Required textbook Statistics , by Freedman, et al. W. W. Norton, 1991. For the exam, you will need a calculator. Introduction Statistics are used everywhere in the modern world. Polls influence policy decisions in government.
Clinical trials determine whether to approve drugs for human use.
Predictions are made based on linear regression models in all fields of science. Samples are taken in countless fields to learn about larger populations. Statistics are quoted daily in the newspaper. The consumer confidence survey was released by the conference board on June 29. That same day, the Philip Morris company took out full page ads attacking the statistical basis of the Environmental Protection Agency's determination that secondhand smoke is associated with increased lung cancer in nonsmokers.