DEPARTMENT OF STATIS TICS
BUCHTEL COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
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Course Description
3470:461/561
Applied Statistics
Prerequisite:
3450:222 Analytic Geometry-Calculus II or equivalent.
4 credits
Course Description: Applications of statistical theory to natural and physical
sciences and engineering, including probability distributions, interval estimation,
hypotheses testing (parametric and nonparametric), and simple linear regression and
correlation. May not be used to meet graduate major requirements in statistics.
Course Topics:
Descriptive Statistics
Probability
Random variables and probability distributions
Mathematical expectation
Some discrete probability distributions
Some continuous probability distributions
Estimation
Tests of hypotheses
Linear regression and correlation
One-factor ANOVA
Use of statistical software
Fall 2014