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.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC), Arundel Mills (AM), and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: All terms

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Compute descriptive statistics and use them to organize data, and create and interpret graphs.
Apply probability theory and solve problems using appropriate discrete or continuous probability distributions.
Identify sampling techniques and model sampling distributions.
Compute confidence intervals and lines of best-fit, and perform hypothesis tests for population means and proportions.
Interpret and summarize statistical analyses using appropriate notation and terminology.
Enter, display, and analyze data-using technology.