Data & Mathematics

Data & Mathematics 

In the first year, students will take one of the following, per major program requirements: MAT 122, MAT 220, or MAT 230. 

Course Outcomes: 

• Evaluate the quality of a sample of data and articulate its limitations in representing a population. 

• Calculate descriptive statistics for numerical or categorical data (mean, median, mode, standard deviation, proportion, percentage, percentile) and use the appropriate values to summarize the data.

• Create common graphical displays of data (pie charts, bar plots, line graphs, histograms, scatterplots, box plots) using spreadsheet software and describe what they show.

• Infer and clearly state reasonable data-driven conclusions.