Chabot College
Fall 2010
Course Outline for Mathematics 43W
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS WORKSHOP
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Catalog Description:
MTH 43W - Introduction To Probability and Statistics Workshop
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Units
(Min)
Units
(Max)
Contact Hours
Week
(Min)
0.25
Lecture
Laboratory
Clinical
Total
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0.25 - 0.50 units
Laboratory, study group, collaborative workshop or computer laboratory time for Introduction To Probability
and Statistics.
Corequisite: MTH 43
0.25
Week
(Max)
Term
(Min)
Term
(Max)
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
17.50
0.00
17.50
0.00
35.00
0.00
35.00
Prerequisite Skills:
None
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Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Course Content:
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Applications of principles and concepts
Methods of Presentation
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read and write the mathematics used in Introduction To Probability and Statistics;
use technology currently used in Introduction To Probability and Statistics;
solve problems on their own and with peers without having to rely on an instructor.
Individual instruction
Collaboration
Computer-assisted/graphing calculator instruction
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
1. Typical Assignments
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Exercises from the textbook: Section 3.3 Do 54, 59, 60, 62, 63, and 64
Computer assignments using Minitab: Enter the data on test scores into a Minitab
worksheet. Create a histogram, stem-and-leaf diagram, and boxplot of the data. Calculate
the mean, standard deviation, and five-number summary. Write a brief analysis of the data
based on these graphical and numerical summaries
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
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B.
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Class Work
Attendance
Textbook (Typical):
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Weiss (2008). Elementary Statistics (7th/e). Addison Wesley.
Special Student Materials