Course Description
This course is divided into four quarters. The first quarter
emphasizes the principles of intermediate algebra necessary to be successful
in statistics. The second through fourth quarters will answer the question,
"What is statistics?" Topics include organizing data, data
distribution, measures of central tendency, probability, sampling, normal
distribution,
central limit theorem, linear regression, and hypothesis testing. A TI-83
calculator or better is necessary for this course.
Course Culmination
Students will present recommendations based on a study that they have conducted throughout the first, second and third quarters.
Most students find the study of Statistics to be very different from any other type of mathematics. It tends to be more tangible and useful. To that end, all students will be required to complete the project/study described above in an effort to learn and demonstrate the usefulness of statistics. As each phase of the project is assigned, you will find descriptions of these phases below.