# Statistics (STAT) courses

Porterville College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

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"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### STAT P122 — Introduction to Statistics

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Total lecture 72 hours
- **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:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 4 sections (/c/porterville-college/schedule/summer-2026/stat.md); Fall 2026, 16 sections (/c/porterville-college/schedule/fall-2026/stat.md); Spring 2027, 22 sections (/c/porterville-college/schedule/spring-2027/stat.md)
- General education: PC-Area 2; CalGETC-2
- Degree applicable

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. Each student must have a TI-84, TI-84 Plus calculator, or other technology with equivalent statistical functions (with division approval).