Scope, nature, tools, language, and interpretation of elementary statistics. Elementary probability theory, discrete and continuous probability models. Inferential statistics, point and interval estimation, tests of statistical hypotheses. Our aim is to enable students to appreciate the richness of Statistical Science and show them how to make decisions based on data in an uncertain world.
Statistics is a science of the future.
The material that you are going to learn will help you to understand the unknown better, and in turn it will increase in your success in other courses, and in your future. We strongly encourage you to take other advanced level statistics courses. Three midterm examinations and a final exam will be given. No make-up exams will be given. If you must miss an exam, the relevant material on the final exam will be used for the missing midterm score.