Marymount University
Undergraduate Catalog 2016-17
MA 218 Probability and Statistics
Introduction to probability theory and statistical inference with a focus on applications in life sciences. Includes probability laws, probability distributions, sampling methods, experimental design, descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, types of error, correlation and regression, and analysis of variance. Computer software for statistical computing is used to apply the concepts covered to realistic data sets from the biological and/or social sciences. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MA 172 or MA 181. (3)
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