STAT 115: Statistical Reasoning

Course Description

This course is intended for majors in less quantitative fields. The focus of the course will be on developing critical thinking abilities and decision making using data in everyday life. Emphasis will be on statistical reasoning underlying the methods of sampling, statistical inference in terms of evaluating the accuracy of an estimate in the context of uncertainty, drawing conclusions from data and studying relationships in data. Students will be trained to perform hands-on-analysis of real data sets using a computer package. No previous computing experience is required.