STA2023 – Elementary Statistics – Summer B 2008

 

Logistics:

 

3 Credits, Days MTWTh, Time 9:45-11:20am, Room D0004, Section 40028

                                  

Instructor:

Mike Keller, Room D19, (904) 276-6826, MikeKeller@sjrcc.edu

Office Hours: MTWTh 7:30-8am, 1:15-2:15pm

 

Course Description:

This is a first course in statistics and includes descriptive statistics, probability, and inferential statistics.  Major topics are graphs, measures of center, measures of variation, linear correlation and regression, probability, binomial distributions, normal distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.

 

Prerequisite:

MAT1033 Intermediate Algebra with a grade of C or higher

 

Textbook and Resources:

Elementary Statistics, 10th edition, Triola

Student Solutions Manual, Videos, Statistics Handbook for the TI-83/84, Math Tutor Center

MyStatLab Course Compass ID: keller98369

A Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator is highly recommended.

 

Assessment:

12 quizzes (10 points each), 4 tests (75 points each), 1 cumulative final exam (100 points)

The two lowest quiz scores will be dropped.

The sum of the remaining points earned will determine the letter grade.

Grading scale:  450-500 A, 400-449 B, 350-399 C, 300-349 D, 0-299 F

 

Course / Student Learning Outcomes:

After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

1.  Compare two data sets with respect to shape, center and spread.

2.  Construct and use regression equations to predict values for dependent variables.

3.  Calculate the probability of an event using a normal distribution.

4.  Construct a confidence interval to estimate either a population proportion or a population mean.

5.  Analyze a claim about either a population proportion or a population mean using a hypothesis test.

 

Make-Ups:

A student who wants a make-up must provide proof of a legitimate reason for missing the test.  Make-ups for missed tests will be given at 7am the next day (except weekends or holidays).  There will be no make-up quizzes.

 

Attendance:

A student may receive a warning when the equivalent of three 50-minute class periods have been missed and may be withdrawn from the course after the fourth 50-minute absence during the withdrawal period.  The last day to withdraw is Thursday, July 31, 2008.  Plan to arrive on time and stay for the entire class period.  Arriving late or leaving early is a distraction to others.  It is inappropriate to use cell phones or other electronic devices during class. 

 

Academic Integrity:

The pursuit of scholarly activity, free from dishonesty, fraud, or deception, is essential to the mission of the College and to the full exercise of academic freedom.  Cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of information or citations, and other forms of unethical conduct compromise the quality of education and will not be tolerated.  Infractions may result in penalties or sanctions beyond those imposed by an individual faculty member.

Tentative Schedule

Date

Topic

Homework

Mon 6/30

 

 

Tues 7/1

 

 

 

Wed 7/2

Thurs 7/3

 

Mon 7/7

Tues 7/8

 

Wed 7/9

 

Thurs 7/10

Mon 7/14

 

Tues 7/15

 

Wed 7/16

Thurs 7/17

 

Mon 7/21

Tues 7/22

Wed 7/23

Thurs 7/24

Mon 7/28

Tues 7/29

Wed 7/30

Thurs 7/31

Mon 8/4

Tues 8/5

 

Wed 8/6

Thurs 8/7

Mon 8/11

Tues 8/12

Wed 8/13

Thurs 8/14

Sample vs. Population (1-1, 1-2)

Critical Thinking (1-3)

Design of Experiments (1-4)

Frequency Distributions (2-1, 2-2)

Visualizing Data (2-3)

Statistical Graphics (2-4)

Measures of Center (3-1, 3-2)

Measures of Variation (3-3)

Measures of Relative Standing (3-4)

Exploratory Data Analysis (3-5)

Test 1

Probability Fundamentals (4-1, 4-2)

Addition Rule (4-3)

Multiplication Rule (4-4)

Complements and Conditional Probability (4-5)

Discrete Probability Distributions (5-1, 5-2)

Binomial Probability (5-3)

Mean and Standard Deviation for Binomials (5-4)

Uniform and Standard Normal Distributions (6-1, 6-2)

Normal Distributions (6-3)

Assessing Normality (6-7)

Sampling Distributions (6-4)

Central Limit Theorem (6-5)

Test 2

Estimating a Population Proportion (7-1, 7-2)

Estimating a Population Mean (7-4)

Estimating Proportions and Means (7-2, 7-4)

Basics of Hypothesis Testing (8-1, 8-2)

Testing a Claim About a Proportion (8-3)

Testing a Claim About a Mean (8-5)

Inferences About Two Means: Dependent Samples (9-4)

Test 3

Inferences About Two Proportions (9-1, 9-2)

Inferences About Two Means: Independent Samples (9-3)

Correlation (10-1, 10-2)

Regression (10-3)

Correlation and Regression (10-2, 10-3)

Test 4

Review

Cumulative Final Exam

1-2   1, 5-8, 21-24

1-3   1-27 (odd), 28

1-4  1-8, 13-29 (odd)

2-2  1-4, 5-13 (odd), 17-23 (odd)

2-3  1-8, 9-17 (odd)

2-4  1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13-16, 21-24

3-2  1-4, 5-23 (odd), 33

3-3  1-4, 5-23 (odd), 29, 31, handout

3-4  1-4, 5-25 (odd)

3-5  1-4, 5-11 (odd)

Read ahead in the textbook

4-2  1-16, 17-27 (odd)

4-3  1-8, 9-25 (odd)

4-4  1-6, 7-21 (odd)

4-5  1-4, 5-25 (odd)

5-2  1-6, 7-25 (odd)

5-3  1-13, 21-35 (odd)

5-4  1-4, 5-21 (odd)

6-2  1-4, 5-41 (odd), 42, 44

6-3  1-4, 5-29 (odd)

6-7  1-8, 9-21 (odd)

6-4  1-6, 7-13 (odd)

6-5  1-4, 5-21 (odd)

Read ahead in the textbook

7-2  1-4, 5-47 (odd), 52, 54

7-4  1-4, 5-29 (odd)

Review

8-2  1-4, 5-45 (odd)

8-3  1-4, 5-29 (odd), 32

8-5  1-12, 13-31 (odd)

9-4  1-4, 5-23 (odd)

Read ahead in the textbook

9-2  1-4, 5-31 (odd)

9-3  1-8, 9-27 (odd)

10-2  1-12, 13-31 (odd), 33-36

10-3  1-12, 13-31 (odd), 34, 36

Review

Review

Review