Fall 2014
Math 126
Statistics
Stats 152/Spring 2015
(MML Course ID: jung54115)
Course Information:
Time of the Class: 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Section
Location Class ID
1002
1003
1004
Elko
Pahrump
Ely
Facility ID
33417
33736
34326
GTA 128
Pahrump GBC119
Ely GBC 114
Instructor Contact Information
Name: Jinho Jung email/phone: Jin.Jung@gbcnv.edu, 753-2323
WebCampus is preferred method of email and for most other
communications.
Office location: McMullen Hall(MH) #137
Office Hours: M – Th 4 – 5 pm, M 8 - 9 am, or by appointment
Course Credits: 3 credits
Course Description:
Includes descriptive statistics, probability models, random variables, statistical
estimation and hypothesis testing, linear regression analysis, and other topics. Designed
to show the dependence of statistics on probability. It is recommended that students have
completed prerequisites within two years of enrolling in this course. Three semester
credits.
Prerequisite
Must have completed AMS 310 or MATH 120 or MATH 126 or higher, or sufficient
placement score.
Required Textbook:
Introductory Statistics, by Neil A. Weiss, 9th Edition, ISBN 978‐0‐321‐ 69122‐4. Having
a hard copy text book is optional.
However, you must have MyMathLab Standalone Access Code with eText. ISBN
032119991X
Course Materials:
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Scientific Calculator. You are required to know how to use your own calculator.
Notebook.
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Reliable internet access.
My Math Lab(MML) Access Code: Course ID – see an additionally attached
file for steps on how to register on MML.
You are permitted to bring the formula card that comes with our text book into
all exams.
Learning Outcomes
The successful student will be able to –
Recognize the main features of traditional and modern statistics
Present distributions with descriptive statistics and graphs
Describe distributions with numbers
Analyze data relationships, including regression and correlation
Describe how to produce data
Calculate probabilities
Conduct hypothesis testing using data
Draw inferences for distributions
Draw inferences for proportions
Employ abstract reasoning skills
Measurements:
The learning outcomes will be measured through quizzes, exams and The outcomes will
be also measured by the final exam.
Methodology
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Lecture: There will be a short lecture, typically about 20 - 30 min, covering key
concepts and examples.
Discussion Session: Following the lecture, students will have an opportunity to ask
questions and discuss what was presented in the lecture.
Classroom Activity: This is an opportunity to learn more in depth about the
concepts introduced in the class with additional problems. Group discussion during
the class activity is encouraged. As you solve the problems during the class
activity, you will show your work and organize the materials in your 3 ring binder
or notebook.
Rules in the classroom
Cell phones: Please be considerate of your classmates by turning off your cell phone.
No food or drink will be allowed except for covered drinks. Disruptive behavior will not
be tolerated.
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Evaluation and Grades
1. Attendance
You must participate in classes regularly if you intend to obtain full benefits of
instruction. Unexcused hours of absence in excess of the number of course credit
hours is excessive. This translates to two hours of absence for a two-credit class,
three hours of absence for a three credit class, and so on. An instructor may drop
any student who has excessive unexcused absences (Academic Standards, page 52
GBC General Catalog 2014-2015)
 Three unexcused absences will result in a failing grade.
 Three instances of tardiness of 10 minutes or more will result in one
unexcused absence.
 Three instances of leaving class 10 or more minutes early will result in
one unexcused absence.
 The student who misses a class is responsible for whatever was covered in
that class.
2. Participation:
Participation points can be earned by
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Asking questions
Participating in discussions
Organizing work in the three-ring binder/notebook
3. Homework in MyMathLab:
To advance to the next assignment, a score of at least 90% must be achieved for the
current assignment. There will be a weekly deadline for all assignments. If you miss
the specified deadline, you will be locked out of MyMathLab. The student will need
to contact the instructor to speak about the missed deadline. It is only at the
instructor’s discretion to reopen the assignment and give the appropriate extension
with 1% deduction per day for the late assignment. See chart for the assignment
deadline.
4. Quizzes in MyMathLab:
 An online quiz will be given at the end of each Chapter.
 A quiz score of at least 80% must be attained to move on to the next
assignment.
 Quizzes may be retaken more than once to achieve the desired score. They
can be done anywhere with internet access. For each problem you must
write down all the steps on your note paper. All of these notes in each
attempt should be filed in your binder for checks by the instructor.
 There will be a weekly deadline for all quizzes. . If you miss the specified
deadline, you will be locked out of MyMathLab. The student will need to
contact the instructor to speak about the missed deadline. It is only at the
instructor’s discretion to reopen the quiz and give the appropriate extension
with 1% deduction per day for the late assignment. See chart for the
assignment deadline.
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5. Exams:
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Three midterm exams will be given on MML at your testing center. No
books or notes are allowed. You will be given paper to show your work.
All of these papers must be submitted to your proctor before you leave.
Exams are password protected.
Make up exams are not permitted unless there are extenuating
circumstances such a documented medical emergency. Students will need
to notify the instructor as soon as possible after missing the exam. Failing
to do so will give you “0” for that exam.
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6. Final exam:
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The final exam must be taken before the deadline in your testing center. No
books or notes are allowed. You will be given paper to show your work.
All of these papers must be submitted to your proctor before you leave. The
final exam is password protected.
Missing the final exam will result in a grade of “F” regardless of the
course average. There will be no late or make up final exam.
All assignments, quizzes, exams, and the final exam will be done through My Math
lab. Keep in mind that all of above items have deadlines set on MML, so it is very
important to keep track of these.
7. Grading policy
Components
Weight
Midterms
Quizzes
Final
Homework
Participation
30 %
40 %
10 %
15 %
5%
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GRADING WEIGHTS
Homework
15%
Participation
5%
Midterms
30%
Final
10%
Quizzes
40%
Grading Scale
Grade
high Value
Low Value
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
100
93
89
86
83
79
76
73
69
66
63
59
94
90
87
84
80
77
74
70
67
64
60
0
Help
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Please come and visit me during my office hours any time you need assistance.
For distance sites, I will be communicating with you through webcampus.
There will be tutors available at the Academic Success Center(EIT Building
Room 114, 753-2149). The ASC also offers free online tutoring for those not
near GBC campus. Their email is tutor@gbcnv.edu.
Computer Requirements
This course requires that you have access to a computer that can access the internet. You
will need to have access to, and be able to use, the following software packages:
 A web browser (An up-to-date version of Google Chrome, Safari, or Mozilla
Firefox)
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Adobe Acrobat Reader (free)
Adobe Flash Player (free)
You are responsible for having a reliable computer and internet connection throughout the course. Great
Basin College centers have open lab hours for your use. Local libraries usually have computers for public
assess. It is up to YOU to find reliable computer access for this course.
Internet and WebCampus
This course uses WebCampus for the facilitation of communications between faculty and
students, submission of assigments and posting grades. The WebCampus Couse site can
be accessed at http://webcampus.gbcnv.edu an alternative way into the site can be
reached by going to: http://gbcnv.instructure.com
Disability Assistance
Great Basin College is committed to providing equal educational opportunities to qualified
students with disabilities in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations,
including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A qualified student must furnish current verification of
disability. The Disability Services Office, located in Leonard Student Life Center, will
assist qualified students with disabilities in securing the appropriate and reasonable
accommodation, auxiliary aids, and services. For more information or further assistance,
please contact Julie Byrnes at 775.753.2271.
Academic Dishonesty
The University and Community College System of Nevada expressly forbids all forms of
academic dishonesty, including (but not limited) all forms of cheating, copying, and
plagiarism. Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s word, ideas or data as one’s own.
When a student submits work that includes the words, ideas, or data of others, the source
of that information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific
references; and if verbatim statements are included, through quotation marks as well. In
academically honest writing or speaking, the students will acknowledge the source
whenever.
Another person’s actual words are quoted
Another person’s idea, opinion or theory is used, even if it is completely paraphrased in
student’s own words
Facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials are borrowed, unless the information is
common knowledge.
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Students who are discovered cheating will be subject to discipline as outlined in the Great
Basin College catalog.
In an online setting, academic dishonesty also includes the use of websites to find or check
solutions to your exam questions while you are taking the exam or changing your work
after the exam has been submitted.
Student Conduct
Students are required to adhere to the behavior standards listed in GBC Student Conduct
and Netiquette Policies. Students are entitled to receive instruction free from interference
by other member of the class. If a student is disruptive, an instructor may ask the student
to stop the disruptive behavior and warn the student that such disruptive behavior can result
in withdrawal from the course. An instructor may withdraw a student from a course when
the student’s behavior disrupts the educational process under NSHE Code, Tile 2, Chapter
6, Section 6.2.2. Appropriate classroom behavior is defined by the instructor.
Tech support
Campus tech support
775-753-2167 or helpdesk@gbcnv.edu
My Math Lab technical support
24hr customer support
800-677-6337
Stats 152 Exams/Final exam deadlines
2hrs prior to the end of your testing center hr of the day.
Exam 1 (Ch 1 -3)
Feb 5th, Thursday
Exam 2 (Ch 4 – 7)
Mar 5th, Thursday
Exam 3 ( Ch 8 – 13 )
April 16th, Thursday
Final exam (Ch 14 – 16)
May 14th, Thursday
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Each Chapter Quiz Deadlines
Quiz deadlines
Quiz Ch. 1
Quiz Ch. 2
Quiz Ch. 3
Quiz Ch. 4
Quiz Ch. 5
Quiz Ch. 6
Quiz Ch. 7
Quiz Ch. 8
Quiz Ch. 9
Quiz Ch. 10
Quiz Ch. 12
Quiz Ch. 13
Quiz Ch. 14
Quiz Ch. 15
Quiz Ch. 16
11:59 pm of the day.
29-Jan
1-Feb
5-Feb
15-Feb
26-Feb
1-Mar
5-Mar
12-Mar
19-Mar
2-Apr
9-Apr
16-Apr
19-Apr
26-Apr
7-May
Stats 152 Weekly Assignment Deadlines
Assignments
Deadline (10 pm on these dates)
Week 1
HW 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
25-Jan
Week 2
HW 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1
1-Feb
Week 3
HW 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
8-Feb
Week 4
HW 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8
15-Feb
Week 5
HW 5.1, 5.2
22-Feb
Week 6
HW 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
1-Mar
Week 7
HW 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2
8-Mar
Week 8
HW 8.3, 8.4, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
15-Mar
Week 9
HW 9.4, 9.5, 10.1, 10.2
22-Mar
Week 10
Spring Break
Week 11
HW 10.3, 10.5, 12.1, 12.2
5-Apr
Week 12
HW 12.3, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
12-Apr
Week 13
HW 13.4,14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4
19-Apr
Week 14
HW 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4
26-Apr
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Week 15
HW 16.1, 16.2
3-May
Week 16
HW 16.3
10-May
Stats 152 Tentative Schedule (Spring 2015)
Mon
Week 1
Jan
Wed
Exam Deadlines
21: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
Part I, II
26: 1.4, 2.1, 2.2
28: 2.3, 2.4, 3.1
Exam 1 (Ch 1-3):
2: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
4: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Feb 5th, Thursday
Week 4
9: 4.4, 4.5
11: 4.6, 4.8
Week 5
16 President's Holiday
18: 5.1, 5.2
Part III
Week 6
23: 5.3, 6.1, 6.2
25: 6.3, 6.4
Exam 2 (Ch 4 - 7):
2: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
4: 8.1, 8.2
Mar 5th, Thursday
Week 8
9: 8.3, 8.4
11: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Week 9
16: 9.4, 9.5
18: 10.1, 10.2
Week 10
23 Spring
25 Break
Week 11
30: 10.3, 10.5
Apr 1: 12.1, 12.2,
Part IV
6: 12.3, 13.1
8: 13.2, 13.3
Exam 3 (Ch 8 - 13):
Week 13
13: 13.4,14.1, 14.2
15: 14.3, 14.4
April 16th, Thursday
Week 14
20: 15.1, 15.2,
22: 15.3, 15.4
Week 15
27: 16.1,
29: 16.2
Week 2
Week 3
Week 7
Week 12
Week 16
Feb
Mar
Apr
May 4: 16.3
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**Deadline for the final exam : May 14 (Thursday), 2hr prior to the
closing time of your testing center hour
Final Exam covers Part V (Ch 14 - 16)
**Assignment deadline can be later than the exam
deadline
Submitting Exams:
All midterm exams and the final exam, unless otherwise announced by the instructor, MUST be
submitted via WebCampus. Each exam will have a designated place to submit. Your exam paper
must be scanned in a JPEG file.
Subject to change notice:
All material assignments, and deadlines are subject to change with prior notice to benefit of
students in the course. It is your responsibility to stay in touch with your instructor, review the
course site regularly, or communicate with other student, to adjust as needed if assignments or
due dates change.
Drop and Add dates:
If you feel it is necessary to withdraw from the course, please see GBC Calendar for full details
on the types of withdrawals that are available and their procedures.
Studying and Preparation:
This course requires you to spend time preparing and completing assignments. A 3-credit course
requires 6 hours a week of student work outside the class in addition to actively participating in
class.
Use the pyramid for structured success strategy.
Success
Understanding concepts
Utilizing support systems:
Academic Success Center(ASC), Smartthinking tutors. Use of
office hours of your instructor, Establish friends’ network for
discussion, Find alternative materials online for understanding.
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Study skills (your effort):
Attend the class 100 % of time, Taking neat class notes for each class, having time commitment,
Being serious when you didn’t understand materials from class,
Doing homework on time: learn the skills through mastering homework, Understand your instructor can only guide
you,
Doing practice test a week before exams: repetition, repetition, practice and practice can make you smarter.
Always prepare questions to ask your instructor when you come to class.
***Communicating with the Instructor:
This course uses a “three before me” policy in regards to student to faculty communications.
When question arise during the course of this class, please remember to check these three sources
for an answer before asking me to reply to your individual questions:
1. Course syllabus
2. The Week’s Module
3. The “GBC Coffee House” discussion board
This will help you in identifying answers before I can get back to you and it also helps your
instructor from answering similar questions or concerns multiple times.
If you cannot find an answer to your question, please first post your question to the “GBC Coffee
House” discussion board. Here your question can be answered to the benefit of all students by
either your fellow students who know the answer to your question or the instructor. You are
encouraged to answer questions from other students in the discussion forum when you know the
anwer to a question in order to help provide timely assistance.
If you have questions of a personal nature such as relating a personal emergency, questioning a
grade on an assignment, or something else that need to be communicated privately, you are
welcome to contact me via inbox or phone. My preference is that you will try to send an inbox
message to me first. I will usually respond to email from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays unless it is a
holiday os Spring break, please allow 24 hours for me to respond.
Syllabus Disclaimer
This instructor views of the course syllabus as an educational contract between the instructor and
students. Every effort will be made to avoid changing the course schedule but the possibility
exists that unforeseen events will make syllabus changes necessary. The instructor reserves the
right to make changes to the syllabus as deemed necessary. Students will be notified in a timely
manner of any syllabus change face-to-face, via email or in the course site Announcement. Please
remember to check your WebCampus often.
CAMPUS SECURITY:
GBC is committed to the safety of our students and has a duty to promote awareness and
prevention programs for violence on campus under the Jeanne Clery Act as well as the Campus
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SaVE (Sexual Violence Elimination Act) and VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), which are
amendments to Clery. Acts of violence include, but are not limited to, sexual assault, domestic
violence, dating violence, and stalking. Acts of violence can occur on the physical campus or
centers of GBC in addition to field placement sites, clinical practice settings, and other places
where college or class activities occur. As well, the online environment at GBC is considered a
GBC site. If you experience any incidence where your safety has been threatened or violated, or
if you feel threatened or harassed, immediately report this to me, any center director, faculty, or
staff member, or directly to the Director of Environmental Health, Safety &
Security(775.753.2115) or the Vice President for Student Services(775.753.2282).
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