Course: Math 2204 Elementary Statistics Sec: 8339 MWF 9:00am-9:50am CWH 104
Semester: Fall 2008
Text: The Basic Practice of Statistics, 4th ed., Freeman, 2007, by David S. Moore.
Instructor: Dr. Dongwen Qi
E-mail:
Office: CWH 208 Office Phone: 229-931-7351
Office Hours:
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday 11:00am-11:50am and by appointment
Course Description: This course begins the study of statistics and probability. In particular, it will include the study of the nature of statistics, the fundamental concepts of probability, the methods of collecting and analyzing data, and the techniques of making inferences based upon data. Technology, in the form of graphing calculators and statistical software, will be integrated into the course. We will discuss distributions (including the binomial, normal, and student t distributions), elementary descriptive statistics, elementary probability, sampling, random variables, and hypothesis testing.
General Information: The prerequisite for the course is College Algebra (MATH 1111) or Precalculus (MATH 1113). If your skills (manipulating expressions, solving equations, etc.) from this class have become rusty, it would be to your advantage to review them now.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will have acquired knowledge of:
• Descriptive statistics
• Appropriate sampling techniques and experimental methods
• Basic probability theory (including an understanding of probability distributions)
• Basic inferential statistics (including an understanding of confidence intervals and tests of
significance)
• The use of technology (particularly a TI-83 or 84 calculator) as a tool in statistical analysis
Calculator Information: It is currently the policy of the mathematics department at Georgia Southwestern that a TI-83/TI-83+/TI-84+ calculator is required for mathematics courses numbered 2222 and below. If you have a calculator (TI-82, TI-85, TI-86, or others) that has similar capabilities, it should serve you well for this class, but I may not be able to help you figure out how to use it (and it may not do everything that the TI-83/TI-84 does).
Important note: If you want to use a calculator on an exam (and there will be times that you will want one), you must bring one with you to the exam. You may NOT share a calculator with another student, and as I sometimes have critical data in my calculator, I will NOT lend my calculator for exam use. Furthermore, I will clear your calculator's memory before you use it on an exam.
Grading/Attendance: Students should attend all the classes. You are responsible for all materials discussed in class even if you miss the class.
There will be several pop-up quizzes, three in-class tests and a comprehensive final exam. The total of the quizzes will be worth 50 points. There will be no make-up for any quizzes. We will drop the lowest score of the quizzes. The quiz questions may be chosen from the textbook. Every student should bring the required textbook to class.
Each of the tests will be worth 100 points. The final will be worth 150 points.
A:90%-100%, B:80%-89%, C:70%-79%, D:60%-69%, F: below 59%
A tentative schedule of lectures and tests is attached. I will allow a maximum of one make-up if you miss a test for a reason I find acceptable and if you notify me of the reason for your absence in a timely manner. You MUST notify me at the earliest possible opportunity of your reason for missing the test. IF I find that your reason is acceptable, we will arrange a time for you to take a make-up exam. You MUST be prepared to DOCUMENT your reason for missing the test. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. Tests that are not taken with the class will cover the same material but may look quite a bit different from those the class takes.
If you come late to a test you are cutting in to the time you have to take it. Any violation of the GSW Policy on Academic Integrity will be treated very seriously. You may find details of this policy in the GSW Bulletin online:
http://www.gsw.edu/academics/bulletin/contents/reg.htm
Homework and Reading: Homework has been assigned for each section covered in the course. Although homework will not be collected, your homework will be evaluated by your performance on periodic quizzes and exams. Reading the sections of the textbook corresponding to the assigned homework exercises is considered part of the homework assignment; you are responsible for material in the assigned reading whether or not it is discussed in the lecture. You should make every effort to complete the homework assignments and seek help with problems you have not been able to solve. I will spend some class time (and office hour time) going over questions you have on the assigned problems. It is especially important that you make serious attempts at solving the assigned problems before I answer questions about them in class. There is little benefit to seeing me work the problems unless you have tried them yourself first.
As a general guideline, you should spend a MINIMUM of approximately two hours working on this material for each hour of class time. This means that you should spend a __**__MINIMUM__**__ of SIX hours per week outside of class working on this class. Students who make an effort to keep up with the material are considerably more likely to perform well on exams. There is a rather large amount of material that must be covered in this class, so there will be days that I do not have sufficient time to answer all questions. If you have questions that do not get answered in class, PLEASE come to my office hours.
Other Policies:
Policy on cell phones:
Your cell phones should be OFF (or at least SILENT) during class. You are not to use it (for any purpose) during class. If your cell phone rings (or makes any sound) even once or if I see you using it (this includes ANY use of the device), you will be required to leave the class for the day. If this happens during an exam, I will take your exam and you will leave the class for the day. You will not be given a make-up exam. I will grade what you have completed. In fact, during exams, you may not LOOK at your cell phone. You will place it out of sight for the duration of the exam. If I see that you are looking at your cell phone (or other similar device) during the exam, I will take your exam and you will leave class for the day. As above, I will grade the portion of your exam that you have completed.
Disabilities: A student requesting classroom accommodations or modifications due to a documented disability must notify me within the first two weeks of the semester. If the student has not already done so, he or she must contact the Office of Student Support Services located in room 304 of Sanford Hall. The phone number is 229-931-2294.
Final Exam:The final exam will be Monday, December 8, 2008,from 8:00 am until 10:00 am
Last Day to Withdraw From Class Without Penalty: October 15, 2008
There is NO extra credit work.
Please feel free to ask questions in class and to come by my office when you need extra help. My office hours are for you. Make use of them. If you want to see me at other times, let me know.
NOTE: For privacy and security reasons, I cannot discuss grades over the phone or through email. Please bring questions about grades to me in person. At the end of the semester, I will submit your grades electronically, and they will be available through R.A.I.N. soon after finals are graded.
Tentative Lecture and Test Schedule
Week 1
8/15, Introduction, Ch.1 ( Ch 1: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,13-22,23,26,33,37,43)
Week 2
8/18, Ch.1
8/20, Ch.1, Ch. 2 (Ch 2: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,13-22,28,31,40,41,42,43)
8/22, Ch.2
Week 3
8/25, Ch.2, Ch.3
8/27, Ch.3 (Ch 3: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15-24,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,46)
8/29, Ch.3, Ch.4
Week 4
9/3, Ch.4 (Ch 4: 1,4,5,6,8,9,11,12-21,24,26,27,29)
9/5, Ch 4, Ch.5
Week 5
9/8, Ch. 5 (Ch 5: 1,2,4,7,11,13,14-23,27,29,31,32,34,47)
9/10, Ch.5, Review
9/12, Exam1
Week 6
9/15, Discussion of Exam 1, Ch.8
9/17, Ch.8 (Ch 8: 1,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,13,15,16,17-26,29,31,39,40,41,45)
9/19, Ch.8
Week 7
9/22, Ch.9 (Ch 9: 1,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,13,16-24,30,33,40,43,45)
9/24, Ch.9
9/26, Ch.10 (Ch 10: 1,3a,4,5,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,19-28,30,31,34,40,43, 47,48,50,52,54)
Week 8
9/29, Ch. 10
10/1, Review
10/3, Exam 2
Week 9
10/6, Discussion of Exam 2, Ch.11
10/8, Ch.11 (Ch 11: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,17-24,27,28,36,37,39,41,43)
10/10, Ch.11
Week 10
10/15, Ch,12 (Ch 12: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,13,14,15,16,17-26,27,33,38,39,47 )
10/17, Ch.12
Week 11
10/20, Ch.12, Ch.13
10/22, Ch.13 (Ch 13: 1,2,3,5,6,8,9,11,13-21,22,23,25,28,30)
10/24, Ch.13
Week 12
10/27, Ch.14 (Ch 14: 1,2,4,5,7,8,9,11-20,29,30,32,33,35,37)
10/29, Ch.14
10/31, Ch.15 (Ch 15: 1,2,3,4,5,9,10,13,14,15,16,19,21,23,25,26-35,37,42,51)
Week 13
11/3, Ch.15
11/5, Ch.16 (Ch 16: 1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11,12,13,14,15,19-28,31,34,47)
11/7, Ch.16
Week 14
11/10, Review
11/12, Exam 3
11/14, Discussion of Exam 3, Ch.18
Week 15
11/17, Ch.18 (Ch 18: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,13,15-24,29,31,36,41,43,45)
11/19, Ch.18
11/21, Ch.20 (Ch 20: 1,2,3,5,9,10,11,13,15,17,18-27,29,31,33,37)
Wee 16
11/24, Ch.20
Week 17
12/1, Ch.20
12/3, Review