MA 3314 - APPLIED PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

An introduction to applications of descriptive, inferential statistics, and probability. Descriptive statistics including frequency distributions, measures of location and variation; axioms of probability, probability (both theoretical and simulated), permutations, combinations, random variables, expected value, and decision making; probability distributions (both discrete and continuous), distribution functions, sampling and sampling distributions; statistical inferences concerning means, standard deviations, and proportions; analysis of variance, non-parametric methods, regression, correlation, planning surveys and experiments. (Addresses NCTM Standards 1 .5.6, 1 .5.7, and 1 .5.11 for Mathematics Education majors.)

Prerequisites & Notes: MA 1170 or MA 2232.

Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Mathematics