SSD 215 - Foundations in Statistical Thinking

3 Semester Hour(s)

Prerequisite(s): MAT 103, or MAT 106, or advanced level math with a “C” average.
This course is an introduction to the foundations of statistical thinking and exploratory data analysis. This course is designed to help students acquire fundamental skills in organizing, displaying, reading, and interpreting data including the use of standard computer software, such as the BIDP package to analyze their data. The computer analytic skills are taught in a two-hour computer applications lab which meets once a week. Offered every fall; this course is required of all majors within the School of Social Sciences.