PBIS 189 Introduction to Statistics-Spring 2006
- Section 001 9:10 to 10:10 M W F
- Section 002 1:50 to 2:50 M W F
- Section 003 3:00 to 4:00 M W F
Instructor: Dr. Chris Edwards
Phone: 424-1358 or 948-3969
Office: Swart 123
Classroom: Swart 302/2/2
Text
The Basic Practice of Statistics 3rd edition, by David S. Moore
Required Calculator
TI-83 Plus (or TI-84), by Texas Instruments. Other TI graphics calculators do not have the statistics routines we will be using.
Grading
Final grades are based on 500 points:
| Topic | Points | Tentative Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam 1 | One Variable Descriptive Statistics | 60 pts. | February 20 |
| Exam 2 | Two Variable Descriptive Statistics | 60 pts. | March 10 |
| Exam 3 | Sampling | 60 pts. | April 10 – 11 [Testing Center] |
| Exam 4 | Inference Basics | 60 pts. | April 24 |
| Exam 5 | Inference Details | 60 pts. | May 12 |
| Group Presentations | 20 Points Each | 100 pts. | Biweekly |
| Homework | 10 Points Each | 100 pts. | Weekly |
Attendance is a very important component of success in my class because many of the skills and lessons we will learn will be a direct result of classroom activities that cannot be reproduced easily. Thus, final grades are based on attendance as well as total points earned. Minimum scores for each grade and attendance level are as follows:
| Absences =>Grade: | 0 to 3 | 4 to 6 | 7 to 9 | 10 to 12 | 13 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 425 | 450 | 475 | ||
| AB | 400 | 425 | 450 | 475 | |
| B | 375 | 400 | 425 | 450 | 475 |
| BC | 350 | 375 | 400 | 425 | 450 |
| C | 325 | 350 | 375 | 400 | 425 |
| D | 275 | 300 | 325 | 350 | 375 |
Make-up Exams
Except for Exam 5, you will be allowed to ìretakeî any exam you have done poorly on. Your grade will be an average of the ìregularî score and any and all ìretakesî for that exam. Please discuss a ìretakeî exam with me within a week of receiving your exam score.
Homework
I will collect 3 homework problems approximately once a week. The due dates are listed on the course outline below. While I will only be grading 3 problems, I presume that you will be working on many more than just the 3 I assign. I suggest that you work together in small groups on the homework for this class. To aid in your study groups, I will be distributing a class roll of all three sections I am teaching this semester.
Office Hours
Office hours are times when I will be in my office to help you. There are many other times when I am in my office. If I am in and not busy, I will be happy to help. My office hours for Spring 2006 semester are 10:20 to 11:00 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 2:00 to 2:50 Tuesday, or by appointment.
Philosophy
I strongly believe that you, the student, are the only person who can make yourself learn. Therefore, whenever it is appropriate, I expect you to ìdiscoverî the mathematics we will be exploring. I do not feel that ìlecturingî to you will teach you how to do mathematics. I hope to be your ìguideî while we learn some mathematics, but you will need to do the learning. The textbook we will be using for this class will require you to actually read it to master the material.
My idea of teaching / learning is not "Teaching is telling and learning is listening". I believe that you must be active in the learning process to learn well. My job as a teacher, therefore, is not to ìtellî you the answers to the problems we will encounter; rather it is to point you in a direction that will allow you to see the solutions yourselves. To accomplish that goal, I will work to find different interactive activities for us to work on. Your job is to use me, to use your text, to use your friends, and any other resources. Keep in mind that the goal is to learn mathematics, not to pass the exams. (Incidentally, if you have truly learned the material, the exam results will take care of themselves.)
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30 Day
1 Introduction |
Feb 1 Day
2 Video: What is Statistics? Chapter 1 |
Feb 3 Day
3 Monarchs Data Chapter 1 |
| Feb 6 Day
4 Video: Lightning Research Chapter 1 |
Feb 8 Day
5 Numerical Summaries Chapter 2 |
Feb 10 Day
6 HW 1 Due Lists Chapter 2 |
| Feb 13 Day
7 Video: Boston Beanstalks Chapter 3 |
Feb 15 Day
8 Normal Calculations Chapter 3 |
Feb 17 Day
9 HW 2 Due Presentations/Review |
| Feb 20 Day
10 Exam 1 |
Feb 22 Day
11 Correlation Chapter 4 |
Feb 24 Day
12 Video: Manatees Chapter 4 |
| Feb 27 Day
13 Olympic Data Chapter 5 |
Mar 1 Day
14 HW 3 Due US Population Chapter 5 |
Mar 3 Day
15 Video: Smoking & Cancer Chapter 6 |
| Mar 6 Day
16 Expected Tables Chapter 6 |
Mar 8 Day
17 HW 4 Due Presentations/Review |
Mar 10 Day
18 Exam 2 |
| Mar 20 Day
19 Video: Frito-Lay Chapter 7 |
Mar 22 Day
20 SRSís Chapter 7 |
Mar 24 Day
21 Video: Aspirin Experiment Chapter 8 |
| Mar 27 Day
22 HW 5 Due Video: Chances & Traffic Chapter 9 |
Mar 29 Day
23 Coins, Dice, RVís Chapter 9 |
Mar 31 NO CLASS |
| Apr 3 Day
24 Central Limit Theorem Chapter 10 |
Apr 5 Day
25 More CLT Chapter 10 |
Apr 7 Day 26 HW 6 Due Presentations/Review |
| Apr 10 Day
27 Day
28 m&mís Exam 3 Chapter 13 |
Apr 12 Day
29 Video: Battery Lifetimes Chapter 13 |
Apr 14 Day
30 Contradiction Chapter 14 |
| Apr 17 Day
31 HW 7 Due Video: Shakespeare Chapter 14 |
Apr 19 Day
32 Testing Simulation Chapter 15 |
Apr 21 Day
33 HW 8 Due Presentations/Review |
| Apr 24 Day
34 Exam 4 |
Apr 26 Day
35 Gossett Simulation Chapter 16 |
Apr 28 Day
36 Video: Salem & Witchcraft Chapter 16 |
| May 1 Day
37 Matched Pairs Chapter 17 |
May 3 Day
38 HW 9 Due Proportions Chapter 18 |
May 5 Day
39 2 Sample Proportions Chapter 19 |
| May 8 Day
40 Video: AIDS Case Study Chapter 19 |
May 10 Day
41 HW 10 Due Presentations/Review |
May 12 Day
42 Exam 5 |
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Last updated Jan 23,
2006