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MAT 1450 Introductory Statistics

An introduction to the fundamental ideas of statistics, including statistical methods to gather, analyze and present data; fundamentals of probability; statistical distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, Chi-square tests, regression and correlation. Three classroom, two lab hours per week. Note: Students who have not completed the required pre-requisite courses listed, but have successfully completed MAT 0100 or MAT 1130 with a grade of "C" or better, or MAT 0600 with a grade of "P", can register for MAT 1450 together with the co-requisite course MAT 0450, Introductory Statistics Booster. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.

Prerequisites: MAT 0200 and Other (with a grade of C or better or satisfactory score on math placement test)

Course Outcomes
  • Infer values of population parameters from confidence intervals; infer whether or not a hypothesis should be rejected; infer appropriate relationships between variables from scatter diagrams and correlation coefficients.
  • Construct frequency distributions and statistical graphs.
  • Compute descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, percentiles, z-scores, and standard deviation; and follow directions in laboratory activities.
  • Evaluate basic probabilities using formulas and definitions; and evaluate Binomial and Normal probabilities from formulas and tables.
Credit Hours: 4
  • Classroom: 3 hours
  • Lab: 2 hours
  • Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering
  • Department: Mathematics
  • Repeatable Credit: No
  • Offered Online: Yes
Available Sections
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 6, Rm 332
Faculty: Ropp
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Course Fee: $18.00
Open Seats: 17
Meets: TTH from 9:30AM to 12:30PM
Section: 310
Open Seats: 17
Meets: TTH from
9:30AM to 12:30PM
Section: 310
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 6, Rm 332
Faculty: Ropp
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Note: Must register for MAT-0450-311
Course Fee: $18.00
Open Seats: 21
Meets: TTH from 9:30AM to 12:30PM
Section: 311
Open Seats: 21
Meets: TTH from
9:30AM to 12:30PM
Section: 311
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 6, Rm 332
Faculty: Cummings
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Course Fee: $18.00
Open Seats: 14
Meets: MW from 12:00PM to 3:00PM
Section: 210
Open Seats: 14
Meets: MW from
12:00PM to 3:00PM
Section: 210
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 6, Rm 332
Faculty: Cummings
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Note: Must register for MAT-0450-211
Course Fee: $18.00
Open Seats: 14
Meets: MW from 12:00PM to 3:00PM
Section: 211
Open Seats: 14
Meets: MW from
12:00PM to 3:00PM
Section: 211
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Czupryn
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 6
Section: 500
Open Seats: 6
Section: 500
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Czupryn
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Must register for MAT-0450-501; Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 27
Section: 501
Open Seats: 27
Section: 501
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Czupryn
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 7
Section: 505
Open Seats: 7
Section: 505
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Czupryn
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Must register for MAT-0450-506; Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 27
Section: 506
Open Seats: 27
Section: 506
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Philip
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 5
Section: 510
Open Seats: 5
Section: 510
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Philip
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Must register for MAT-0450-511; Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 28
Section: 511
Open Seats: 28
Section: 511
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Phelps
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 10
Section: 515
Open Seats: 10
Section: 515
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Phelps
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: Must register for MAT-0450-516; Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 26
Section: 516
Open Seats: 26
Section: 516
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Stott
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: B Term; Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 5
Section: 5B0
Open Seats: 5
Section: 5B0
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Stott
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: B Term; Must register for MAT-0450-5B1; Webcam required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 26
Section: 5B1
Open Seats: 26
Section: 5B1
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Mueller
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: B Term; Webcam Required
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 18
Section: 5B2
Open Seats: 18
Section: 5B2
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Mueller
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Note: B Term; Webcam Required. Must Register for MAT-0450-5B3
Course Fee: $48.00
Open Seats: 31
Section: 5B3
Open Seats: 31
Section: 5B3