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 Department:    QSCI

 Course #:    318

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5.5

 CIP:    270399

 EPC:    16B

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Applications to environmental and natural resource problems stressing the formulation and interpretation of statistical tests. Course includes random variables, expectations, variance, binomial, hypergeometric, Poisson, normal, chi-square, �t� and �F� distributions. ANOVA, and regression analysis included.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: MATH& 141 with a grade of "C" or higher; and admission to BASEC or department chair permission.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 44

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand biological data and populations and samples.
2. Determine measures of central tendency, variability, and dispersion.
3. Determine and interpret probabilities.
4. Understand the properties of a normal distribution.
5. Outline sample hypotheses.
6. Outline multisample hypotheses and analysis of variance (ANOVA).
7. Perform data transformations.
8. Calculate linear regressions.
9. Conduct testing for goodness of fit.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Biological data, populations, and samples.
2. Measures of central tendency, variability, and dispersion.
3. Probabilities.
4. Properties of a normal distribution.
5. Sample hypotheses.
6. Multisample hypotheses and analysis of variance (ANOVA).
7. Data transformations.
8. Linear regressions.
9. Testing for goodness of fit.