Statistics 101 – Section L
Spring 2004
Dr. Bob Stephenson
327 Snedecor Phone: (515) 294-7805 email: wrstephe@iastate.edu
website: http://www.public.iastate.edu/∼wrstephe/stat101L.html
Office Hours:
MTWF 10:00 am to 10:50 am, MT 2:10 pm to 3:00 pm and by appointment
Lecture:
MWF 1:10 pm to 2:00 pm, Sweeney 1126
Laboratory:
T 12:10 pm to 2:00 pm, 319 Snedecor
Required Text: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 4 th Ed., David S. Moore
& George P. McCabe, W. H. Freeman and Co., 2003
Instructor:
Office:
The objectives of the course are to help students develop an
understanding of statistical thinking and to enable students
to apply basic statistical techniques. By the end of the course
students should be informed and critical consumers of quantitative arguments.
Objectives:
Syllabus:
Tentative Dates
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Material
Text
Looking at data, graphics
Looking at data, summaries
Normal Distribution
Scatterplots, correlation
Regression
Section 1.1
Section 1.2
Section 1.3
Sections 2.1, 2.2
Section 2.3
EXAM 1 - Wednesday, February 11
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Feb 18
Feb 23
Feb 27
Mar 3
Mar 8
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Feb 20
Feb 25
Mar 1
Mar 5
Mar 12
Cautions about Regression and Transformations
Producing data
Experiments and Inference
Probability
Sampling distribution for mean
Sections 2.4, 2.6
Sections 3.1, 3.2
Sections 3.3, 3.4
Chapter 4
Section 5.2
EXAM 2 - Wednesday, March 10
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Mar 15
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Mar 19
SPRING BREAK
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Mar 22
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Mar 24
Sampling distribution for mean
Section 5.2
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Mar 26
Apr 5
Apr 12
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Apr 2
Apr 9
Apr 16
Inference for population mean
Inference for population mean
Inference for two population means
Chapter 6
Section 7.1
Section 7.2
EXAM 3 - Wednesday, April 14
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Apr 19
Apr 23
Apr 30
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Apr 21
Apr 28
Inference for population proportion
Two-way tables, inference
Review for Final Exam
FINAL EXAM - Week of May 3-7
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Section 8.1
Chapter 9
Course Information and Policies
• Exams: The first three exams will be given during regular class time. If you have a conflict
for a particular exam, you must let me know before the time of the exam. Failure to do so
will result in a 0 for the exam.
• Final Exam: The date and time of the final exam will be announced later in the semester.
Do not make plans for summer break before you know your final exam schedule.
• Lab: There is a two-hour laboratory scheduled each week. Labs provide the opportunity to
actively experience statistical ideas discussed in class. Attendance at the lab is mandatory.
In addition to doing the laboratory activities you can get help from the lab instructor and/or
course instructor. Bring your book, class notes and a calculator to the lab.
• Homework: Individual practice is an important part of learning. For this reason homework
problems will be assigned throughout the semester. Homework assignments will be due in
my office by 4:00 pm on the assigned due date. A 20% penalty will be imposed on homework
assignments turned in up to one class day late. Homework assignments turned in more than
one class day late will not be accepted. Solutions to the homework problems will be posted
on the course website.
• Computing: Many labs/homeworks will incorporate work on the computer using the statistical analysis package JMP. Detailed instructions will be provided with all computer assignments. Help with JMP is available in 307 Snedecor at the times posted. Be sure to allow
enough time to complete the JMP assignments. It is your responsibility to allow for computer
failures and/or difficulty finding a computer with the JMP software.
• Projects: Two projects will be assigned during the semester. The projects are intended to
involve students in the collection and statistical analysis of data to solve real world problems.
Students will work in groups. Specific details for each project will be given later in the
semester.
• Grading: Letter grades including plus/minus will be given based on performance on exams,
labs, homework and the projects. The point distribution is as follows:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Final Exam
Labs/Hmwk
Project I
Project II
Total
75
75
75
125
100
25
25
500
Iowa State University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Sect 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act. If you have a disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course,
please contact me during my office hours within the first two weeks of the semester. Retroactive
requests for accommodations will not be honored. Before meeting with me, you will need to obtain
a SAAR form with recommendations for accommodations from the Disability Resources Office,
located in Room 1076 on the main floor of the Student Services Building. Their telephone number
is 515-294-6624.
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