PSYC242

An introduction to statistics with examples from the behavioral sciences, especially psychology. The course will cover techniques for describing observations, including frequency distributions, stem plots, graphs, averages, measures of variability, and co-efficients of correlation; and techniques for drawing inferences from observations, including regression, hypothesis testing, and confidence intervals. Prerequisite: a college-level mathematics course or permission of instructor. Students matriculated at Ramapo must have satisfied the General Education mathematics requirement. Required for Psychology majors. Fulfills Statistics requirement for major.