Introduction to Statistical Inference
Math 1070, Section 3
Spring 2013
Course Syllabus
Instructor: Morgan Cesa
Email: cesa@math.utah.edu
Office: JWB 128
Office Hours: TBA
Course Website: http://www.math.utah.edu/∼cesa/1070/s13
Course Meeting Times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:55-1:45, JTB 130
Text: The Basic Practice of Statistics, 5th edition, by David Moore
Prerequisites:“C” or better in Math1010, or Accuplacer CLM score of 50 or better, or
ACT Math score of 23 or better, or SAT Math score of 540 or better.
Course Topics: The important topics used in making inferences from data will be presented
and illustrated. As well as material on descriptive statistics, estimation of the mean, or of
the proportion, in one or two populations, simple linear regression, and one-way analysis of
variance are covered.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will understand the basic principles of
the production of data, analysis of data, and inference from data. Moreover, students will
be able to apply these principles to assess the validity of claims based on data.
Homework: Weekly homework will be assigned during lecture every Friday (beginning with
the first week) and will be due at the beginning of class every Monday. At the end of the
semester I will drop the lowest two homework assignments. There will be no late homework
accepted under any circumstance. If you cannot be in class due to an unavoidable situation,
you may scan and email your homework to me before the end of class.
I encourage you to work with others on the homework. However, each student must independently write up and submit his or her own solutions for the assignment. Submitted
homework must be clearly organized and easy to read.
Expectations: You are expected to attend class every day, and complete all assignments,
exams and quizzes. As stated in the student handbook, a well-prepared student is expected
to spend at least 2 hours per week working outside of class for every credit hour awarded
in the course. For this course, that translates to 6 hours per week of homework and studying.
Exams & Quizzes: There will be three midterm exams and one final exam. The dates are
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listed on the course schedule. There will be weekly quizzes given on Fridays, except during
weeks when there is an exam.
In general, make up exams and quizzes will not be given. The only exception to this is if
there are unforeseeable extenuating circumstances (for example, you get in a car accident
on your way to school, or fall violently ill the night before, etc.). If you think you fall into
the latter category, you must contact me before the start of the exam or quiz (i.e. before
12:55 pm on Friday). You may be asked to provide documentation of the circumstances that
caused you to miss the assessment. I reserve the right to make make-up assessments more
difficult than the original assessment.
If you require testing accommodations, you must contact me during the first week of the
course to make these arrangements. (See ADA Statement below.)
Grading: Your grade will be computed as follows:
• 10% - Homework
• 5% - Final Project
• 10% - Weekly Quizzes
• 45% - Midterm Exams
• 30% - Final Exam
A letter grade will be assigned according to the University grading policy (find it here:
http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/handbook/grading.htm) and the standard division of grades.
Calculator Policy: Each student will need to have their own scientific or graphing calculator for use on exams and quizzes. Cell phone calculators will not be allowed.
Other Resources: The T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Student Center (adjacent to JWB
& LCB), Rm 155 is open M - Th 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., F 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free drop-in tutoring
is available there. You may also contact a private tutor from the Math department list
(available in JWB 233) if you require additional help.
ADA: The American with Disabilities Act requires reasonable accommodations be provided
for students with physical, cognitive, systemic, learning, and psychiatric disabilities. Please
contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss any such accommodations for this
course.
Communication: I will use the CIS email system to send emails to the class with general
announcements. Make sure you have a valid email address that you check registered with
CIS. You will be held responsible for any information sent through this system.
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