Math 170: Elementary Statistics, Tuesday 11-12:15pm, Winter 2016
3 Credit hour, Hybrid Section
Instructor: Dr. Tanweer Shapla, Email: tshapla@emich.edu
Why study Statistics?
Statistical techniques are used in
the fields of Agriculture, Education,
Business, Economics, Engineering,
Social Sciences, Marketing, Clinical
Trials, Public Health & Medicine,
Ecology,
Law,
Government
Surveys, or any filed of science and
technology.
Course Objectives
After completion, students are able to
 gain an overview of how statisticians gather,
summarize, and draw conclusions from data
 develop a solid concept of statistical analysis and apply
statistical methods to solve real life problems
 build a foundation for understanding and evaluating
statistical analysis in different fields
 use software to solve real life data and present results
using graphs and charts
Course Content
Statistics basics, variables and data, graphs and charts, measures of center, measures of variation,
normally distributed variables, application of normal distribution, scatterplots, correlation, linear
regression, Binomial Distribution, sampling distributions, mean and standard deviation of a sample
mean, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, significance level and power, hypotheses
tests for one and two population means, population proportions.
Statistical Analysis:
Scatterplot of Fat Content (in grams) vs Calorie
18
17
16
15
14
13
160
165
170
175
180
Calorie
185
190
195
We use Software to
perform the
statistical analysis of
real life data and
write reports to
present the findings
using graphs and
numerical
measures.
Mean 20.52
StDev 5.165
N
52
19
15
14
13
Frequency
19
Fat Content (in grams)
Histogram of percent poverty of children under 18 in the USA
20
This course fulfills the General Education requirement.
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5
4
1
0
10
1
15
20
25
30
Percent poverty of children under 18
35