STP 226 Online: Elements of Statistics Instructor: Douglas Williams Office: HAV F 218 SLN: 23856 Class Times: 24/7 Email: williams@math.asu.edu Office Hours: M 10:45 am to 11:35 am, 12:55 pm 1:45 pm, W 10:45 am to 12:40 pm & by Appt. Classroom: Online Web: http://coursecompass.com/ Course description: Course covers basic concepts and methods of statistics, including sampling, descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, significance tests, linear regression. Not open to majors in mathematics and physical sciences. It is a 3 credit hours course, satisfies general studies CS requirement. PREREQUISITES: MAT 117 (College Algebra) or MAT 114/Mat142 (College Mathematics) or equivalent with a grade of C or better. TEXTBOOK: Elementary Statistics, by Neil Weiss, 7th Edition GRADING/ GRADING SCALE: Categories Percentage Weight Letter Grade Percentages Online Homework 20 A+ 97 100 Online Quizzes 5 A 90 96 Online Test 1 (Ch. 1 4) 25 B 80 89 Online Test 2 (Ch. 5 8) 25 C 70 79 Online Final Exam (Ch. 9 12) 25 D 60 69 TOTAL 100 E 0 59 HOMEWORK, QUIZZES, TESTS, & FINAL EXAM: Online through MyMathLab (http://coursecompass.com/). You can purchase the access code (online homework with online textbook) or a hard copy of the book that comes with an access code. The course ID number is: williams90163. Arizona State University, School of Mathematics & Statistics 1
Wk. Dates Topics Comments 1 J18 J21 1.1: Statistics Basics, 1.2: Simple Random Sampling, 1.3: Other Sampling Designs MLK Holiday Drop/Add (IP J21), (OL J23) 2 J24 J28 1.4: Experimental Designs, 2.3: Graphs and Charts, 2.4: Distribution Shapes 3 J31 F04 3.1: Measures of Center, 3.2: Measures of Variation, 3.3: The Five-Number Summary; Boxplots 4 F07 F11 3.4: Descriptive Measures for Population; Use of Samples 4.1: Linear Equations with One Independent Variable, 4.2: The Regression Equation 5 F14 F18 4.3: The Coefficient of Determination, Acad. status report 1 4.4: Linear Correlation, (F14 F21) 5.1: Probability Basics, 6 F21 F25 Online Test 1: 12:01 am F24 (Thu.) 11:59 pm F25 (Fri.) Acad. status report 1 5.2: Events, (F14 F21) 5.3: Some Rules of Probability 7 F28 M04 6.1: Introducing Normally Distributed Variables, 6.2: Areas under the Standard Normal Curve, 6.3: Working with Normally Distributed Variables, 8 M07 M11 7.1: Sampling Error; The need for Sampling Distributions, 7.2: The Mean and Standard Deviation of the Sampling Mean, 7.3: The Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean, 9 M14 M18 Spring Break 10 M21 M25 11 M28 A01 12 A04 A08 13 A11 A15 14 A18 A22 15 A25 A29 16 M02 M06 8.1: Estimating a Population Mean, 8.2: Confidence Interval for One Population Mean When is Known, 8.3: Margin of Error, 8.4: Confidence Interval for One Population Mean When is Unknown, Online Test 2: 12:01 am M31 (Thu.) 11:59 pm A01 (Fri.) 9.1: The Nature of Hypothesis Testing, 9.2: Terms, Errors, and Hypotheses 9.3: Hypothesis Tests for One Population Mean When is Known 9.4: P-Values, 9.5: Hypothesis Tests for One Population Mean When is Unknown 10.2: Inferences for Two Populations Means, Using Independent Samples; Standard Deviations Assumed Equal, 10.3: Inferences for Two Populations Means, Using Independent Samples; Standard Deviations Not Assumed Equal, 10.4: Inferences For Two Population Means, Using Paired Samples 11.1: Confidence Interval for One Population Proportion, 11.2: Hypothesis Tests for One Population Proportion, 11.3: Inferences for Two Population Proportion 12.1: The Chi-Square Distribution, 12.2: Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test, 12.4: Chi-Square Independence Test Review Online Final Exam: 12:01 am M05 (Thu.) 11:59 pm M06 (Fri.) Acad. status report 2 (M21 M28) Acad. status report 2 (M21 M28) Course Withdrawal: (IP A08), (OL A10) Complete Withdrawal Tue. - M03 Arizona State University, School of Mathematics & Statistics 2
All HW/Quizzes/Tests due dates are shown in MyMathlab. Recommended dates for reading lessons are shown in the table below. Tests, and Final Exam dates are also shown in the table below. Wk. Dates Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 J18 J21 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 J24 J28 1.4 2.3 2.4 3 J31 F04 3.1 3.3 3.3 4 F07 F11 3.4 4.1 4.2 5 F14 F18 4.3 4.4 5.1 6 F21 F25 5.2 Online Test 1 Online Test 1 5.3 7 F28 M04 6.1 6.2 6.3 8 M07 M11 7.1 7.2 7.2 9 M14 M18 10 M21 M25 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 11 M28 A01 9.1 Online Test 2 Online Test 2 9.2 12 A04 A08 9.3 9.4 9.5 13 A11 A15 10.2 10.3 10.4 14 A18 A22 11.1 11.2 11.3 15 A25 A29 12.1 12.2 12.4 16 M02 M06 Final Exam Final Exam Online Test 1 covers chapters 1 to 4 Online Test 2 covers chapters 5 to 8 Online Final Exam covers chapters 9 to12 FINAL EXAM MAKE-UP POLICY: The final exam schedule listed in the Schedule of Classes (http://students.asu.edu/final-exam-schedule ) will be strictly followed. Except to resolve those situations described below, no changes may be made in this schedule without prior approval of the Dean of the college in which course is offered. Under this schedule, if a conflict occurs, or a student has more than three exams on one day, the instructors may be consulted about an individual schedule adjustment, if necessary, the matter may be pursued farther with the appropriate dean(s). This procedure applies to conflicts among any combination of Downtown Phoenix campus, Tempe campus, Polytechnic campus, West campus, and/or off campus classes Make-up exams will NOT be given for reasons of nonrefundable airline tickets, vacation plans, work schedules, weddings, family reunions and other such activities. Students should consult the final exam schedule before making end-of-semester travel plans. INCOMPLETE: If there is a last-minute personal or medical emergency, the student may receive a grade of Incomplete and make up the final within one calendar year. The student must provide written documentation and be passing the class at the time to receive an Incomplete. HONOR POLICY: The highest standards of academic integrity are expected of all students at all times. The failure of any student to meet these standards may result in suspension or expulsion from the University or other sanctions as specified in the University Student Academic Integrity Policy. Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to, cheating, fabrication, tampering, plagiarism and/or facilitating such activities. http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/studentlife/judicial/academic_integrity.htm Arizona State University, School of Mathematics & Statistics 3
STUDENTS RESOURCES: STP 226 Online TUTOR CENTER: The Math Tutor Center (free of charge) in PSA 116 will be open M-Th 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., and Sun. 1:00 pm - 6:00 p.m. Come in for help before it is too late, and several days before an exam day to strengthen your preparation. In order to be admitted to the Tutor Center each student have their valid ASU "Sun Card". ASU LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER (LRC): The LRC provides counseling, tutoring in math (and many other subjects), supplemental instruction, and other types of support to students. It is located in PV West (in the turtle building ) and in the Memorial Union, Room 14, and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please schedule an appointment to see me during office hours if you have any questions, concerns, or if you have a disability that will require accommodations in this class. Note: To qualify for disability accommodations at ASU, students must qualify for services through the Disability Resource Center (DRC), which is located on the 1st floor of the Matthews Center Building, 480.965-1234 (V), 480.965.9000 (TTY). TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONTACT INFORMATION: For technical assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, please contact the University Technology Office Help Desk: Phone: 480-965-6500, Email: helpdesk@asu.edu, Web: http://help.asu.edu/ For information on systems outages see the ASU systems status calendar, please visit http://syshealth.asu.edu/ and http://systemstatus.asu.edu/status/calendar.asp The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus for the benefit of the class. Arizona State University, School of Mathematics & Statistics 4
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