AMS 102, Elements of Statistics

Catalog Description: The use and misuse of statistics in real-life situations. Basic statistical measures of central tendency and dispersion; frequency distributions; elements of probability, binomial and normal distributions; small- and large-sample hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and chi-square test; and regression. (May not be taken by students with credit for AMS 110 , 110, 310 , or 311 ; ECO 320; PSY 201 or SOC 311,312.).

Prerequisite: Satisfaction of Entry Skill in Mathematics.

3 credits

Current Text: Interactive Statistics, 2nd ed., by Martha Aliaga and Brenda Gunderson, Prentice-Hall. Note: AMS 102 uses a specially compiled version of this text.

Fall 2009 Sections
92714 LEC 01 TUTH 09:50-11:10AM Loc: Lgt Engr Lab 102 Inst: Bakhtavar Hagedorn
92713 LEC 02 TUTH 11:20-12:40PM Loc: Lgt Engr Lab 102 Inst: Bakhtavar Hagedorn
92712 LEC 03 MW 02:20-03:40PM Loc: Humanities 1006 Inst: Hyuek Kim
92711 LEC 04 MWF 11:45-12:40PM Loc: Humanities 1003 Inst: Michael Biro
92710 LEC 05 TUTH 05:20-06:40PM Loc: Physics P118 Inst: Xiawei Tu
92709 LEC 06 MF 12:50-02:10PM Loc: Physics P118 Inst: Tong Shen

Spring 2010 Sections
52468 LEC 01 TUTH 09:50-11:10AM Loc: Eng 143 Inst:Bakhtavar Hagedorn
52469 LEC 02 TUTH 11:20-12:40PM Loc: Eng 145 Inst: Bakhtabar Hagedorn
52472 LEC 05 MW 02:20-03:40PM Loc: Melville Lbr E4320 Inst: Andrea Roberson
52473 LEC 06 MW 08:05-09:25AM Loc: TBA Inst: Hyeuk Kim
52474 LEC 07 TUTH 06:50-08:10PM Loc: TBA Inst: Michael Biro


AMS 102 IS ALSO OFFERED DURING BOTH SESSIONS OF SUMMER SCHOOL. CHECK THE SUMMER SCHOOL BULLETIN FOR TIMES.

Topics
1.  Introduction and Concept of Randomized Experiments –  5 class hours
2.  Elements of Probability Theory - 6 hours
3.  Tests of Hypothesis  - 4 class hours
4. Conditional Probability and its Applications - 3 class hours
5.  Confidence Intervals - 4 class hours
6.  Student's t test - 3 class hours
7.  Cross-Tabulation Analysis - 5 class hours
8.  Linear Regression - 6 class hours
9.  Examinations and Review – 6 class hours.