PBIS 189 Introduction to Statistics

Fall 2005

Section 001 9:10 to 10:10 M W F

Section 002 10:20 to 11:20 M W F

Section 004 1:50 to 2:50 M W F

Instructor: Dr. Chris Edwards Phone: 424-1358 or 948-3969 Office: Swart 123

Classroom: Swart 302/302/102 Text: The Basic Practice of Statistics 3rd edition, by David S. Moore

Required Calculator: TI-83 Plus, 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.

September 28

Exam 2

Two Variable Descriptive Statistics

60 pts.

October 17

Exam 3

Sampling

60 pts.

November 4

Exam 4

Inference Basics

60 pts.

November 21

Exam 5

Inference Details

60 pts.

December 16

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. 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 "retake" any exam you have done poorly on. Your grade will be an average of the "regular" score and any and all "retakes" for that exam. Please discuss a "retake" exam with me within a week of receiving your exam score.

Homework: I will assign the homework problems during the semester. 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 Fall 2005 semester are 3:00 to 4:00 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 "discover" the mathematics we will be exploring. I do not feel that "lecturing" to you will teach you how to do mathematics. I hope to be your "guide" 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 "tell" 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

Sept 5
NO CLASS

Sept 7
Introduction

Sept 9
Video: What is Statistics?
Chapter 1

Sept 12
Handout 1 - Histograms
Chapter 1

Sept 14
Video: Lightning Research
Chapter 1

Sept 16
HW 1 Handout 2 - Summaries
Chapter 2

Sept 19
Chapter 2

Sept 21
Video: Boston Beanstalks
Chapter 3

Sept 23
Chapter 3

Sept 26
HW 2 Due
Presentations/Review

Sept 28
Exam 1

Sept 30
Handout 3 - Correlation
Chapter 4

Oct 3
Video: Manatees
Chapter 4

Oct 5
Handout 4 - Regression
Chapter 5

Oct 7
HW 3 Due
Chapter 5

Oct 10
Video: Smoking & Cancer
Chapter 6

Oct 12
Chapter 6

Oct 14
HW 4 Due
Presentations/Review

Oct 17
Exam 2

Oct 19
Video: Frito-Lay
Chapter 7

Oct 21
Handout 5 - SRS
Chapter 7, Chapter 8

Oct 24
Video: Aspirin Experiment
Chapter 8

Oct 26
HW 5 Video: Chances & Traffic
Chapter 9

Oct 28
Chapter 9, Chapter 10

Oct 31
Handout 6 - Samp. Dist.
Chapter 10

Nov 2
HW 6 Due
Presentations/Review

Nov 4
Exam 3

Nov 7
Handout 7 - Conf. Int.
Chapter 13

Nov 9
Video: Battery Lifetimes
Chapter 13

Nov 11
HW 7 Due
Chapter 14

Nov 14
Video: Shakespeare
Chapter 14

Nov 16
Chapter 15

Nov 18
HW 8 Due
Presentations/Review

Nov 21
Exam 4

Nov 23
NO CLASS

Nov 25
NO CLASS

Nov 28
Chapter 16

Nov 30
Chapter 16

Dec 2
Video: Salem & Witchcraft
Chapter 17

Dec 5
HW 9 Due
Chapter 17

Dec 7
Chapter 18

Dec 9
Chapter 18

Dec 12
Video: AIDS Case Study
Chapter 19

Dec 14
HW 10 Due
Presentations/Review

Dec 16
Exam 5

 

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