Statistical and Data Sciences 220 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Intro/Probability/Statistics
Spring
2025
02
4.00
Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia
W F 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM; M 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
Smith College
SDS-220-02-202503
Sabin-Reed 301
rkurtzgarcia@smith.edu
(Formerly MTH 220/SDS 220). An application-oriented introduction to modern statistical inference: study design, descriptive statistics, random variables, probability and sampling distributions, point and interval estimates, hypothesis tests, resampling procedures, and multiple regression. A wide variety of applications from the natural and social sciences are used. This course satisfies the basic requirement for biological science, engineering, environmental science, neuroscience, and psychology. Prerequisite: MTH 111, or equivalent; SDS 100 must be taken concurrently for students who have not completed SDS 192, SDS 201, SDS 290 or SDS 291. Restrictions: Students do not normally earn credit for more than one course on this list: ECO 220, GOV 203, MTH 220, PSY 201, SDS 201, SDS 220 or SOC 204. Enrollment limited to 40.
[CE] Statistical Methods limit & ((SDS 192, 201, 220, 290 or 291) or SDS 100 (concurrent))