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 302/3/3 Text: The Basic Practice of Statistics
3rd
edition, by David S.
Moore
Required Calculator: TI-83, TI-83
Plus (or TI-84 Plus), by Texas Instruments. Other TI graphics calculators (like
the TI-86) 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 |
|
20 Points Each |
100 pts. |
Biweekly |
|
|
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 "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 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 "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.)
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Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
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Jan 30 Day 1 |
Feb 1 Day 2 |
Feb 3 Day 3 |
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Feb 6 Day 4 |
Feb 8 Day 5 |
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Feb 13 Day 7 |
Feb 15 Day 8 |
Feb 17 Day 9 |
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Feb 20 Day 10 |
Feb 22 Day 11 |
Feb 24 Day 12 |
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Feb 27 Day 13 |
Mar 3 Day
15 |
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Mar 6 Day
16 |
Mar 8 Day
17 |
Mar 10 Day 18 |
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Mar 20 Day 19 |
Mar 22 Day 20 |
Mar 24 Day 21 |
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Mar 29 Day 23 |
Mar 31 |
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Apr 3 Day
24 |
Apr 5 Day
25 |
Apr 7 Day 26 |
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Apr 12 Day 29 |
Apr 14 Day 30 |
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Apr 19 Day 32 |
Apr 21 Day 33 |
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Apr 24 Day 34 |
Apr 26 Day 35 |
Apr 28 Day 36 |
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May 1 Day
37 |
May 5 Day
39 |
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May 8 Day
40 |
May 10 Day 41 |
May 12 Day 42 |
Managed by: Chris Edwards
edwards@uwosh.edu
Last updated February 14, 2006