Introductory Statistics

STA 2023 Fall 2010

Instructor: Markus Schmidmeier

We meet Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 – 1:50 in AC 122.

Office Hours: M/W 4:00 – 5:00 pm in SE 230

Office Phone: (561)297 0275 E-mail:

GOALS

This course aims to impart an understanding of elementary descriptive and inferential statistics.The emphasis will be on applied problem solving and interpretation of results, although computation will also be required.

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to calculate and explain basic descriptive statistics; generate and interpret tables and graphs; make estimates of unknown parameters and conduct hypothesis tests; and construct and interpret a simple linear regression model. Successful completion of this course counts toward the computational requirement of the Gordon Rule.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Lectures on Mondays, and Wednesdays in which content will be introduced and example problems solved, and weekly quizzes will be given on each Thursday; The mid-term exams are scheduled on Friday which are listed in the course outline.

In addition, the course website on MyMathLab and Blackboard must be checked at least once a week for important announcements.

REQUIRED TEXT

1.  Statistics – the art and science of learning from data, 2e, by Alan Agresti, Christine Franklin, Pearson Prentice Hall,2007

2.  MyMathLab

3.  Any scientific calculator with basic statistical functions. Many students use a TI-83 Plus or similar calculator, but problems are constructed so that a more advanced calculator affords little advantage.

4.  One large blue NCS answer sheet (‘scantrons’) for each exam.

MAKE-UP POLICY

There will be NO MAKE-UPS given without an official, written university excuse. Anyone missing a quiz or an exam without an official excuse will receive a zero grade. Any excusable absence must be documented by a verifiable source, and I must be notified AT LEAST ONE WEEK prior to the test date. If you are absent from an exam due to an emergency, such as the car accident and sickness, you must notify me by e-mail WITHIN 24 HOURS after the exam, and written verifiable documentation is required.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

The homework is assigned on MyMathLab with due dates, it’s important to finish it on time to help you understand the materials and receive the credits.

Log on www.coursecompass.com§, and register by using the following

MyMathLab Course ID: ____schmidmeier85927____

CLASS PARTICIPATION

Excessive talking, rudeness, failure to supervise children, extremely late arrivals or early departures, possession of a cellular telephone or beeper that disrupts class, etc. may be penalized by whatever means your instructor considers necessary.

Please be adult, be responsible, be respectful and be kind in the classroom.

This includes:

1. Come to class on time and stay to the end. If you must leave early, let me know at the beginning of the class and leave quietly. If you get here late, enter quietly.

2. Don’t chat during the lectures. This is a distraction to those of us who are engaged in learning.

3. Be respectful of others who may have different views and backgrounds than your own. Do not use derogatory or vulgar language in the classroom.

4. Turn off your cell phones.

Note: If you miss a lecture, it is your own responsibility to get notes from a classmate, not your instructor. Class notes will not be posted online.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

The University has an honor code to ensure the academic integrity at FAU. Any kind of academic misconduct will result in an F and will be reported to FAU.

REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS

Any student who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible to make necessary accommodations.

WITHDRAWLS AND INCOMPLETES

Students are responsible for withdrawing themselves from this course if that is what their personal situation requires. The instructor makes no promise either implicit or explicit to withdraw students from the course. If you wish to drop from the course, please do so before the official university deadlines (October 15, 2010).

Incompletes are discouraged. They will be given only when extraordinary events intervene so as to make completion of the course impossible. If you want an incomplete, these events must be documented. To receive an incomplete the student must have completed the first two exams with a grade of C or better. Incompletes will not be given to students who are behind schedule when the semester nears its end.

GRADING POLICY

All the test dates are listed in the tentative course outline. (subject to change in case of unforeseen circumstances).

Your grade will be calculated based on the following:

MyMathLab homework: 10%

5 highest of 10 quizzes: 15%

3 highest of 4 mid-term exams: 45%

1 comprehensive final exam: 30%

Total: 100%

The following is the scale used to assign your final grade:

A: 93-100 A-: 90-92 B+: 87-89 B: 83-86 B-: 80-82 C+: 77-79 C: 73-76

C-: 70-72 D+: 67-69 D: 63-66 D-: 60-62 F: 0-59

TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE (for T/R course. Note that will be one day ahead!)

The topics are subject to change, and it will be announced in the lectures only.

Dates / Lectures / Homework (listed after each section in the book)
8/24 / Introduction, Section 1.2, 2.1 / Review the syllabus and access the BlackBoard, 1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.12
8/26 / Section 2.1, Quiz 1 / 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
8/31 / Section 2.2 / 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 2.19, 2.25, 2.27
9/2 / Section 2.3, Quiz 2 / 2.32, 2.33, 2.35, 2.36, 2.37, 2.45
9/7 / Section 2.4 / 2.47, 2.51, 2.53, 2.54, 2.59
9/9 / Section 2.4, Quiz 3
9/14 / Section 2.5 / 2.64, 2.68, 2.69, 2.71, 2.73, 2.77, 2.79
9/16 / Review
9/17 / Exam 1 (1.2, 2.1 – 2.5) / Time: 4:00 – 5:30pm Location: TBA
9/21 / Section 3.1, 3.2 / 3.1, 3.2, 3.9, 3.11, 3.13, 3.16, 3.17, 3.22
9/23 / Section 5.1, 5.2, Quiz 4 / 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
9/28 / Section 5.2, 5.3 / 6.3 – 6.7
9/30 / Section 6.1, Quiz 5
10/5 / Section 6.3 / 6.32 – 6.37, 6.40
10/7 / Section 6.3, Review
10/8 / Exam 2 (3.1, 3.2, 5.1 – 5.3, 6.1, 6.3) / Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm Location: TBA
10/12 / Section 6.2 / 6.15 – 6.19, 6.21, 6.23, 6.24, 6.27
10/14 / Section 7.1, 7.2, Quiz 6 / 7.1, 7.3, 7.5, 7.15, 7.17
10/15 / Official deadline to withdraw without receiving ‘F’
10/19 / Section 8.1 / 8.1, 8.5, 8.7
10/21 / Section 8.2, Quiz 7 / 8.13, 8.14, 8.18, 8.22
10/26 / Section 8.3 / 8.27, 8.29, 8.31, 8.35
10/28 / Section 8.4, Review / 8.46, 8.47, 8.51
10/29 / Exam 3 (6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1 – 8.4) / Time: – 5:00 – 6:30 pm Location: TBA
11/2 / Section 9.1 / 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
11/4 / Section 9.2, Quiz 8 / 9.11, 9.13, 9.17, 9.18, 9.21
11/9 / Section 9.3
11/11 / Section 9.3, Quiz 9 / 9.27, 9.29, 9.31, 9.32
11/16 / Section 9.4, 9.5 / 9.43, 9.45, 9.47
11/18 / Review
11/19 / Exam 4 (9.1 – 9.5,) / Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm Location: TBA
11/23 / Section 11.2 / 11.9, 11.10
11/25 / Section 12.1, 12.2, Quiz 10 / 12.1, 12.3, 12.4, 12.7
11/30 / Review / 12.12, 12.15, 12.17, 12.18, 12.33
12/5 / Comprehensive Final Exam: 10:30am, location TBA