Syllabus: STATISTICS 201
Summer A, 2016
Instructor: P.K. Pathak, C502 Wells Hall, 353 - 8900, pathakp@stt.msu.edu
Lecture: MWF 12:40–2:30 pm, A116 Wells
Office Hours: MW 2:30 – 3:30 and by appoinment
Name
Le, T ienM inh)
Sect.
101
Lab Instructors
E-mail
lethien1@stt.msu.edu
Phone
884 − 1492
Office
C508 WH
Office hours
TBA
Help Room: Statistics Help Room A102 Wells Hall is staffed for certain
hours of the week with teaching assistants to give walk-in help. See Help Room
schedule posted on: http://www.stt.msu.edu/Academics
Websites:
http://msu.loncapa.org, http://www.stt.msu.edu/Academics
and http://www.stt.msu.edu/~pathakp will provide course information. If required,
log in with your MSU login name and password.
Course Description: Probability and Statistics with computer applications.
Data analysis, probability models, random variables, tests of hypotheses, confidence intervals , simple linear regression.
There will be twice weekly lab using Minitab statistical software.
Text: Utts and Heckard, Mind on Statistics, Special Custom Edition for Michigan State University. ISBN 9781305027381
Important Information About The Summer Course:
Summer courses move at a fast pace. Consequently, it is imperative for you to
keep current on readings and suggested homework problems.
Attendance: You are expected to attend all meetings of the class. If you
must miss a class, plan to get notes for that day from a classmate. Be advised
that the schedule below is tentative.
Tentative Schedule:
Week of
Sect.
Mon
Tue (Lab)
Wed
Th (Lab)
Fri
May 16
1.1 − 3
Lect.
Lab 1
Lect.
Lab 2
Lect.
2.1 − 2.7
Disc.
3.1 − 3.5
Lect.
4.1 − 4.4
Disc.
7.1 − 7.5
No Lect.
8.1 − 8.6
Holiday
9.1 − 9.9
Lect.
9.1 − 9.9
Disc.
10.1 − 10.4
Lect.
11.1 − 11.5
Disc.
12.1 − 12.4
Lect.
13.1 − 13.6
Disc.
14.1 − 14.3, 15.1
Lect.
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
Disc.
Disc.
Lab 3
Lect.
Quiz 1
Lab 4
Disc.
Lab 5
Lect.
Quiz 2
Lab 6
Disc.
Lab 7
Lect.
Lect.
Lab 8
Lect.
Lab 10
Lab 12
Final
Exam
Final Exam Wednesday, June 29 (100 pts)
The lectures are used to present basic ideas. STT 201 is a survey course of the most practical and
commonly encountered statistical concepts and methods. The course is taught at an elementary
mathematical level (college algebra). The textbook will be followed fairly closely. There will
be Six Twenty-minute quizzes, given each week. Each quiz will be given at the end of each
week’s last lecture, each worth 20 points. The best 5 out of 6 quiz scores will be considered
when computing the final grade.
Make-ups:
If you are unable to take an exam for a legitimate reason, you must contact
the instructor on or before the day of the exam. You must justify your absence before you are
allowed to take a make-up exam. You cannot take a make-up exam just because you are not
ready for the exam.
Lect.
Quiz 5
Disc.
Lab 13
Lect.
Quiz 4
Disc.
Lab 11
Lect.
Quiz 3
Disc.
Lab 9
Lect.
Lect.
Quiz 6
Laboratory:
Lab Schedule
Sec. 101
TT 12:40–2:30p
B102 Wells
The laboratory instructors direct laboratory sections. Students will be using the statistical
package Minitab which is installed on the computers in the Computer Lab. Students are required
to become familiar with the basic commands of Minitab in order to access, store, create and
analyze data. There will be 13 laboratory assignments each worth 10 points. A laboratory
assignment is handed out at the beginning of each of 13 labs and posted on the course website.
To facilitate start up directions, please arrive at your lab on time. The computer work can be
completed during lab; students may finish their reports outside the lab hours and submit them
using appropriate forms posted on the course website; submission of each lab is due by 8:00 am
on the following second day from the day of assignment. No late labs will be accepted. Three
lowest lab scores will be dropped.
Textbook Exercises:
We have selected some exercises from the textbook that illus-
trate some of the ideas presented in class. Your solutions to these problems will not be collected
or graded. If you encounter difficulty or are slow in solving problems, you should re-study the
material, seek help, and do additional exercises to improve your mastery of the concepts and
methods.
Suggested Exercises:
Listed below is a tentative list of the suggested exercises, e.g.
Exercise 3.13 refers to Exercise 3.13 of Chapter 3, found on Page 102; Exercise 8.27 refers to
Exercise 8.27 of Chapter 8, found on Page 308.
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
1: 1.11, 1.13, 1.17, 1.19, 1.25, 1.27, 1.39
2: 2.1, .3, .5, .13, .17, .27, .29, .37, .39, .51, .57, .63, .85, .87, .91, .93, .99, .103
3: 3.1, 3.3, 3.7, 3.13, 3.19, 3.39, 3.43, 3.61, 3.63, 3.65, 3.81
4: 4.3, 4.7, 4.15, 4.17, 4.19, 4.21, 4.37, 4.53, 4.55
7: 7.9, 7.21, 7.23, 7.39, 7.41, 7.45, 7.47, 7.57, 7.59, 7.95, 7.105
8: 8.3, 8.9, 8.11, 8.27, 8.29, 8.31, 8.39, 8.43, 8.45, 8.51, 8.63, 8.67, 8.69, 8.71
9: 9.1, 9.9, 9.13, 9.15, 9.23, 9.37, 9.39, 9.41, 9.47, 9.55, 9.59, 9.61, 9.69, 9.113
10: 10.5, 10.7, 10.11, 10.15, 10.19, 10.21, 10.23, 10.35, 10.45, 10.57, 10.63
11: 11.3, 11.5, 11.11, 11.13, 11.25, 11.27, 11.43, 11.51, 11.53, 11.83
12: 12.3, 12.7, 12.21, 12.49, 12.51, 12.53, 12.83
13: 13.9, 13.17, 13.23, 13.25, 13.35, 13.39, 13.49, 13.59
14: 14.1, 14.5, 14.19, 14.27, 14.47, 14.55
15: 15.3, 15.5, 15.9, 15.11
Note:
All quizzes including the final exam are multiple choice and are “closed book” and
“closed notes”. The quizzes and the final exam will contain questions concerning text material
and problems, classroom examples and discussions and the use of Minitab. Missing an exam
without a valid excuse presented to the instructor will result in a score of 0 points. Persons who
must miss an exam because of medical or family emergency or other exceptional circumstances
should present a valid excuse to Professor Pathak, in advance of the examination whenever
possible. Dropping three lowest lab scores will accommodate those who for some reason must
miss a lab. All students are expected to adhere to the University’s policy concerning academic
integrity. It is covered in the Spartan Life booklet under General Student Regulations. For
more information about this, please consult the handbook or visit the Spartan Life website at
http://www.vps.msu.edu/SpLife/
Important Dates:
In addition to the exam dates listed earlier, you should be aware
of all the University mandated dates related to summer courses. These are currently available
at: http://www.reg.msu.edu/ROInfo/Calendar/WWWDates.asp?Semester=US16
Here are a few of the more important dates:
May 16: Classes begin; late enrollment fee begins.
May 30: Memorial Day , University Closed.
June 8: Middle of the Summer A session.
June 30: Classes end – final exams held last lecture class day.
Evaluation:
Points for the course grade are based on five best of six quizzes (100
points), final examination (100 points), ten best of 13 laboratory projects (100 points), an in
class work (20 points). In determining your total points, your lowest quiz score and three lab
project scores will be dropped.
Source
Maximum Points
Lecture Quizzes (20 points each, 5 best of 6):
100
Lab Projects (10 points each, 10 best of 13):
100
Final Exam:
100
In Class Acitvity (20 points):
Total:
20
320
Your total number of points will be converted into a percentage and your grade will be determined by the following grading scale:
90 − 100%: 4.0
85 − 89%: 3.5
79 − 84%: 3.0
73 − 78%: 2.5
65 − 72%: 2.0
60 − 64%: 1.5
55 − 59%: 1.0
0 − 54%: 0
Disclaimer:
Because of its rapid pace, it is not always feasible to respond to each and every
email that Professor Pathak receives.
It is highly recommended that you first
address your queries to the lab instructor either by email or in person. Only in
cases of some urgency, consider seeing Dr. Pathak in person.
The instructor reserves the right to make any changes he considers academically
advisable. Changes will be announced in class and posted on the class website. It
is your responsibility to keep up with any changed policies.
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