American University of Beirut School of Arts & Sciences Department of Mathematics STAT 201: Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences Spring 2024 Instructor: Lina Rahhal Office: E-mail: EXT : Room 320 Bliss Hall lr10@aub.edu.lb 4212 Lecture. Lecture 1 at 9:30 am in Nicely 103 Lina Rahhal Office Hours Tuesday from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm Thursday from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm Catalogue |Course Description STAT 201 Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences Data organization and frequency distributions; measures of central tendency and dispersion; probability and random variables; binomial and normal distributions; estimation, and hypothesis testing. Open only to arts students whose mathematical preparation does not allow them to take STAT 210. Students who take STAT 201 will not receive credit for STAT 210, STAT 230, or ECON 213. Every term. Course Learning Outcomes This is an introductory course in statistics, it introduces the following concepts: • The nature of Statistics • Variables & data, grouping data, graphs & charts, stem & leaf diagrams, distribution shapes. • Measures of center: the mean, the median & mode. • Measures of variation: standard deviation and variance. The five summary measures and box plots. • Probability basics, events, some rules of probability. • Discrete random variables • • The normal distribution The sampling distribution of the sampling mean, sampling error. • Confidence interval for one population mean, estimating a population mean, confidence interval margin of error. • Hypothesis test for one sample mean, terms, errors and hypothesis Course Resources Textbook: Picturing the World, by Betsy Farber and Ron Larson. Handouts: Some course material, including lecture notes, solution of some problems from the book, extra problems not from the textbook plus their solution are available on the course Moodle site. Course Policies Students are advised to attend all lectures during the assigned class time. If you are unable to attend a session, it is your responsibility to have the material covered during the missed session. Course Assessment Grading policy: Exam 1 Exam 2 Final Exam Assignments Class participation and attendance 25% 25% 40% 5% 5% Exam Dates. Exam 1 on Thursday, February 22 at 9:30 am in Nicely 322 Exam 2 on Thursday, March 21 at 9:30 am in Nicely 322 University Policies: Academic Integrity: Please refer to AUB Student Code of Conduct: https://aub.policytech.eu/dotNet/documents/?docid=147&public=true , in particular section 1.1, which concerns academic misconduct including cheating, plagiarism, in-class disruption, and dishonesty. Please be aware that misconduct is vigorously prosecuted and that AUB has a zero tolerance policy. Course policy is that credible evidence of cheating will result in course failure. Recommended Accessibility Statement to Acknowledge the Unique Learning Needs of Students with Disabilities: AUB strives to make learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you anticipate or experience academic barriers due to a disability (including mental health, chronic or temporary medical conditions), please inform me immediately so that we can privately discuss options. In order to help establish reasonable accommodations and facilitate a smooth accommodations process, you are encouraged to contact the Accessible Education Office: accessibility@aub.edu.lb; +961-1-350000, x3246; West Hall, 314. Non-Discrimination In line with its commitment to the principle of equal opportunity in education and employment, AUB policies protect you from discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics, including discriminatory harassment and sexual harassment. Protected characteristics include: race, color, religion, age, national or ethnic identity, sex, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, alienage or citizenship status, and political affiliation. The policies are applicable to all the AUB Community. If you think you have experienced discrimination, discriminatory harassment, or sexual harassment, we encourage you to inform the Equity/Title IX Coordinator, Mitra Tauk at 01-350000 ext. 2514, titleix@aub.edu.lb, report to a Title IX deputy at your faculty or at any other faculty (www.aub.edu.lb/titleix), or report online (www.aub.ethicspoint.com). Reports may be submitted anonymously or not. Please know that the University will maintain the confidentiality of the complaint and privacy of the persons involved to the greatest extent possible, consistent with its goal of conducting a thorough and complete investigation and to the extent permitted by law. For the full Title IX syllabus statement, please visit https://www.aub.edu.lb/President/TitleIX/Pages/syllabus.aspx.
