MA 206NET
STATISTICS
Summer 2009 (5/30-7/25/2009)
Instructor:
Steve Prehoda
Office:
B110H
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Phone Number:
301-846-2578 (Please try email first)
E-mail:
sprehoda@ix.netcom.com
WWW: http:// 69.63.131.53/prehoda
Campus mailbox: #152
Course Description: An introductory noncalculus statistics course.
Topics include descriptive analysis and treatment of data, probability,
statistical inference, linear regression and correlation.
Credits:
3
Prerequisites: At
least a C in MA 092 or appropriate score on placement exam
Co-requisites:
none
Core Learning Outcomes:
1.
Describe, analyze and display statistical distributions.
2.
Display, analyze and interpret bi-variate data
3.
Use appropriate techniques to make valid statistical inferences.
Course
Texts and Resources: ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS, Mario Triola, Addison-Wesley,
bundled with Digital Video Tutor CDs, MathXL coupon, Blackboard Access coupon
and AW Tutoring coupon, ISBN
0-321-28951-X.
A
TI-83/TI-83Plus/TI-84 graphing calculator is required. Proctored testing will
be significantly easier with the TI-83/84.
Instructional Methods:
Evaluation:
Five online exams 30%
Weekly homework assignments 10 %
Proctored midterm exam 30%
Proctored final exam 30%
BASED ON:
90 -
100 A
80 -
89 B
70 -
79 C
60 -
69 D
<
60 F
Instructor may lower and/or curve cutoff scores to accommodate natural breaks in the average scores among the class.
Progress Report: You can project your grade from your results at the
end of the third week, which is when the third online test is taken.
Attendance Policy: To complete this course successfully you no NOT have
to be online at a particular day or time. However, the course follows a
weekly schedule. Students are expected to complete all the work assigned
for a particular week and to observe all test and exam deadlines throughout the
semester.
TOPICAL OUTLINE
|
Week |
Chapter |
Description |
|
1 |
1.1-1.4 2.1-2.4 |
Introduction to Statistics, Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data |
|
|
2.5-2.7
3.1-3.3 |
Measures of Variation and Position Online Test 1 Ch02, Probability, Addition Rule |
|
2 |
3.4-3.5 |
Multiplication & Addition Rule |
|
|
4.1-4.2 |
Probability Distributions |
|
3 |
4.3-4.4 |
Test 2 Ch03/04 Standard Normal Distributions |
|
|
5.5-5.6 |
Central Limit Theorem |
|
4 |
6.1-6.5 |
Estimates and Sample Sizes Online Test 3
Ch05/06
|
|
5 |
7.1-7.5 |
Hypothesis Testing |
|
|
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Proctored Midterm Due July 9 |
|
July 11 |
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Last day to
withdraw from course
|
|
6 |
8.1-8.4 |
Inference from Two Samples Online Test 4 Ch07/08 |
|
7 |
9.1-9.3 |
Correlation and Regression |
|
|
10.1-10.3 |
Chi Square Online Test 5 Ch09/10 |
|
8 |
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Proctored Final Due July
30 |