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: MA100* or MA102.

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

1996-1998 Undergraduate Calendar Addendum