Chabot College
Fall 2004
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Mathematics 43W
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS WORKSHOP
Catalog Description:
43W – Introduction To Probability and Statistics Workshop
.25 - .5 units
Laboratory, study group, collaborative workshop or computer laboratory time for Introduction To
Probability and Statistics. Corequisite: Mathematics 43. 1 - 2 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: 17.5-35]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. read and write the mathematics used in Introduction To Probability and Statistics;
2. use technology currently used in Introduction To Probability and Statistics;
3. solve problems on their own and with peers without having to rely on an instructor.
Course Content:
1. Applications of principles and concepts
Methods of Presentation:
1. Individual instruction
2. Collaboration
3. Computer-assisted/graphing calculator instruction
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Exercises from the textbook: Section 3.3 Do 54, 59, 60, 62, 63, and 64
b. 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
a. Attendance
b. In-class assignments
Textbook(s)(typical)
Elementary Statistics, Weiss, Addison Wesley, 2002
Special Student Materials:
None
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Revised: 10/20/03