ELEMENTARY STATISTICS AND INFERENCE
7P:025/22S:025 – LECTURE AAA – 8:30a.m. MWF – 40SH
Spring 2008
Instructor
James Maxey, ACT, 337-1100 (w) 338-5122 (h), jim.maxey@act.org,
james-maxey@uiowa.edu
Discussion Leader
Tianyang Zhang, tianyang-zhang@uiowa.edu, 223 Schaeffer Hall
ph. 353-2296, Office Hours: M 3:30-5:20pm, Th 9:30-10:20am
Textbook
Freedman, D., Pisani, R., and Purves, R. Statistics (Fourth Edition, New
York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2007.) Available at IMU Bookstore.
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the logic and techniques involved in
analyzing and interpreting empirical data. Methods for displaying data
graphically and for describing characteristics of data will be covered in
the first part of the course dealing with descriptive statistics. The second
part of the course includes topics in elementary probability theory and
sampling, forming a basis for techniques of statistical inference. The
problem of inference, attempting to make generalizations that go beyond
the data at hand, is the focus of the third part of the course.
Course Requirements
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required attendance at discussion sections (over 3 absences—grade
reduced)
assigned readings
quizzes on Fridays (open book, no makeups)
home assignments from textbook (for self study and review in
discussion sections with TA)
3 competency exams (open book, in class, graded pass/fail with one
chance to make up a failure)
3 application exams (open book, evenings)
5 discussion section quizzes (open book, in discussion sections, see
schedule below)
Discussion Sections
These are scheduled with the course TA for the purpose of answering
questions from lecture, reviewing homework problems and competency
exams, and taking quizzes—attendance required.
Quiz Schedule
February 5 and 7
February 19 and 21
March 11 and 13
April 1 and 3
April 22 and 24
Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-8
Chapters 13, 14, and 16
Chapters 17-20
Chapters 22-26
NOTE: No make-ups for quizzes
Course Grades
Final grades are based on the quizzes (25%), the three minimum
competency exams (10% each), and the three application exams (15%
each). In addition, any student who either passes all three competency
exams and receives a combined score of at least 30% correct on the three
application exams, or receives a combined score of at least 50% correct
on all three application exams will be guaranteed a grade of at least C- in
the course. If neither of these conditions is satisfied, failure to pass one
or more competency exams will result in a drop of one full letter grade
per exam failed.
Elementary Statistics and Inference (Spring 2008)
7P:025/22S:025 Course Syllabus
James Maxey
Day
Date
UNIT 1 - Descriptive Statistics
1
January 23 (W)
2
25 (F)
3
28 (M)
4
30 (W)
5
February 1 (F)
6
4 (M)
7
6 (W)
8
8 (F)
9
11 (M)
10
13 (W)
11
15 (F)
12
18 (M)
13
20 (W)
14
22 (F)
15
25 (M)
Unit II – Probability and Sampling
16
27 (W)
17
28 (TH)
18
29 (F)
19
March
3 (M)
20
5 (W)
21
7 (F)
22
10 (M)
23
12 (W)
24
14 (F)
25
24 (M)
26
26 (W)
27
28 (F)
28
31 (M)
29
April
2 (W)
30
4 (F)
31
7 (M)
Unit III – Statistical Inference
32
9 (W)
10 (Th)
33
11 (F)
34
14 (M)
35
16 (W)
36
18 (F)
37
21 (M)
38
23 (W)
39
25 (F)
40
28 (M)
41
30 (W)
42
May
2 (F)
43
5 (M)
44
7 (W)
45
9 (F)
15 (Th)
Textbook Assignment/Chapter (Section)
Introduction—Chapter 1
Chapter 2, Chapter 3 (1-4)
Chapter 3 (5-9)
Chapter 4 (1-4)
Chapter 4 (5-9)
Chapter 5 (1-3)
Chapter 5 (4-7)
Chapter 6 (1-7)
Chapter 7 (1-5)
Chapter 8 (1-3)
Chapter 8 (4-6)
Chapter 9 (1-7)
Chapter 10 (1-4)
Chapter 10 (5-7)
Minimum Competency Exam 1, Chapters 1-10
Chapter 13 (1-7)
Application Exam I Chapters 1-10
Chapter 14 (1-7)
Chapter 16 (1-3)
Chapter 16 (4-6)
Chapter 17 (1-4)
Chapter 17 (5-8)
Chapter 18 (1-4)
Chapter 18 (5-8)
Chapter 19 (1-10)
Chapter 20 (1-3)
Chapter 20 (4-7)
Chapter 21 (1-3)
Chapter 21 (4-7) *Last day to makeup Min Comp I
Chapter 22 (1-9)
Minimum Competency Exam II, Chapters 13-14, 16-21)
Chapter 23 (1-7)
Application Exam II Chapters 13-14, 16-22
Chapter 24 (1-3)
Chapter 24 (4-6)
Chapter 26 (1-4)
Chapter 26 (5-8)
Chapter 27 (1-3) *Last day to makeup Min Comp II
Chapter 27 (4-7)
Chapter 28 (1-3)
Chapter 28 (1-4)
Review
Min Competency Exam III (chapters 22-24, 26 & 27)
Chapter 29 (1-4)
Chapter 29 (5-9)
Makeup Min Comp Exam III
Final Exam 12:00 noon
Elementary Statistics and Inference
Spring 2008
7P:025/22S:025
Lecture AAA 8:30 a.m.
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