This course provides a basic introduction to statistics and its applications to mathematics, science, social science, and business. Emphasis is placed on calculating, interpreting, reading and reporting through writing, descriptive statistics. Topics include: The design of a statistical study, observational studies, experiments, graphs, tables, statistical notation, measures of central tendency, variability, the normal distribution, correlation and regression. Students will be expected to read, summarize and interpret current newspaper and journal articles and/or conduct a survey and report the results. Students will also be expected to demonstrate competency with current technology. Prerequisite: Math placement into MTH 144-Elementary Statistics or successful completion of MTH 098-Fundamentals of Math Literacy or higher and Pre/Corequisite: ENG 100-College Composition or English placement into ENG 101-Research and Composition or Concurrent enrollment in MTH 094-.Fundamentals of Statistical Thinking. Not open to students with a C or better in MTH 155 or higher without permission of the School Chair,. 3 cr. 3 Lec.