STAT 252

Statistics for Business

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

Descriptive statistics, probability, random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, random sampling and sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, statistical inference for comparing samples from two populations, simple linear regression, contingency tables. Examples will be taken from business applications. Students will be expected to analyze data using computing facilities.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 252, 250, 254, 255, 260. See Credit Limit. Intended primarily for Business students.

Prerequisites: MATH 122 or 151.

Undergraduate course in Statistics offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the Faculty of Science.