Learning Objectives

My Learning Objectives

1. Apply statistical concepts to evaluate claims that you will encounter in your lifetime.
2. Develop skills necessary to conduct a statistical investigation.
3. Develop communication skills to share your findings from your statistical investigations.

Official Course Learning Objectives

1. Distinguish among different scales of measurement and their implications;
2. Interpret data displayed in tables and graphically;
3. Apply concepts of sample space and probability;
4. Calculate measures of central tendency and variation for a given data set;
5. Identify the standard methods of obtaining data and identify advantages and disadvantages of each;
6. Calculate the mean and variance of a discrete distribution;
7. Calculate probabilities - normal and t-distributions;
8. Distinguish the difference between sample and population distributions and analyze the role played by the Central Limit Theorem;
9. Construct and interpret confidence intervals;
10. Determine and interpret levels of statistical significance including p-values;
11. Interpret the output of a technology- based statistical analysis;
12. Identify the basic concept of hypothesis testing including Type I and II errors;
13. Formulate hypothesis tests involving samples from one and two populations;
14. Select the appropriate technique for testing a hypothesis and interpret the result;
15. Use linear regression and ANOVA analysis for estimation and inference, and interpret the associated statistics;
16. Use appropriate statistical techniques to analyze and interpret applications based on data from disciplines including business, social sciences, psychology, life science, health science, and education.