STAT 211
Spring 2005
Principles of Statistics I
Introduction to probability and probability distributions; sampling and descriptive measures; inference and
hypothesis testing; linear regression, analysis of variance.
Prerequisite: MATH 152, 172
Time and Place: MWF 9:10 – 10:00 am CHEN 106 (Section 501)
MWF 11:30 – 12:20 pm BLOC 165 (Section 502)
MWF 12:40 – 1:30 pm BLOC 165 (Section 503)
Instructor:
Derya Akleman, Ph.D.
Office: Blocker 417A
email: akleman@tamu.edu
Webpage: http://stat.tamu.edu/~derya/stat211/spring05.html
Phone number: 845-3141 (Statistics Department Office, Blocker Building 447)
Office hours: MWF 10:15 – 11:15 am or just before/after class
It is your responsibility to keep track of the WEB announcements/postings and office hours.
If you cannot talk to me before or after the class or during my office hours, you will have to go and ask
your questions to the grader.
Grader:
Kyounghwa Bae,
Email: kbae@stat.tamu.edu
Office hours: TR 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Office: Blocker 404F
Text:
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, 6 th Edition by Jay L. Devore.
Handouts: They will be posted on the course webpage regularly as a WORD file. If you print them before
the class time and bring it with you to the class, it will help you to follow the lectures. Your textbook
demonstrates the same information. The textbook is very good and I highly suggest you to practice the
examples there.
Lectures: I will use the handouts on the web for lectures. It is your responsibility to keep track of the
class. You will have to check the WEB before coming to the class for announcements. If you attend the
class, you will have to turn your cell phone off and stop talking to your friends. This is very hard course if
you do not keep up with the information on a daily basis. There will be a lot of information cumulating
very fast in the semester.
Computer programs: Statistical softwares MINITAB and/or SPSS will be used. You are not obligated to
learn how to use them. I will demonstrate results from statistical procedures using either software or add
the outputs from those for you to examine during the exams or homework or quizzes.
Homeworks: They will be posted on the course webpage regularly as a WORD file. Due date for
homework will be the beginning of the class on the assigned date. The answer key will be posted on the
WEB just after the last section has been thought on the due date. It means:
 No late homework will be accepted after class time of your section on the due date.
 No homework will be accepted if it is slipped under my office door. If you cannot make it to the
class, it is your responsibility to take the homework to blocker 447 to be put in my mailbox before
the due date and time. They put the time and day when you turned it in. Otherwise, it may get lost.
 No, you cannot turn the homework in another section.
 No, you cannot bring the homework in another day.
If you have a field trip on the due date or for any other known excuse (appointments, job, etc.),
you may want to bring your homework to blocker 447 to be put in my mailbox before the due date and
time.
Grading:
The grades will be weighted as follows:
Homework
Quiz
Exam (4 exams)
15%
5%
80%
(due date will be written on the homework)
(possibly at the end of each handout. No exact date. Be prepared)
The lowest exam will be 11% and each of the other three exams 23% of your grade. The exams will be given on
2/11/05, 3/9/05, 4/13/05, 4/29/05 for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th exams, respectively. None of the exams will be
given any other day or time. There is no final exam. The lowest homework and quiz grade will be dropped
at the end of the semester. All exams and homeworks will be out of 100 unless otherwise it is specified.
 If the student missed only one exam with the university excused absence according to TAMU
student rules, the average of other 3 exams will be the grade for the missed exam.
 If the student missed any exam or homework or quiz without the university excused absence
according to TAMU student rules, the missed exam grade will be zero.
 If you missed two exams with the University Excused Absence according to TAMU student rules,
I will give you a cumulative make up exam at the end of the semester before the finals at the day I
set up.
 If you missed more than two exams with the University Excused Absence according to TAMU
student rules, I will need you to go to your department and get a written document indicating that
your excuses are valid and you would like to take all those exams before the finals at the day I set
up.
 If you missed at most three homeworks with the university excused absence according to TAMU
student rules, there will be no make up. Those homework will not be counted at all for your grade
calculations.
 If you missed more than three homeworks with the university excused absence according to
TAMU student rules, there will be make up homework before the finals for you to complete.
 If you missed any quiz with the university excused absence according to TAMU student rules,
there will be no make up. That quiz will not be counted at all for your grade calculations.
 There will be no curve at the end of the semester or in any exam
The grading system is as follows:
Below 59.50
F
[59.50, 69.50)
D
[69.50, 79.50)
C
[79.50, 89.50)
B
89.50 and above A
50 minutes exams will have at least 20 multiple choice or true/false questions or calculate or show type of
questions with no partial credit. It is your responsibility to bring gray (blue, Texas A&M) scantron and
working calculator to each exam. The tables (or table values)/formulas will be provided for you.
You will have to check all your grades on WEBCT when they are posted. You only have the week that
they are posted to question either your homework or quiz or exam grade. Any excuses or discussions will
not be accepted after.
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At the end of the semester, your course grade will be computed as above and it will not be rounded
up.
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There will be no extra assignments on the personal basis.
The same treatment will be applied to every student. Do not ask for the special treatment for
yourself.
Your course average will determine your course grade.
Policy Regarding Makeup Exams, homeworks or quizes: If you have a serious illness, doctor should
indicate on the letter the dates you will be absent in class and what your illness is. You must notify me
according to TAMU student rules for homeworks, quizzes and exams. If you fail to notify me, the grade
will be zero.
Course Outline
Topic
Chapter
Introduction and Descriptive Statistics
Probability
Discrete and continuous random Variables and Probability Distributions
Joint Probability distributions and Random Samples
Point Estimation
Statistical Intervals and tests of hypotheses based on a single sample
Inferences Based on Two Samples
The Analysis of Variance, Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
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3, 4
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7, 8
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10, 12
January 18, 2005
January 24, 2005
March 14-18, 2005
March 25, 2005
April 5, 2005
April 21, 2005
May 2, 2005
May 3, 2005
Dates to remember:
First day of spring semester classes
Last day for adding/dropping courses for spring semester
Spring Break
Reading day, no classes
Q-drop: Last day for dropping courses with no penalty
Muster (Campus ceremony). No exams will be given.
Classes meet but no major exams
Redefined day. Last day for MWF classes. No major exams.
STATEMENT ON DISABILITIES:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides
comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation
requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable
accommodation for their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation,
please contact the Office of Support Services for Students with Disabilities in Room 126 of the Koldus
Student Services Building. The phone number is 845-1637
STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM:
The handouts used in this course are copyrighted. By "handouts," I mean all materials generated for this
class, which include but are not limited to syllabi, quizzes, exams, lab problems, in-class materials, review
sheets, and additional problem sets. Because these materials are copyrighted, you do not have the right to
copy the handouts, unless I expressly grant permission. As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of
passing off as one's own ideas, words, writing, etc., which belong to another. In accordance with this
definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and turn it in as your
own, even if you should have the permission of that person. Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins,
for the plagiarist destroys the trust among colleagues without which research cannot be safely
communicated. If you have any questions regarding plagiarism, please consult the latest issue of the Texas
A&M University Student Rules, under the section "Scholastic Dishonesty."
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT:
“An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.”
For more information visit http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor