Statistics for Everyday Life
Fall 2008
3470 250 (803)
T&Th 6:05-7:45 PM
Instructor:
Michael Stansky
Office: CAS 112
Phone: 330-388-3563
e-mail: mstansky@firstenergycorp.com web: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~stansky
Office Hours: Tentatively TTh 5-6 PM, after class and by appointment.
Text: Introductory Statistics 6th Edition by Prem S. Mann (Wiley 2007)
Course Description: A conceptual approach to the basic ideas of statistics and statistical thinking. Topics include:
descriptive statistics, probability and uncertainty, statistical inference and prediction, and computer applications.
Grading: Your final grade will be based on your total points out of 770 possible points in the course.
The following anticipated grading scale will be used.
A: 90%, B: 80%, C: 65%, D: 55%.
A plus or minus grade may be given if your total falls just below one of the above cut-offs.
Course points will be distributed as follows:
Exam 5, drop 1 (100 each)
Assignments, Class Work & Quizzes
Lab Work
Final Exam
--- 400 points
--- 140 points
--- 100 points
--- 130 points
EXAMS: There will be 5 exams in this course. One exam will be dropped. Due to this, no make-ups will be given. If
you miss an exam, it will be considered your drop. Exams are computer based and will be administered in Schrank Hall
North:Room 152 during the test window for each exam as listed below. You may make a reservation to take each test
online at http://cbt.uakron.edu/ The testing center schedule is also on that site. It you preregister for a specific time, you
must arrive a few minutes early or your spot will be used for someone else. Walk-ins are also welcome but you will not be
guaranteed a computer to use.
Tentative exam dates:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
3rd week Ch: 1, 2, 3 (test window 9/11 – 9/16)
6th week Ch: 4, 5, 6 (test window 10/2 – 10/7)
9th week Ch: 7, 8 (test window 10/23 – 10/28)
Exam 4 12th week Ch: 9, 10 (test window 11/13 – 11/18)
Exam 5 15th week Ch: 11, 13 (test window TBA)
Final
16th week comprehensive, terms only- no formulas (time TBA)
Assignments, Classwork & Quizes: There will be 4 quizzes worth 20 points each. One quiz will be dropped Quizzes will
be given approximately a week before each test. There will be 8 homework assignments, each worth 5 points. The
remaining 40 points will be unannounced, in-class assignments (these cannot be made up).
Lab Sessions: The purpose of the computer lab is to give students hands on experience in using and analyzing statistics
with real data. You will be working with a statistical package called Minitab. No experience is needed. Lab is held in CAS
108 and is mandatory.
Calculator/Cell Phones: Each student will need a calculator. Cellphones will not be allowed during tests.
Exam Make-Up Policy: Students will be permitted to make up exams provided they have a legitimate excuse that the
instructor has OK'd prior to the missed exam. Make-ups that the instructor has not approved prior to the exam will be left
to the discretion of the instructor. All make-up exams without prior approval will be given during the finals week.
Tutoring: Graduate students and instructors in the Dept. of Statistics offer help for students. (Check the posted schedule
for availability)
Attendance Policy: Attendance is expected at all class meetings. Much of the material will be hands-on experiences
through the class “activities” and is not suitable for make-up or doing on one’s own. If a student is absent, he or she is
responsible for the missed activities, obtaining notes, and completing assignments or reports on time. At the discretion of
the instructor, students can be docked a letter grade if they are absent more than 30% of the time attendance is taken.
Add:
No signatures needed to add a class:
•In Person
August 25 - 29
•On-Line
August 25 - 31
•Labor Day - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
September 1
Instructor, Adviser, and Dean signatures needed to add a class
September 2 - 8
Last day to add a class
September 8
Drop:
Last day to drop without "WD" appearing on student's academic
record.
September 8
Withdraw:
Adviser's signature required
September 9 - October 17
Adviser's and instructor's signatures required
October 20 - November 14
Last day to withdraw from classes
November 14
Statistics for Everyday Life : Course Overview
Wk
1
Text chp
1,2
Topics
Statistics, Pop, Sample Measure of Reliability
Types of data, Rel freq Distn, histogram . . .
2
3
Measures of Central Tendency, Variability, position, shapes of distns, empirical rule
3
3, 4
Boxplot, Probability
4
4
finish Probability
5
5
Descret rv, Binomial
6
5,6
Binomial, Continuous rv, Normal
7
Appendix A,7
Sampling Techniques, Sampling Distn, CLTm
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7
CLThm, p-hat and x-bar
9
8
Confidence Intervals
10
8
t distribution, proportion intervals
11
9
Hypothesis testing, z-test
12
9
t-test, test for proportion
13
10
Two Sample Hypothesis Testing, Conf Int
14
11
Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test
15
13
Regression and Correlation stuff
Statistics affect your everyday life. Understanding how to get statistics, their proper use and limitations will help you
understand the world around you and make you more aware of validity or lack thereof from statistical claims that you
encounter.