MATH 201 Applied Statistics
Fall 2011
Section 001 8:00 to 9:00 M W F
Section 002 9:10 to 10:10 M W F
Instructor: Dr. Chris Edwards Phone: 424-1358 or 948-3969 Office: Swart 123
Classroom: Swart 102/101 Text: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics 7th
edition, by David S. Moore and George P. McCabe. Earlier editions of the text
will also be adequate. Link to
Day by Day notes.
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 same statistics routines we will be using and will cause you
troubles.
Catalog
Description: An introduction to applied statistics using a
statistical computing package such as MINITAB. Topics include: Descriptive statistics, elementary
probability, discrete and continuous distributions, interval and point
estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation. Prerequisite: Mathematics 104 or 108
with a grade of C or better.
Course
Objectives: (Click
here for full document.) The goal of statistics
is to gain understanding from data.
This course focuses on critical thinking and active learning. Students will be engaged in statistical
problem solving and will develop intuition concerning data analysis, including
the use of appropriate technology.
Specifically students will
develop
¥ an interest and aptitude in applying statistics to other areas of human inquiry
¥ an awareness of the nature and value of statistics
¥ a sound, critical approach to interpreting statistics, including possible misuses
¥ facility with statistical calculations and evaluations, using appropriate technology
¥ effective
written and oral communication skills
Grading: Final grades are based on 500 points:
|
Topic |
Points |
Tentative Date |
Exam 1 |
Descriptive Statistics |
90 pts. |
October 10 |
Exam 2 |
Sampling, Probability, and the CLT |
90 pts. |
November 11 |
Exam 3 |
Statistical Inference |
80 pts. |
December 16 |
Group Presentations |
20 Points Each |
60 pts. |
Biweekly |
Quizzes |
10 Points Each |
90 pts. |
Weekly |
Homework |
10 Points Each |
90 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. The number of quiz scores that may be dropped is based on
absences.
Presentations: There will be three
presentations, each worth 20 points.
The descriptions of the presentations are in the Day By Day Notes. I will assign you to your groups for
these presentations randomly, but I want to avoid you having the same members
each time. I expect each person in
a group to contribute to the work; you can allocate the work in any way you
like. If a group member is not
contributing, see me as soon as possible so I can make a decision about what to
do. Part of your presentation
grade will be based on your own evaluations of how each person contributed to
the presentation. The topics
are: 1 - Displays and Regression
(October 7). 2 - Sampling and
Probability (November 9). 3 -
Statistical Hypothesis Testing (December 14).
Quizzes: Approximately once a week, we will have a quiz on the current
material. These quizzes are a way
for me to provide feedback to you on your progress in the course. You will be allowed to drop up to 2
quizzes, based on your course attendance.
Homework: I will collect three homework problems approximately once a week. The due dates are listed on the course outline below. While I will only be grading three problems, I presume that you will be working on many more than just the three I assign. I suggest that you work together in small groups on the homework for this class. What I expect is a well thought out, complete discussion of the problem. Please don't just put down a numerical answer; I want to see how you did the problem. (You won't get full credit for just numerical answers.) The method you use is much more important to me than the final answer. Important Grading Feature: If your homework percentage is lower than your exam percentage, I will replace your homework percentage with your exam percentage. Therefore, your homework grade cannot be lower than your exam grade.
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 2011 semester
are 10:20 to 11:00, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 3:00 to 4:00 Thursday,
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 statistics we
will be exploring. I do not feel
that lecturing to you will teach you how to do statistics. I hope to be your guide while we learn
some statistics, 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 education 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.
Homework 1, due
September 19 |
Chapter
1: 1.24
page 23 (make a pie chart, even without software) |
Homework 2, due
September 26 |
Chapter 1: 1.68
pages 46-47 (also include a quantile plot) |
Homework 3, due
October 3 |
Chapter 2: 2.24
page 96 |
Homework 4, due
October 19 |
Chapter 3: 3.18
page 184 |
Homework 5, due
October 28 |
Chapter 4: 4.26
page 246 |
Homework 6, due
November 4 |
Chapter 4: 4.84
page 276 Chapter 5: 5.18
page 310 |
Homework 7, due
November 28 |
Chapter 6: 6.34
page 360 (Beware; the calculator will give a poor answer.) |
Homework 8, due
December 5 |
Chapter 6: 6.122
page 400 Chapter 7: 7.24
page 427 |
Homework 9, due
December 12 |
Chapter 7: 7.80
page 457 Chapter 8: 8.26
page 488 |
The tentative schedule below details the daily topics, text sections, quizzes, homeworks, presentations, and exams.
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
September 5 |
September 7 Day 1 |
September 9 Day 2 |
September 12 Day 3 |
September 14 Day 4 |
September 16 Day 5 |
September 19 Day 6 |
September 21 Day 7 |
September 23 Day 8 |
September 26 Day 9 |
September 28 Day 10 |
September 30 Day 11 |
October 3 Day 12 |
October 5 Day 13 |
October 7 Day 14 |
October 10 Day 15 |
October 12 Day 16 |
October 14 Day 17 |
October 17 Day 18 |
October 19 Day 19 |
October 21 Day 20 |
October 24 Day 21 |
October 26 Day 22 |
October 28 Day 23 |
October 31 Day 24 |
November 2 Day 25 |
November 4 Day26 |
November 7 Day 27 |
November 9 Day 28 |
November 11 Day 29 |
November 14 Day 30 |
November 16 Day 31 |
November 18 Day 32 |
November 21 Day 33 |
November 23 |
November 25 |
November 28 Day 34 |
November 30 Day 35 |
December 2 Day 36 |
December 5 Day 37 |
December 7 Day 38 |
December 9 Day 39 |
December 12 Day 40 |
December 14 Day 41 |
December 16 Day 42 |
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Last updated August 1, 2011