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STAT 121

Principles of Statistics

Statistics College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Course Description

Graphical displays and numerical summaries, data collection methods, probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one or two means and proportions, contingency tables, correlation and simple linear regression.

When taught

Fall; Winter; Spring-Summer; Spring; Summer.

Min

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

1

Recommended

MATH 110 or equivalent

Note

Also offered by BYU Independent Study; enroll anytime throughout year; one year to complete; additional tuition required; register at https://is.byu.edu/catalog/STAT-121-M005.

Learning Outcome

Describe key features of valid methods of data collection.

Learning Outcome

Generate and interpret graphical displays of a given data set.

Learning Outcome

Describe the distribution of random variables, sample means, and sample proportions.

Learning Outcome

Calculate probabilities associated with statistics using properties of their sampling distributions.

Learning Outcome

Examine the relationship between two quantitative variables, two categorical variables, and a categorical and quantitative variable.

Learning Outcome

Estimate population parameters using confidence and prediction intervals.

Learning Outcome

Assess claims about population parameters using tests of significance.

Learning Outcome

Determine the appropriate statistical procedure to use for a given research problem.