Math
1306-SA01: Elementary Statistics;
Fridays from 6:00 pm to 10:10 pm.
PrerequISites:
Math
1304 (College Algebra)
Instructor: Mr. John
Richey e-mail: john.richey@wbusa.wbu.edu
Office hours: Thirty minutes before and after each class.
Textbook: Triola,
Mario F., Elementary Statistics, 10th edition.
Materials: scientific
or graphing calculator.
CATALOGUE
DESCRIPTION: statistical measures,
binomial and normal distributions, normal approximations, t-distribution,
Chi-square distribution, regression, correlation, and statistical software use.
POLICY
NOTE: It is University policy that no
otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded form participation in, be
denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational
program or activity in the University.
Students should inform the instructor of existing
disabilities at the first class meeting.
Course Objectives: Students
will Learn by Doing. Students should
be able to:
1) organize data and present it in a clear manner,
2) derive measures of central tendency and
dispersion, and to interpret them,
3) understand probability and counting techniques as
they apply to statistics,
4) understand sampling techniques and requirements,
5) solve problems involving binomial distributions,
6) solve problems involving normal distributions,
7) solve problems involving sampling distributions,
8) derive confidence intervals for single populations,
9) derive confidence intervals for two populations,
10) state and test hypotheses for problem solving,
11) be conversant in the language of statistics and
probability.
Emphasis
is placed on understanding of material.
Course Requirements & Grading:
Homework 15 % 90-100 A
Quizzes 15 % 80-89 B
Projects 20 % 70-79 C
Exams 50 % 60-69 D
below
60 F
You
must come to class prepared! Read the
assigned chapters prior to class.
Be ready to discuss and answer questions about what
was in the book.
There
will be ten homework assignments, drop the lowest score. Homework will be assigned during each class
and due at the beginning of the following class.
Late homework will have points deducted.
There
will be four quizzes.
They cover what you should have read in preparation
for class.
There
will be two projects.
They are designed to enable students to apply the
concepts of statistics.
There
will be two exams.
They cover what you should know from prior classes
and doing the homework.
The Final Exam will be comprehensive, i.e., cover
the entire course.
Attendance: Students
must attend class. There are no excused
absences. Three or more absences by a
student will result in that student receiving a grade of “F.” Late arrival or early departure may count as
half of an absence.
The
last day to drop a class with a “W” is: Oct
3, 2008.
The
last day to drop a class “WP/WF” is: Oct
17, 2008.
Not
attending class does not withdraw you from the class. You must officially drop or you will receive
an F for the course.
COURSE
OUTLINE:
Class
1: Introduction, Chapts 1 and 2
Class
2: Quiz on Chapts 1-3; Chapt 3
Class
3: Chapts 4 and 5
Class 4: Quiz on Chapts 4-6; Chapt 6
Class
5: Project 1 due; Chapt 7
Class
6: Midterm Exam
Class
7: Quiz on Chapts 7 and 8; Chapt
8
Class
8: Chapt 9
Class
9: Quiz on Chapts 9 and 10; Chapt
10
Class
10: Project 2 due; Chapt 11
Class
11: Final Exam
NOTE: This syllabus is only a plan. The Instructor may modify the plan during the
course. The assignments, requirements
and grading criteria may be changed if considered necessary.
Projects
for Math 1306—Elementary Statistics
PROJECT
1: (10%) Collection of Articles. Due at
class #5.
Collect 25 articles from newspapers, magazines,
and/or journals which include statistics as part of the material. Mount the articles on paper in a report
folder organized under categories such as government, economics, sports,
medicine, business, etc. Include with
each article a list of the types of statistics used (mean, standard deviation,
histogram, ogive, etc.), State whether
they were used/presented appropriately, i.e., in a meaningful way, or if they
were misleading.
PROJECT
2: (10%) Binomial Distribution. Due at
class #10.
1) State a question that can be answered in a
“binomial” manner, such as Do you normally read the front page of a newspaper
at least 4 times a week? (yes or no).
Determine ahead of time whether answers such “I don’t know” or “maybe”
should be recorded counted as a “yes” or a “no”.
2) Take a survey.
Ask 17 individuals to respond to your question and record their
responses in tabular form. From your
sample, state the probability of a person answering “yes” (a p value) and the
probability of a person answering “no” (a q value).
3) Based on your sample, find the probability of
exactly 10 out of 17 answering “yes”.
4) Based on your sample, find the mean and standard
deviation of those answering “yes” in a sample of 100. Show your computations.
5) Interpret your results. State any implications which you draw from
your statistics.
This project should be done neatly. It should not cover more than 3 pages. Include any assumptions, collection methods,
or sampling criteria in your report.
Describe the population (if any) that your sample was drawn from. Was your sample random? Does it provide a meaningful/unbiased
representation of the population?