Statistics for Non-Science Majors

This is an introductory statistics course for students already enrolled or planning to enrol into various programs such as Kinesiology, Education, Nursing, Business/Management, Psychology, Sociology, Geography, Environmental Studies, and other Humanities and Social Sciences. Course topics include Types of Statistical Data; Populations vs. Samples; Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistics; Uncertainty and Probability; Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions; Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem; Confidence Intervals; Hypothesis Testing with Numerical and Categorical Data; Linear Regression; ANOVA.

Instructor: Caroline Purdy (please contact the instructor if you need an up-to-date syllabus)
Prerequisite: High School Grade 11 Mathematics or an equivalent

Why take this course?

• Meets the Statistics course credit requirement for a wide variety of university programs, including Engineering, Education, Nursing, Business/Management, Psychology, Sociology, Geography, Environmental Studies, and other Humanities and Social Sciences.
• Comprised of mini-lectures, comprehension quizzes, chapter homework assignments, midterm quizzes, and a final project bringing it all together. The lectures are easy to follow and provide many real-world applications.
• The software package Minitab will be used to run various statistical tests. Minitab is provided free of charge to students through UNB Virtual Lab.
• There is no textbook required to purchase.

Course details

Students have six months from the registration date to complete the course. All course exams and/or assignments must be completed by the designated end date.

Assignments and examinations

• Lecture Quizzes (10% each)
• Homework Quizzes (20% total)
• Homework Written (30% total)
• Tests (25% total)
• Final Project (15% total)

Fees and payments

Open entry online courses are subject to a $100 non-refundable/non-transferable online fee per course. Effective Sept. 1, 2022, fee will increase to $150. Learn more about fees and tuition or find out about the methods of payment available.

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If you have previously registered in this online course and wish to register again, please contact us at 453-4646 to complete the registration process.

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