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Course Description
This course provides an overview of statistics and probability. Topics include concepts of data and probability, methods of displaying and describing data, discrete
and continuous probability distributions, sampling and sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing.Course Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. Be able to interpret recognize and interpret data sets using appropriate statistical tools;
2. Be familiar with the concepts and calculations of probabilities;
3. Be able to identify probability distributions and their key components;
4. Be familiar with the purposes and methods of sampling and resulting data types;
5. Be able to compute confidence interval and sample sizes
6. Be familiar with hypothesis-testing procedures.
Course Policies
This is a 90 day independent study course, and is designed to be primarily self-paced. Its requirements include assignments and tests that you will complete and submit via the
Internet. I will maintain email and Internet contact and will be available to answer questions, engage in discussion and provide assistance as needed. Your assignments should be submitted
as file attachments in either Microsoft Word or HTML format. Each assignment will be evaluated, graded, and returned with feedback. Values for each assignment and test are provided in a table below.
Timing
Please be sure to time your assignments so that you have adequate time to complete the work in 90 days. Course tests are sent to you after you complete specific assignments (please see Test page), so
be sure to give yourself enough space to pace the work comfortably. Communication
As an independent study course, this is more a one-on-one exercise than a scheduled class might be. However,
discussion is still important. Please feel free to use my email address for questions, comments, concerns, etc. and I will do the same. We do have the option to add a discussion forum should we need one.
Evaluation Material Assignments and Tests
There are 6 major assignments, plus a final paper and a final exam.
Grade Components
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