Semester:

Spring 2008

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Instructor:

Dan Mayton

Textbook:

For most current book information please go to: http://www.efollett.com

Course Description:

Survey of descriptive and inferential statistical concepts commonly used in the treatment of data in social science research. The understanding and application of the concepts will be emphasized. Topics covered will include: measures of central tendency, measures of variability, correlation methods, hypothesis testing and simple analysis of variance. Prerequisite: General education core math.

Minimum Computer Requirements:

Win 2000/XP or Mac OSX Pentium/G3 1Ghz w/ 1.5 GB RAM
 High Speed Internet Access Recommended*
 Firefox 1.5.0.11 or Internet Explorer 6x
 Java runtime environment 1.5.11  (J2SE) 5.0 update 11 for Windows and (J2SE) 5.0 Release 4 for OSX
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 *Courses can be accessed via 56K modem connections although due to the long page load times this type of connection is not recommended and any connectivity problems due to this type of connection are not supported by Lewis-Clark State College.   

On Campus Requirements:

Please contact the instructor.

Other Information:

On-line discussions may be required during this course. The LCMail account and BbCE course mail are the only accounts that will be used to contact students regarding online courses. An LCMail account is automatically assigned to students when they enroll. Access to this email account is found at http://lcmail.lcsc.edu. BbCE course mail is enabled when a student is enrolled in a BbCE course. Access to BbCE course mail is through each BbCE course. BbCE course mail is an internal mail system only and cannot be accessed outside of a BbCE course. Please check with your instructor to determine the preferred method of contact.