STAT 100Statistical Concepts and Reasoning
Statistics is the art and science of decision making in the presence of uncertainty. The purpose of Statistics 100 is to help students improve their ability to assess statistical information in both everyday life and other University courses. Topics covered include methods for collecting and summarizing data, analyzing the relationship between variables, and using basic probability concepts to draw conclusions about populations based on data. The course is less technical and more conceptual than Statistics 200. Statistical concepts and interpretations will dominate over techniques and calculations ¿ but students should be comfortable working with fractions and square roots.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
General education
Quantification (GQ)
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 1 · Spring (4 programs).
Required in (1)
- Occupational Science, B.S.
One of the options in (16)
- Education and Public Policy, B.S.
- Elementary and Early Childhood Education, B.S.
- Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Altoona)
- Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Berks)
- Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S. (Education)
- Global and International Studies, B.S.
- Hospitality Management, B.S. (Berks)
- Hospitality Management, B.S. (Health and Human Development)
- Human Development and Family Studies, A.S. (Altoona)
- Human Development and Family Studies, A.S. (Health and Human Development)
- Human Development and Family Studies, A.S. (University College)
- Rehabilitation and Human Services, B.S. (Abington)
- and 4 more
Courses that list STAT 100 as a prerequisite (1)
- STAT 300 Statistical Modeling I