APPLIED STATISTICS I (MA1020)

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Introduces the tools of statistical analysis. Combines theory with extensive data collection and computer-assisted laboratory work. Develops an attitude of mind accepting uncertainty and variability as part of problem analysis and decision-making. Topics include: exploratory data analysis and data transformation, hypothesis-testing and the analysis of variance, simple and multiple regression with residual and influence analyses.

Code: 
MA1020
Name: 
APPLIED STATISTICS I
Discipline: 
MA (Mathematics)
Type: 
CCM
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
MA0900 OR MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR ELECMA-25 OR ELECMA-20 OR ELECMA-30 OR (MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120) OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
APPLIED STATISTICS I (DS1020)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Appreciate the use of mathematics in modeling the world.
  2. Clearly communicate quantitative information in words, in numbers and with graphs.
  3. Develop a positive approach to mathematics.
  4. Develop strategies for solving problems.
  5. Have familiarity and fluency in using a statistical software package.
  6. Reason with quantitative information – in words, numbers and graphs and charts.
  7. Take into account uncertainty and ethics applied to statistics.
  8. Use descriptive statistics to describe samples, populations, and relationships between variables (independence, regression).
  9. Use techniques of inferential statistics appropriately (confidence intervals, hypothesis tests for proportions, means, chi-squared tests and linear regression).

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2024 MA1020A APPLIED STATISTICS I
Fall 2024 MA1020B APPLIED STATISTICS I
Fall 2024 MA1020C APPLIED STATISTICS I
Fall 2024 MA1020D APPLIED STATISTICS I
Spring 2025 MA1020A APPLIED STATISTICS I
Spring 2025 MA1020B APPLIED STATISTICS I
Spring 2025 MA1020C APPLIED STATISTICS I
Spring 2025 MA1020D APPLIED STATISTICS I
Summer 2025 MA1020 APPLIED STATISTICS I

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