Subject: Statistics
Credit units: 3
Offered: Either Term 1 or Term 2
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
College: Arts and Science
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Description
An elementary introduction to the concepts of probability, including: sets, Venn diagrams, definition of probability, algebra of probabilities, counting principles, some discrete random variables and their distributions, graphical displays, expected values, the normal distribution, the Central Limit Theorem, applications, some statistical concepts.
Prerequisite(s): Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30.
Note: Credit will not be granted for STAT 103.3 if it is taken concurrently with or after STAT 241.3 or STAT 242.3. Students may take STAT 103 for credit before, concurrently with, or after STAT 244 and/or one of STAT 245 or STAT 246. Students may NOT take STAT 103 for credit either concurrently with or following a 300-level course or higher in STAT. Please refer to the Statistics Course Regulations in the Arts & Science section of the Course and Program Catalogue.
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