The focus of this course is to develop a foundation of basic statistical literacy in students. Students will be able to assess the role of statistics in quantitative research, and mixed methodology as well as develop the competency to perform basic statistical calculations. An awareness of the changing relationship between computation and interpretation will be addressed. Students will focus on the analysis of real-world data and research situations to illustrate the process of interpreting the meaning underlying the data, and how statistics can be utilized to address important questions.