MAT 135 - Statistics

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Mathematics General Education Requirement.

Use meaningful data to explore concepts in probability and statistics including measures of central tendency and dispersion. Develop statistical literacy by studying graphical representations of data, discrete and continuous probability distributions, and sampling techniques and theory. Construct and interpret confidence intervals, find lines of best-fit, and perform hypothesis tests for means, proportions, and independence. Technology use is required throughout the course for statistical analyses.

Prerequisite(s): Achieve an appropriate score on the mathematics part of the ACT or SAT, or score at an appropriate level on the Mathematics Placement Test, or completion of MAT 012 or MAT 012E or MAT 013B or MAT 034 or MAT 035 or MAT 137 with a grade of at least C, or successful completion of an approved mathematics preparation course.

Crosslisted: Also offered as MAT 135H ; credit is not given for both MAT 135 and MAT 135H , or for both MAT 135 and MAT 223 .

Note: MAT 035 and MAT 135 may be taken in the same semester. A grade of at least C in MAT 035 is required to start MAT 135.