STAT 319 Applied Statistics in Science
SYLLABUS - FALL 2014
MWF 3:35pm - 4:25pm (216 Thomas)
Instructor : Youngjoo Cho (yvc5154@psu.edu)
Offi Location : 331A Thomas
Offi Hours: Thursday 2:00 - 3:00pm and Friday 2:00 - 3:00pm, or by appointment
Teaching Assistant : Yuan Huang (yoh5109@psu.edu)
Offi Location : 418 Thomas
Offi Hours: Monday 1:30pm -3:00pm
Prerequisite(s): STAT/MATH 318 (knowledge of basic calculus and probability)
Credit Hours: 3 credits
Required Text(s): Modern Mathematical Statistics with Applications, Devore and Berk,
2nd Edition
Course Objectives:
In this course you will learn statistical inference. You will get training in the use of statistical methods and graphics for the analysis and presentation of data encountered in science.
We will cover Chapters 6 through 12 of the required textbook, including hypothesis testing,
confidence intervals, analysis of variance, linear regression and correlation analysis.
Chapters to be covered:
• Chapter 06: Statistics and Sampling Distributions
• Chapter 07: Point Estimation
• Chapter 08: Statistical Intervals Based on a Single Sample
• Chapter 09: Tests of Hypotheses Based on a Single Sample
• Chapter 10: Inferences Based on Two Samples
• Chapter 11: The Analysis of Variance
• Chapter 12: Regression and Correlation
*The student will be responsible for any change of syllabus announced in class.
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Grade Distribution:
Quizzes
Homework (Individual work, hard copy)
Midterm Exam (In class, Oct 17)
Final Exam (TBD)
5%
30%
30%
35%
Letter Grade Distribution:
The minimum percentages for the letter grades that will be assigned at the end of the
semester are shown below.
A
92
A88
B+
85
B
82
B78
C+
75
C
70
D
60
F
0
Course Policies:
• Quizzes are given randomly and without announcement in class. These quizzes are
graded but not returned. No makeup quizzes are allowed. I will post score in
the ANGEL and announce that quiz grades have been posted via email or in class. If
you have questions about graded quizzes, you should bring them to my attention
within one week after they have been graded. I will not respond to any
questions or issues after this time.
• Late homework’s will not be accepted in any circumstance. Homework
assignments should be submitted before class starts in homework due date.
Homework assignments submitted after homework due date will be given a
zero. All homework assignments should be stapled. Homework will be graded based
on completeness and accuracy. You can discuss homework with your fellow students,
but you must write homework by your own.
• No late exams will be given for any reason (except for the officially excused
reasons, such as conflict of other exams, emergency, illness or Universityapproved activities). If you miss an exam because of an officially excused reason,
you should provide me with an explanation in writing one week before the scheduled
exam (For illness or emergency, you should provide document proving your illness or
emergency as soon as possible). Upon my approval a makeup exam will be scheduled.
Without notifi
in advance based on an officially excused reason you will receive
zero for the exam.
• Homework and midterm exam will be graded and returned in approximately one week.
Final exam will be graded within 48 hours and will not be returned. If you have
questions and issues about graded homeworks or graded midterm exam, you should
bring them to my attention within one week of them being handed back. I
will not receive any questions and issues about graded homeworks or graded
midterm exam one week after graded homeworks or graded midterm exam
are returned.
*The student will be responsible for any change of syllabus announced in class.
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• Attendance of each lecture is required. I will use ANGEL for class announcements and
course materials (lecture notes, homeworks, homework solutions and practice exams,
etc). Thus it is your responsibility to check ANGEL frequently. Some announcements
will be made in class and/or sent via email. You are also responsible for these kinds of
announcements.
• Make your cell phone turn off in class. Be courteous to your fellow students: keep
talking and other noise to a minimum. If you need to leave class early, please sit near
the back of the room and leave as quietly as possible.
• All Penn State and Eberly College of Science (ECOS) policies regarding academic integrity apply to this course. For details, see the ECOS website on academic integrity on
the following website: http://www.science.psu.edu/current-students/Integrity/Policy.html .
• Please be familiar with and abide by the College of Science’s Code of Mutual Respect
and Cooperation that can be found online : http://www.science.psu.edu/climate/codeof-mutual-respect-and-cooperation .
• Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the University’s educational programs. If you have a disability-related need for reasonable academic adjustments in
this course, contact the Office for Disability Services (ODS) at 814-863-1807 (V/TTY).
For further information regarding ODS, please visit the Offi for Disability Services
website at http://equity.psu.edu/ods/ .
*The student will be responsible for any change of syllabus announced in class.
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