MTH 265 Stat for Scientists & Engineers

Covers probability and inferential statistics applied to scientific and engineering problems. Includes random variables, expectation, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, correlation and analysis of variance. This course satisfies the OSU requirement of ST 314 for engineering programs.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: MTH 252 Integral Calculus with a grade of C or better.

Offered

Offered Winter only

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AAOT Science/Math Non Lab, AS Math, AAS Math/Computation, AAOT Math, AGS Math/Science,

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Calculate probabilities and interpret their meaning. Calculate expected values of discrete random variables, including means and variances and interpret their meaning. Calculate expected values of continuous random variables, including means and variances and interpret their meaning. calculate marginal and conditional probabilities continuous random variable and interpret their meanings. Calculate means and variances of sample of random variables, both discrete and continuous and interpret their meaning. calculate the appropriate confidence intervals for single sample and multiple samples point estimators. Be able to identify and perform the appropriate hypothesis test for single sample and multiple sample point estimators.