Math 153 Course Outline |
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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