Prairie State College

Department of Mathematics Math 115

Math 115 - General Education Statistics - 3 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours

IAI Code: M1 902

Course Description
This general education statistics course provides students with an opportunity to acquire a reasonable level of statistical literacy and thus expand their base for understanding a variety of work-related, societal, and personal problems and statistical approaches to solutions of these problems.  The main objective of this course is the development of statistical reasoning.  Detailed techniques of statistical analysis and the mathematical development of statistical procedures are not emphasized.  The course is intended to meet the general education requirement.  It is not intended to be a prerequisite to, nor a replacement for, courses in statistical methods or mathematical statistics.  Students who complete this course cannot also receive credit for Bus 240 or Math 153.

Prerequisite
Math 095 and Math 096, both with at least a C
-or-
Math 095 and one year of high school geometry, both with at least a C
-or-
A qualifying score on the math placement test

Primary Textbook
** Check with your instructor before purchasing a textbook **

Some sections of Math 115 will be using:
Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life, 3rd edition; Bennett, Briggs, and Triola; ISBN: 978-0-321-28672-7

Other sections will be using:
Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data and the Graphing Calculator, 2nd edition; Rossman, Chance, and Barr von Oehsen; ISBN: 978-1-930-19004-7
-and-
Workshop Statistics: Student Toolkit; Rossman and Chance; ISBN: 978-1-931-91467-3

Additional Comments
Math 115 satisfies the general education mathematics requirement.  Click here to see the General Education Mathematics Objectives.

Prairie State College Department of Mathematics Chicago Heights, IL 60411