SYLLABUS TEMPLATE Highlighted Sections may vary by instructor or semester. STAT 152: Introduction to Statistics Spring 2015

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1 SYLLABUS TEMPLATE Highlighted Sections may vary by instructor or semester. STAT 152: Introduction to Statistics Spring 2015 Sections: Time: 4-5:15 Room: EJCH 103 INSTRUCTOR: E MAIL: OFFICE HOURS: OFFICE: REQUIRED MATERIALS: Text: Mario Triola, Essential of Statistics 4 th ed. (etext or Hard Copy) Calculator: graphing or scientific You need to bring your text and your calculator to every class and recitation meeting. Online homework software: MyStatLab/MyMathLab comes with text. Course ID: GRADING: Your overall course grade will be based on the following percentages. CATEGORY PERCENTAGE OF GRADE Homework / Quizzes 20% Exams 55% Comprehensive Final 25% GRADING SCALE: A: % B: 80 89% C: 70 79% D: 60 69%. Plus minus grades may be awarded in borderline cases at instructor s discretion. For this course, homework will mainly be online assignment (though there will be a few hand written assignments as well). Typically, I will assign online homework on a weekly basis and it will be due every Tuesday at the beginning of class. Quizzes will take place during recitation sections. Late work will not be accepted for any reason and no make up quizzes are given for any reason even if the reason is valid or excused. Instead, I will drop your lowest three assignments from the homework/quiz category. Make up exams will NOT be given. If there are severe extenuating circumstances it is your responsibility to contact me via e mail as soon as possible. If you do not contact me before the next class meeting, you will receive a zero for that exam. NO EXCEPTIONS. Cheating will not be tolerated. Any student caught attempting to cheat, cheating, or helping another student cheat will receive a grade of F for the course.

2 TIPS TO SUCCEED IN THIS CLASS: Attend class regularly and on time. Do the homework ASAP after class (right after class is ideal). Trust me, this helps. Create study groups with other classmates for homework sessions. Ask questions during class. If you are falling behind or need extra help please do something about it immediately. RESOURCES: The Math Center has free walk in tutoring available Mon Thu: 8:30AM 7PM; Fri: 8:30AM 4pm; and Sun: 1PM 6PM. It is located in the William Raggio Building Room Additionally, the Tutoring Center, private and group tutoring. Please visit the office in the Thompson Building, Suite 100 or call for locations, times and more information. My office hours and the TA s office hours are also available to you; if the hours listed don t work for you, we can schedule a time that will. CLASS POLICIES: NO CELL PHONE USE IS ALLOWED. IF YOU ARE FOUND TEXTING, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. Also, please turn your ringers off at the beginning of class. No ipods, or other MP3 players are allowed. Participate in class and group activities. UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND STATEMENTS Athletics and Other Sanctioned Activities: Any student participating in official school activities that will interfere with tests and quizzes must make arrangements with me two weeks prior to the test or quiz that will be missed. No exceptions. Disability Statement: The Mathematics Department supports equal access for students with disabilities. I encourage any student with a disability to meet with me at your earliest convenience to ensure timely and appropriate accommodations or contact Mary Zabel at Thompson Student Services, Room 107 ( ) as soon as possible to arrange for appropriate accommodations. Recording Statement: Surreptitious or covert video taping of class or unauthorized audio recording of class is prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy. This class may be videotaped or audio recorded only with the written permission of the instructor. In order to accommodate students with disabilities, some students may have been given permission to record class lectures and discussions. Therefore, students should understand that their comments during class may be recorded.

3 This is a tentative schedule. It is subject to change. Tue 20 Jan Lecture Intro 1.3 Tue 17 Mar Lecture NO CLASS Thu 22 Jan Lecture CH 2 Thu 19 Mar Lecture NO CLASS Fri 23 Jan Recitation Quiz Fri 20 Mar Recitation NO CLASS Tue 27 Jan Lecture CH 3 Tue 24 Mar Lecture 7.2 Thu 29 Jan Lecture CH 3 Thu 26 Mar Lecture 7.5 Fri 30 Jan Recitation Quiz Fri 27 Mar Recitation Quiz Tue 3 Feb Lecture 4.3 Tue 31 Mar Lecture 8.2 Thu 5 Feb Lecture 4.4/4.5 Thu 2 Apr Lecture 8.3 Fri 6 Feb Recitation Quiz Fri 3 Apr Recitation Quiz Tue 10 Feb Lecture 5.2 Tue 7 Apr Lecture 8.4 Thu 12 Feb Lecture 5.3/5.4 Thu 9 Apr Lecture 8.5 Fri 13 Feb Recitation Quiz Fri 10 Apr Recitation Quiz Tue 17 Feb Lecture 6.2/6.3 Tue 14 Apr Lecture 8.6 Thu 19 Feb Lecture 6.3 Thu 16 Apr Lecture Review Fri 20 Feb Recitation Quiz Fri 17 Apr Recitation Quiz Tue 24 Feb Lecture Review Tue 21 Apr Lecture Exam 2 Thu 26 Feb Lecture Exam 1 Thu 23 Apr Lecture 9.2 Fri 27 Feb Recitation Quiz Fri 24 Apr Recitation Quiz Tue 3 Mar Lecture 6.4/6.5 Tue 28 Apr Lecture 9.3 Thu 5 Mar Lecture 6.6 Thu 30 Apr Lecture 9.4 Fri 6 Mar Recitation Quiz Fri 1 May Recitation Quiz Tue 10 Mar Lecture 7.3 Tue 5 May Lecture Review Thu 12 Mar Lecture 7.4 Thu 7 May FINAL 5 7PM Fri 13 Mar Recitation Quiz Important dates Jan 29 th Last day to change from audit to credit, or drop and get 100% refund. Feb 27 th Last day to request a 50% refund, if completely withdrawing from the university. March 31 st Last day to drop a class and receive a W, or change from credit to audit. Cannot drop individual classes after this date. Pearson MyLab & Mastering Student Registration Instructions YOU MUST REGISTER BY FRIDAY, JAN 23 RD Before you begin this process make sure you have the CourseID, and either the Access Code that came with your text or a credit card to buy a code. (There is free temporary access.) Register with an you will check regularly. I will often send important announcements via MyMathLab. Retaking Stat 152? You do not need to buy a student access code again. Just be sure to use your existing Pearson username and password.

4 Registration Instructions continued 1. Go to 2. On the right, under Register, click Student. On the next page click Ok! Register now Enter the course ID:, and click Continue. On the second Register page, check the course and instructor name in the box on the right to make sure you're enrolling in the correct course. 3. If so, you can either: Enter your username and password and click Sign In. Do this if you have previously taken a Pearson course, because you already created a Pearson account. If you can't remember your username or password, click Forgot your username or password? to have your account information ed to you. Click Create to get a new Pearson account. Do this if you have never taken a Pearson online course. If you're not sure, click Not sure if you have an account? to see a list of Pearson courses that you might have taken. GET ACCESS TO YOUR COURSE After you register, you get access to your course by either: Use the access code that came with your textbook or that you purchased separately from the bookstore. Buy access using a credit card or PayPal. A free temporary access of 17 days is available. (Look for a link near the bottom of the page.) Click Go To Your Course on the Confirmation page. Under MyLab / Mastering New Design on the left, click UNR STAT152 to start your work. Once you have registered you can sign in any time: 1. Go to pearsonmylabandmastering.com. 2. Click Sign In. 3. Enter your Pearson account username and password. Click Sign In. 4. Your courses should be listed on left under MyLab / Mastering New Design section, click UNR STAT152 to start your work. For Additional Information/Troubleshooting See: Education/41390 MyMathLabMyStatLab Student Interactive Training Guide/default.html

5 Course Description and Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) CATALOG DESCRIPTION STAT 152 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS Lecture+Lab: 2+2 Credit(s): 3 Descriptive statistics; probability models; statistical estimation and hypothesis testing. Credit may not be received for STAT 152 if credit has already been awarded for MATH 352 or STAT 352 and above. (Formerly MATH 152; implemented Fall 2003.) Prereq(s): ACT score of 27 or SAT score of 610 or MATH 126 R with a "C " or better. COURSE OBJECTIVES Core Objective 2: Quantitative Reasoning. Students will be able to apply quantitative reasoning and mathematical analysis methodologies to understand and solve problems. SLO1. Students will be able to compute descriptive statistics and probabilities from data, using the application of correct statistical notation and language, as well as clearly explaining the reasoning they applied. SLO2. Students will be able to choose and apply an appropriate statistical analysis or modeling methods to solve problems arising in different research fields. SLO3. Students will be able to use statistical tools to solve problems from different fields. Core Objective 3: Critical Analysis and Use of Information. Students will be critical consumers of information, able to engage in systematic research processes, frame questions, read critically, and apply observational and experimental approaches to obtain information. SLO4. Students will be able to engage in critical reading and interpretation of a wide range of information from a variety of disciplines including quantitative analysis. SLO5. Students will be able to produce a coherent, well supported argument that shows critical thinking, analysis and decision making.

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