 200 may not receive credit for STAT 160 or STAT 289.