Course Description

MA240 Introduction to Probability and Statistics 0.5

Data collection and description including univariate and bivariate frequency tables, histograms and summary statistics; elementary probability theory; random variables and expectations; sampling theory and the Central Limit Theorem; estimation and hypothesis testing for data from one and two normal populations.

Prerequisite: MA102 or MA104 or (one of MA103 and MA105 as well as either MA121 or MA122).

Exclusion: MA140*, MA141, BU205, BU255/EC255; BU275/EC275 taken prior to September 1, 1996; EC235, EC285 or any other quantitative statistical methods course.

DRAFT electronic version updated at 1:45 p.m. January 30, 2003

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