MATH 115 General Education Statistics

(M1 902)
Prerequisite: Either MATH 091 or MATH 095 with a C or better; or qualifying score on the Math Placement Test.
3 lectures per week: 3 hrs transfer credit
The general education statistics course provides students with an opportunity to acquire a reasonable level of statistical literacy and thus expand their base for understanding a variety of work-related, societal, and personal problems, and statistical approaches to the solution of these problems. The main objective of the course is statistical reasoning. Detailed techniques of statistical analysis and the mathematical development of statistical analysis of statistical procedures are not emphasized. The course is intended to meet the general education requirement. It is not intended to be a prerequisite to nor a replacement for courses in statistical methods for business, social science or mathematical statistics. Students who complete this course cannot also receive credit for BUS 240 or MATH 153.