Statistics 401: Basic Statistics for Research

Basic Statistics for Research






Prerequisite: 01:640:115 or equivalent.

Special sections for students in the biological sciences, ceramic engineering, computer sciences, pharmacy, etc. May be followed by 01:960:490, or 590 with permission of department. Credit not given for more than one of 01:960:212, 380, and 401. As applied in fields other than statistics; treats research projects dependent on the use of observed data from planned experiments.

Course objective:

This course is intended to help students to develop an understanding of the basic concepts in Statistics and how to apply them. The concepts will be illustrated by a variety of interesting real world examples. The emphasis of the course is on statistical reasoning, especially, interpretation of and critical thinking about statistical information.

Course Syllabus