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1. amp ERASERS Essentials of Statistics 3 edition Mario F Triola Minitab Software and User Manual TI 83 or TI 83 Plus or TI84 Students using other types of calculators are responsible for learning their use from the owner s manual COURSE DESCRIPTION In this introductory non calculus course students learn about data presentation and analysis measures of central tendency and dispersion probability rules sampling distributions confidence intervals correlation and regression and hypothesis testing using the z t and chi square test statistics Examples are selected from business education and the social and natural sciences TIME REQUIREMENT AND EXPECTATIONS In all college math courses students should expect to spend roughly 6 to 9 hours per week outside class on reading study and problem solving Since most of the learning takes place outside class this block of study time is an essential part of the course There is NO SUBSTITUTE for adequate study time before and after every class It is essential that you come to EVERY class and be ON TIME Each day we will introduce at least one new topic that will appear on an exam It is very very difficult to catch up if you fall behind It is essential that you read the textbook and work the study problems Pay careful attention to the worked out example problems in the text Those problems are important and they are worth careful study It is essential that you work on statistics2. ask questions Exam 4 is next class Homework 5 is due at the beginning of class today As always late assignments will not be accepted Exam 4 Chapters 10 amp 11 CHAPTER 2 DATA SETS Bring your calculator to class every day Next class we will learn how to summarize data with frequency tables and histograms Enter these data sets into your calculator BEFORE CLASS There will NOT be time to enter the data during class HOW TO ENTER DATA INTO THE TI 83 TI 83 Plus or TI 84 CALCULATOR 1 Use the STAT key and choose the EDIT option 2 Clear the lists L and L3 Use the right arrow key to place the cursor on the list name L Press CLEAR and then ENTER to clear L2 Move the cursor to the list name L Press CLEAR ENTER to clear L3 3 Type the data into Lz and Ls 4 VERY IMPORTANT STEP Check L and L for typing errors Correct your mistakes If the data contains errors the results and all your conclusions will be TOTALLY WRONG AIRLINER AGE DATA SET Lately the age of commercial airliners is causing some safety and economic concerns We surveyed 30 randomly chosen commercial aircraft in the United States and found the following ages in years 3 2 22 6 23 1 16 9 0 4 6 6 22 8 0 2 7 8 8 1 13 6 7 0 21 3 15 2 11 5 2 5 4 9 5 3 5 8 10 6 3 1 9 7 12 4 27 3 22 5 3 9 4 5 16 2 24 1 2 1 Enter these airliner ages into list L in your calculator PART TIME WORKER DATA SET We asked a group of 40 randomly chosen part time w
3. every day The course moves fast and the material is new and difficult To learn mathematics requires practice patience and repetition Good time management and study skills are essential There are no shortcuts But it does help to find a study partner GRADES Your course grade will be based on the number of points that you earn out of a possible 550 There will be 4 Unit Exams 100 points each 400 points total 5 Homework Assignments approx 20 points each 100 points total 4 MINITAB Assignments approx 12 5 pts each 50 points total Only a random sample of the homework and MINITAB problems will be graded not the whole assignment Course grades will be assigned as follows Letter Points Earned Percentage A 495 550 90 B 440 494 80 C 385 439 70 D 330 384 60 F 0 329 less than 60 EXAMS Exams will be given only in class Exam 1 Chap 1 2 3 4 Exam 2 Chap 5 amp 6 Exam 3 Chap 7 amp 8 Exam 4 Chap 10 and 11 Exams are based on lectures textbook and homework assignments and must be completed in lead pencil no liquid graphite pencils and are scheduled in advance You may bring one 3 by 5 inch index card both sides of your own handwritten notes to use during the exams You may not use photocopied or commercially printed material or any notes prepared by another person Statistical tables will be provided for your use during exams Make up exams are rarely given and then only under extreme circu
4. Daniels Bacchus Office LaPlata Campus in LR 123 Voice 301 934 2251 ext 7614 TDD 301 934 1188 Email glennisd csmd edu AUDIT amp WITHDRAWAL The last day to change your class status to withdraw or audit is Friday November 13 2009 Audits are not automatic If you have not been completing assignments or have not had good attendance late or absent or leaving class early more than twice you will not be granted an audit You will need to choose between receiving the grade you earn and withdrawing from the class entirely The terms of the audit will be to 1 Attend on time and without leaving early all remaining classes 2 Complete on time all remaining assignments with at least the minimum amount of effort you have shown so far Failure to comply with these terms will result in a WD for the course It is your responsibility to initiate the paperwork in time to get the necessary signatures HONESTY The one time when students are not allowed to work together or to consult with each other is during exams Any student caught cheating or is guilty of any other form of academic dishonesty will be dealt with by following the established policy published in the Student Handbook As a minimum penalty it is my practice to recommend a grade of zero on the entire document involved For serious cases I do not hesitate to seek more severe penalties Some of the behaviors that will be considered cheating are e Communicating with another pe
5. EAD Section 8 4 in the text before class 8 4 Testing a Claim about a Mean when Page 403 5 17 odd the population variance is known MINITAB Assignment 3 is due at the beginning of class today As always late assignments will NOT be accepted MINITAB Assignment 4 Hypothesis Testing will be passed out in class today READ Section 8 5 in the text before class 8 5 Testing a Claim about a Mean when Page 411 1 15 odd the population variance is unknown 17 19 25 27 Problem solving day No new material This is a day for you to ask questions Homework 4 and MINITAB Assignment 4 are due at the beginning of class today As always late assignments will not be accepted EXAM 3 Chapters 7 amp 8 Meeting Dec 1 Dec 3 Dec 8 Dec 10 Dec 15 Dec 17 Sections Problems READ Sections 10 1 through 10 4 in the text before class 10 1 Overview 10 2 Correlation Page 500 13 17 23 25 10 3 Linear Regression Page 521 13 17 23 25 10 4 Explained and Unexplained Variation Homework 5 will be passed out in class today RE READ Sections 10 1 through 10 4 in the text before class Finish Linear Regression and Correlation READ Sections 11 1 and 11 2 in the text before class 11 1 Overview 11 2 Multinomial Experiments Page 562 1 4 7 9 11 Goodness of Fit READ Section 11 3 in the text before class 11 3 Contingency Tables Independence Page 578 7 9 19 Problem solving day No new material This is a day for you to
6. The Central Limit Theorem will be passed out in class today READ Section 6 4 amp 6 5 in the text before class 6 4 Sampling Distributions and Estimators Page 266 7 9 11 6 5 Central Limit Theorem Page 275 1 19 odd Homework 2 is due at the beginning of class today As always late assignments will NOT be accepted Problem solving day No new material This is a day for you to ask questions Homework 3 is due at the beginning of class today As always late assignments will NOT be accepted EXAM 2 Chapters 5 amp 6 Date Oct 29 Nov 3 Nov 5 Nov 10 Nov 12 Nov 17 Nov 19 Nov 24 Sections Problems READ Sections 7 1 and 7 3 in the text before class 7 1 Overview 7 3 Estimating a Population Mean when p326 9 290dd 33 37o0dd the population variance is known Homework 4 will be passed out in class today READ Section 7 4 in the text before class 7 4 Estimating a Population Mean when the population variance is unknown Page 339 5 27 odd MINITAB Assignment 2 is due at the beginning of class today As always late assignments will NOT be accepted READ Section 7 2 in the text before class 7 2 Estimating a Population Proportion p 312 5 270dd 37 430dd MINITAB Assignment 3 Confidence Intervals will be passed out in class today READ Sections 8 1 and 8 2 in the text before class 8 1 Overview 8 2 Basics of Hypothesis Testing p383 9 230dd 29 390dd Ignore Power of a Test R
7. ficient of determination how to set up contingency tables and test for goodness of fit Date Sep 8 Sep 10 Sep 15 Sep 17 Sep 22 Sep 24 Sep 29 southern maryland MATH 2300 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS DAILY SCHEDULE amp PROBLEM LIST FALL 2009 Sections Problems READ Sections 1 1 through 1 4 lightly for an overview of statistics READ Sections 2 1 through 2 4 thoroughly before next class Enter the Airliner Ages and Part Time Workers data sets into your calculator before next class Bring your calculator to class 2 1 Overview 2 2 Frequency Distributions Page 48 3 5 9 1 3 15 22 2 3 Histograms Page 53 1 3 5 6 7 8 13 2 4 Statistical Graphics READ Sections 3 1 through 3 3 in the text before class Bring your calculator to class 3 1 Overview 3 2 Measures of Center Page 86 9 11 17 3 3 Measures of Variation Page 104 3 9 11 17 25 27 33 Homework 1 will be passed out in class today READ Section 3 4 and 3 5 in the text before class 3 4 Measures of Relative Standing Page 116 1 13 odd 3 5 Exploratory Data Analysis Page 126 1 3 5 14 Page 131 Review Exercises 1 8 READ Sections 4 1 through 4 3 and Section 4 5 in the text before class 4 1 Overview 4 2 Probability Fundamentals Page 146 7 11 13 19 21 4 3 Addition Rule Page 156 7 20 4 5 Conditional Probability Page 173 21 24 MINITAB Lab We will meet in 3030B today Bring a storage device If the college is closed we wil
8. l reschedule this lab for later in the semester MINITAB Assignment 1 Descriptive Statistics will be passed out in class today READ Sections 4 4 and 4 5 in the text before class 4 4 Multiplication Rule Page 165 9 11 15 17 20 4 5 Complements Page 171 1 7 odd 11 17 19 Problem solving day No new material This is a day for you to ask questions MINITAB Assignment 1 is due at the beginning of class today Homework 1 is due at the beginning of class today As always late assignments will NOT be accepted Oct 1 EXAM 1 Chapters 1 2 3 and 4 Date Oct 6 Oct 8 Oct 13 Oct 15 Oct 20 Oct 22 Oct 27 Sections Problems READ Sections 5 1 and 5 2 in the text before class 5 1 Overview 5 2 Random Variables Page 204 7 9 11 13 23 Homework 2 will be passed out in class today READ Section 4 3 in the text before class 5 3 Binomial Probability Distributions Page 214 1 35 odd READ Sections 5 4 6 1 and 6 2 in the text before class 5 4 Binomial Mean amp Variance Page 221 1 190dd 6 1 Overview 6 2 Uniform and Standard Normal Page 245 1 27odd 37 39 READ Sections 6 2 and 6 3 AT LEAST TWICE before class Everything we do for the rest of the course will depend on the normal distribution Be sure to attend today s class These topics are very important 6 2 Standard Normal Distribution 6 3 Applications of the Normal Distribution Page 254 5 23 odd Homework 3 and MINITAB Assignment 2
9. mstances your hospitalization death in the immediate family and only with sufficient documentation like a doctor s note Notice that car trouble is not considered an extreme circumstance You can take a cab or if in Charles County VanGO No make up exams will be administered without documentation and prior notice If you do not get in contact with me on the day of the test you will not be allowed to make up the test at all In the event that you miss an exam I will be expecting an email phone call from you and thus will respond quite promptly If you have not heard back from me shortly keep trying until you do It is your responsibility to get a hold of me and set up the appointment Active communication with me is imperative Upon my approval you will have until I return the graded tests to the class usually the next class period or one calendar week to make up the test whichever comes first Students taking a make up test forfeit the use of any note card that may have been allowed HOMEWORK amp MINITAB ASSIGNMENTS Five homework problem sets and four assignments requiring MINITAB Statistical Software will be collected and must be completed in lead pencil no liquid graphite pencils Only some randomly chosen problems from each assignment will be graded Due dates are given on the attached daily schedule Students may consult with each other during completion of these assignments but everyone must submit his her own paper Phot
10. ocopies and group submissions will not be accepted Think of the problem sets as practice exams It is worth your time to learn how to solve these kinds of problems You may do the MINITAB assignments in the open computer labs on the CSM campuses or on your own home computer using the software that came with the textbook LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES Even if you miss class your assignment must be submitted on time A list of study problems is referenced on the attached daily schedule These problems will help you to understand the main points of the chapter and you are strongly urged to work all of them Since the answers to all odd numbered problems are given in the back of the book these problems will not be collected or graded If you don t have time to do the homework you don t have time to PASS this class DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS Students with disabilities or special needs must contact the Learning Assistance Center to formulate an Accommodation Plan This important legal document describes what is medically necessary in order for you to take this course Until you present your Accommodations plan I cannot and will not honor your requests for exams in the Testing Center extra time special seating large print a tape recorder etc If you believe you should have special accommodations and do not have an Accommodation Letter please contact the Disabilities Coordinator Glennis
11. orkers How many hours did you work last week The results rounded to the nearest hour are given below 28 23 27 17 27 22 29 24 25 20 26 30 23 25 21 26 31 24 27 20 28 22 23 28 28 23 26 29 24 26 30 25 25 27 24 25 26 23 34 28 Enter these values into list L3 in your calculator
12. rson during an assessment Copying material from another person from any assignment being graded Allowing another person to copy from any assignment being graded Use of unauthorized assistance on any assignment being graded Use of unauthorized notes or books during an assessment Providing or receiving a copy of a quiz or exam used in the course e Use of a cell phone or pager during an assessment In addition any evidence of cheating will be forwarded to the Director of Student Affairs and the College Judicial Committee for review and possible disciplinary sanctions UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS Unauthorized persons children friends family members and people who are not registered for this course are not allowed in the classroom Details of this college policy can be found in the Student Handbook CSM MATH TEAM The CSM Math Team meets once per semester and competes with other regional colleges by taking tests and comparing results If you choose to participate you will receive an extra credit bonus of five points plus half of the total points earned on the competitive exam to add to one of your exam scores To sign up contact the La Plata Math Team coordinator Donna Sperry at her E mail address Donnas csmd edu GENERAL EDUCATION OBJECTIVES MTH 2300 has been designated a General Education course The general education objectives for mathematics courses are found in the college catalog OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE After completing this cour
13. se you should be able to present and analyze statistical data using Descriptive Statistics You should know how to interpret the 5 number summary how to construct data tables and histograms how to find the mean median mode and standard deviation of ungrouped data how to find the mean and standard deviation of grouped data how to compute standardized Z scores Probability You should know how to compute probabilities for single compound and complementary events how to set up probability distributions and find the mean and standard deviation of the distribution when to use the binomial distribution and how to calculate binomial probabilities Normal Distribution You should know how to compute Z scores and how to use the normal distribution table the implications of the Central Limit Theorem how to compute confidence intervals for means and proportions when and how to use the z and t statistics in a confidence interval how to determine sample size for means and proportions Hypothesis Testing You should know how to test the three types of claims about means and proportions of large and mall samples how to set up the null and alternative hypotheses when to use one or two tailed tests how to find and interpret p values Regression and Goodness of Fit You should know how to find the equation of the least squares regression line from raw data how to find the correlation coefficient and test for significance how to find and interpret the coef
14. southern maryland Math 2300 75998 Introduction to Statistics 3 credit hours Instructor Email Instructor Policies Office Address amp Phone Office Hours amp Location Class Times Prerequisites Required Materials Syllabus Fall 2009 Natalie Cullen http www itc csmd edu mth ncullen nataliec csmd edu This is the best way to reach me I won t open an email if I don t know who it is from Thus when emailing me the subject line of the email must be MTH2300 followed by your first amp last name For example MTH2300 John Doe Any email without this information will be deleted without being opened 1 Only work done in lead pencil no liquid graphite pencils will be accepted 2 All multiple page assignments must be stapled together to be accepted 3 Only punctual assignments will be accepted 4 Pagers and cellular phones must be turned OFF upon entering class Text messaging during class is not permitted under any circumstances 5 Only properly referenced emails will be opened see above Waldorf Center for Higher Education Attn Natalie Cullen 3261 Old Washington Road Suite 1020 Waldorf MD 20602 301 632 2929 For official emergency closing information call 1 800 650 4023 Waldorf Center for Higher Education MW 1 00 2 00pm TTh 12 00 1 00 2 30 3 00pm TTH 1 2 20pm Mth 1080 MTH1100 or Appropriate Placement Test Score LEAD PENCILS no liquid graphite pencils
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