MATH 291 Resource Statistics II

School of Environment and Geomatics

MATH 291 Resource Statistics II is a continuation of Math 190 Resource Statistics I. Topics include linear regressions and correlation, inferential statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, goodness of fit, contingency tables, and ANOVA.

Prerequisites: MATH 190 with a minimum grade of 60%

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours30
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture2

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Interpret, organize, display, and describe data
  2. Formulate research questions and hypotheses
  3. Apply a variety of basic statistical tests and techniques to real-world data
  4. Interpret the results of statistical tests
  5. Define and utilize statistical terms and language

Teaching and Learning Approach

Class meetings are interactive with students analyzing data sets, formulating research questions, and interpreting statistical results. Weekly independent work completed outside of class meetings includes reviewing mathematical skills essential for analyzing data sets. Assessments and class meetings require the use Microsoft Excel. Students are responsible for checking the course Moodle site for assignments, data sets, course updates, and auxiliary learning materials.

Learning Resources

Required: - Illowsky & Dean. 2022. Introductory Statistics. BCcampus OpenEd and OpenStax. - Microsoft Excel

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. Types of Data, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization, Confidence Intervals (numerical and categorical data) 2. One Sample Hypothesis Tests: numerical and categorical data, one-tailed and two- tailed. 3. Two Sample Hypothesis Tests: numerical and categorical data, one-tailed and two- tailed. 4. Midterm Exam: written during scheduled class time 5. Correlation and multiple linear regression 6. One-way ANOVA 7. Review 8. Cumulative Final Exam

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Labs (5, collaborative)1 through 540%
Quizzes (10, independent)1 through 520%
Midterm Exam1 through 515%
Final Exam (cumulative)1 through 525%
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
DNW 0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.