BA 240 Statistical Analysis Leslie Lum Spring 2008 Course Syllabus Time and place Time: M W 12:30 am to 2:40 pm Room: N208 Contact Telephone: 425-564-4063 Email: llum@bcc.ctc.edu Office mail: A242 Office hours Office Location A255 Lum Office Hours: MW 3:00 to 4:00 pm T TH 10:30 – 11:20 am Or by appointment. Website http://facweb.bcc.ctc.edu/llum and the mybcc course website Required Texts Statistics by McClave and Sincich, Pearson/Prentice Hall 2006 Assistance on Excel: Excel for Statistics by Leslie Lum (available on website) Other Requirements Goals Calculator that can calculate standard deviations and media to save files from lab. Resources Research and understand the nature of information and large data sets. Calculate solutions to statistical problem sets including measures of central tendency, measures of variability, probability, binomial distributions, normal distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression. Use software to solve statistical problems. Communicate data effectively with written and visual display. Apply statistical analysis to real data including framing the problem, sorting data, selecting appropriate statistical formulae, and coming up with relevant conclusions. Work in teams to complete projects. Extensive materials including practice exams are available on my website. The solution manual is available on reserve at the Library and in the Business Division Tutoring center in A255. Tutors are available. Check A255 for hours. This course requires that you demonstrate and develop your writing and research skills. We recommend that you consult the Reading/Writing lab (A262 http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/writinglab/ with the drafts of your assignments and that you make use of the Library Media Center (L Building http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/lmc/) in doing research. If you intend to and have not already done so, declare your business major. Make sure you have consulted with an advisor and laid out your courses. The Business Division recommends that you subscribe to the Business listserv which provides notices of application deadlines and events. To subscribe to the listserv, individuals should send a message to: lyris@list.bcc.ctc.edu. In the body of your message write SUBSCRIBE bccbusiness. How to succeed in this course Course requirements Assignment Policies Attend ALL classes. Read the appropriate chapter before class. Print all material off the website. Review slides before class. Homework assigned is a minimum and must be turned in. You need to do much more and especially chapter review problems. Review practice tests. Study in groups. Start early on group projects. Make good use of your instructor and the tutors. One quiz. Three exams at 100 points. Exams are open book and two pages of notes and therefore harder than closed-book exams. Team assignment requires many hours of out-ofclass work and reflection on teaming skills. Three individual EXCEL assignments at 20 points each. Excel assignments will be based on sampling and each person in the class will turn in a unique assignment. Any duplication of assignments will result in zero points for any and all individuals involved. Homework and participation. Homework will be accepted in the class that it is due and only if you are present in class. TOTAL 310 85 60 45 500 Homework will be accepted in the class that it is due and only if you are present in class. Other assignments will be collected at the period in which they are due. 10% OF THE TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR EACH DAY THAT THE ASSIGNMENT IS LATE. Assignments may be submitted by email, however a printed copy must be submitted the next morning to my mail box in A242. Grading 95 - 100% 90 - 94 86 - 89 83 - 85 80 - 82 76 - 79 73 - 75 70 - 72 66 - 69 60 - 65 Below 60 A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D F 4 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0 A pass grade will not be given unless all requirements of the course are completed. Special Accommodations If you have medical information to share with me in the event of an emergency, please contact me via email or come to see me during office hours. If you need course modifications / adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, I can refer you to our Disability Resource Center (DRC). If you prefer, you may contact them directly by going to B132 or by calling 425.564.2498 or TTY 425.564.4110. Information is also available on their website at http://bellevuecollege.edu/drc/ Policy Regarding Plagiarism, Stealing and Cheating Cheating includes, but is not limited to, copying answers on exams, glancing at nearby exams, turning in assignments or papers that have been used in other classes, and giving or receiving help during an exam. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, purchasing or selling notes, assignments or examination materials. Stealing includes, but is not limited to, taking the text, notes, exams, library books or other personal property of others without their permission. Plagiarism is presenting the words, ideas, and/or work of others as if it is an individual’s own work. It includes, but is not limited to, using other’s papers as one’s own and including parts of published works without giving credit where credit is due. If you choose to cheat, steal or plagiarize, or if you assist anyone in cheating, the following actions will be taken: You will receive zero on the assignment. A report of the incident will be forwarded to the Dean of Student Services. He/she may file the report in your permanent record and/or take further disciplinary action. If you feel you have been unfairly accused of any of the above, you may appeal. For a description of due process, see WAC 132H-120, available in the Dean’s office. BA 240 Spring 2008 Schedule (Subject to adjustment – changes will be announced at the beginning of class) Last Updated March 24, 2008 Week Mar 31 Apr 2 Apr 7, 9 Apr 14, 16 Apr 21, 23 Topics Labs and Deliverables Review syllabus and course requirements. Chapter 1 - Statistics, Types of Data, Populations, Samples Chapter 2 – Visual display of information. Frequencies, bar graphs, scatter plots, stem leafs, line graphs cumulative frequencies, and time series. Summation notation, measures of central tendency, measure of variability. Simple linear regression. Chapter 3 Outcomes, mutually exclusive, tables and tree diagrams. Chapter 4 - Discrete probability distributions, binomial distribution. Homework is due every class and counts towards participation. Apr 2 Resume preferably with picture due. Apr 2 Get student id and password for computer lab. Chapter 5 - Normal distribution, assessing normality, standard deviation, Chapter 6 - Sampling distribution, sampling error, Central Limit Theorem Chapter 7 - Estimating population mean from large samples and small samples. Estimating a population proportion. Confidence Intervals, sampling error, sample size. Apr 7 - Excel Lab 1 (Excel labs are due the following week) in A133 at 1:30 to 2:30 Apr 9 Quiz Apr 9 - All groups must be formed and Team Contract due. Apr 14 - Excel 1 due Apr 21 - Exam 1 – Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4. Apr 23 - Team project management plan due. Apr 28, 30 Chapter 8 - Hypothesis testing, type I and type II errors, p-values, large and small sample testing. Apr 28 - Excel Lab 2 May 5, 7 Chapter 8- Sample proportion hypothesis testing, May 5 - Phase 2 Team Project due. May 5 - Excel 2 due May 12, 14 Chapter 9 - Comparing Populations, large samples, small samples, pooled variances. May 12– Exam 2 Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8 May 19, 21 May 28 Chapter 9 - Paired differences, comparing Population Proportions, sample size. May 19 Excel Lab 3 Chapter 11 - Correlation, Linear equation, least squares lines, coefficient of determination. Test for slope, predictions, prediction interval. Chapter 12 Multiple regression and model building. Chapter 12 Multiple regression and model building. May 28 – Excel Lab 3 due Chapter 10 Analysis of Variance, Chi Square Jun 11 – Final Project due Jun 11 – Final 11:30 am Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12 Jun 2, 4 Jun 9 Jun 4 - Project in Lab Draft project due