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University of Alberta Calendar 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

STAT 161 - Introductory Statistics for Business and Economics

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Science
Department Mathematical & Statistical Sci
Typically Offered either term

Description
Data collection and presentation, descriptive statistics. Probability distributions, sampling distributions and the central limit theorem. Point estimation and hypothesis testing. Correlation and regression analysis. Goodness of fit and contingency table. Use of a microcomputer software package for statistical analyses in business and economics. Prerequisite: Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in any STAT course, or in KIN 109, PEDS 109, PSYCH 211, PTHER 352, SCI 151 or SOC 210.