In this course you will learn how to describe quantitative data using distributions, charts and graphs, and measures of center and spread. You will also explore the strength and pattern of relationships using two-way tables, bivariate regression, and analysis of variance. In addition, through statistical inference, you will judge how accurately those descriptive measures represent a defined population. The lectures will closely follow the text and we will work frequently on sample problems as a class or in labs.

Be not afraid! The most important thing to realize about statistics is that they are a tool for organizing and summarizing data. Besides learning how easy it is to apply the basics of statistics in this and other classes, knowing these basics makes you a more critical consumer of research. You can use the knowledge gained in this course to better understand the statistics presented by the media, government, business, and other organizations.