Catalog Description: A survey of data analysis, probability theory, and statistics. Stem and leaf displays, box plots, schematic plots, fitting straight line relationships, discrete and continuous probability distributions, conditional distributions, binomial distribution, normal and t distributions, confidence intervals, and significance tests. May not be taken for credit in addition to ECO 320.
Prerequisite: AMS 201 or 210 or MAT 211
3 credits
Textbook: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, by Johnson, 8th Edition, Pearson
ISBN# 9780321640772
AMS 310 IS ALSO OFFERED DURING SUMMER SCHOOL. CHECK THE SUMMER SCHOOL BULLETIN FOR TIMES.
Topics
1. Basic concepts of probability theory (Chap. 2) – 3 class hours
2. Discrete random variables and probability distributions (Chap. 3) – 6 class hours
3. Continuous random variables and probability distributions (Chap. 4) – 4 class hours
4. Random samples and Central Limit Theorem (Chap. 5) – 2 class hours
5. Descriptive Statistics (Chap. 1) – 4 class hours
6. Point Estimation (Chap. 1) – 3 class hours
7. Confidence Intervals (Chap. 7) – 4 class hours
8. Testing Hypotheses (Chap. 8) –5 class hours
9. Two-sample problems (Chap. 9) – 4 class hours
10. Regression (Chap. 12) – 2 class hours
11. Examinations and Review – 5 class hours