Math 153 Course Outline

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The Community College of Baltimore County

Catonsville Campus

Division of Mathematics, Science and Engineering

Department of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS

  Course: Math 153 - 4 credits, 4 billable hours - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS provides development of data analysis. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, and inferential statistics through ANOVA.

Text: STATISTICS Informed Decisions Using Data by Michael Sullivan, III (Prentice Hall)

TOPICS
SOURCE
TIME ALLOTTED

Data Collection

Chapter 1

1 week

Organizing and Summarizing Data

Chapter 2

1 week

 

Numerically Summarizing Data

 

Chapter 3

1.5 weeks

Describing Relation between Two Variables

Chapter 4.1-4.3

1.5 weeks

Probability

Chapter 5.1-5.4

1 week

 

Discrete Probability Distributions

 

Chapter 6.1-6.2

1 week

Normal Probability Distribution

 

Chapter 7.1-7.5

1 week

Confidence Intervals

 

Chapter 8.1-8.3

1.5 weeks

Hypothesis Testing

 

Chapter 9.1-9.4

1.5 weeks

Inferences on Two Samples

 

Chapter 10.1-10.2

1 week

Chi-Square Procedures

 

Chapter 11.1-11.2

1 week

ANOVA

 

Chapter 12.3

1 week

 

Note1: The enclosed CD in a student text contains data sets and PowerPoint outlines of each chapter.

Note2: A common graded assignment (CGA) is required across all campuses.

 

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