Simmons University

STAT118 - 04 - Introductory Statistics

Credits

4.0

Term

Sep 2 - Dec 13

Open Seats

26 of 30

Schedule

Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00 – 11:50am

Course Type

Lecture

Location

In Person

Section

04

Faculty

Lauren Trichtinger

Prerequisites

CR: Completed MATH 101 or Math Competency Exam, Math Proficiency Equivalent (WAIVER), or MATH_PROF w/ Transfer Credit

Description

This is an introduction to statistics for everyone who needs to collect, describe, and draw inferences from data. We will discuss various sources of data (experiments, surveys, etc.), graphical and numerical descriptions of data, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for drawing inferences, and simple and multiple linear regression for making predictions. Students will become proficient in the use of R for these tasks.