MAT 242 Mathematical Probability and Statistics 4 credits
This course provides a calculus-based approach to theories of probability and statistics, while reinforcing mathematical reasoning and problem solving skills. Topics discussed include descriptive methods; basic probability theory; discrete random variables and their probability distributions; continuous random variables and their probability distributions; sampling distributions for statistics; development of estimators and confidence intervals; hypotheses testing for means, proportions and standard deviations; one-way analysis of variance; correlation and simple linear regression. (4 lecture hours) IAI: M1 902
Prerequisite: MAT 130 or MAT 132 with grade of C or better