Statistics
3 courses · Napa Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
STAT-C1000 Introduction to Statistics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 36 hours lecture; 36 hours activity; 72 hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra.
- Transfers to
- UC, CSU
This course is an introduction to statistical thinking and processes, including methods and concepts for discovery and decision-making using data. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-squared, and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Students apply methods and processes to applications using data from a broad range of disciplines. Formerly known as MATH 232.
STAT-80 Support for Statistics
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 36 hours activity; 36 hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of Intermediate Algebra level content or equivalent.
- Corequisite
- Concurrent enrollment in STAT-C1000 or equivalent.
This course is optional for those students who place directly into STAT-C1000, Statistics. It is designed to provide additional time for students to focus on applications of the fundamental concepts in Statistics. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-square and t-tests; applications of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation and relevance of statistical findings; and applications using data from a broad range of disciplines.
STAT-83 Essential Mathematics for Statistics
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 18 hours lecture; 36 hours activity; 54 hours total
- Corequisite
- Concurrent enrollment in STAT-C1000 or equivalent.
This course is open only to students who concurrently enroll in Statistics. Students will review and apply concepts from arithmetic, algebra and geometry to the understanding of college level statistics. Concepts will be covered using a just-in-time approach for understanding of the corresponding statistics concepts as they are presented in statistics.