Introduction to Applied Statistics
STA 2122, Section 4
Fall 2002
INSTRUCTOR: Dacheng Liu
OFFICE:
201A OSB, 644-1306
EMAIL: dliu@stat.fsu.edu
OFFICE HOUR: T Th 11:00-12:00 am or by appointment
CLASS MEETINGS:
MW F 1:30 - 2:30 pm, M 2:30 - 3:20 pm
TEACHING ASSISTANT: Seo-Eun Choi
TEXT: Elementary Statistics, by Mario F. Triola, Addison Wesley, Eighth
Edition, 2000
STUDENT'S SOLUTIONS MANUAL: Not required. There are two copies
reserved at Dirac Science Library (reference desk).
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To gain an understanding of the basic principles and
methods of business statistics and to obtain experience in applying those
principles to analyze real data.
PREREQUISITE: MAC 1105 or equivalent
HOMEWORK: There will be one homework assignment each week. It will be
assigned in class. The homework of each week is due on the next Monday. The
primary intention of the homework assignment is to let you practice the
techniques covered in class and to prepare for the exams. The homework will be
collected and graded.
EXAM POLICY:
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4 exams will be given. The exams are NOT cumulative (except in the
sense that the material is naturally cumulative).
All exams are close-book, close-notes. However, you are allowed to have
one page of notes and formulae for each exam. I will provide all the tables
that you need in the exam, for example, Normal distribution table, t
distribution table, etc.
Calculators will be needed.
Make-up exam can only be scheduled BEFORE the regular exam day for
a proper reason. Supporting documents are needed for scheduling a
make-up exam.
The exams are equally weighted.
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If two exams are missed for any reason, the student must withdraw from
the course.
GRADING:
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Your final grade will be based on homework and exams.
Homework will contribute 15% for your final grade, and exams 85%.
Final grade
A = 93% and above
C+= 77% and above
A-= 90% and above C = 73% and above
B+= 87% and above C-= 70% and above
B = 83% and above
D = 60% and above
B-= 80% and above
F = less than 60%
COURSE OUTLINE:
Chap.1 Introduction to Statistics
Chap.2 Describing, Exploring and Comparing Data
Chap.3 Probability
Chap.4 Probability Distributions
Chap.5 Normal Probability Distributions
Chap.6 Estimates and Sample Sizes
Chap.7 Hypothesis Testing
Chap.8 Inferences from Two Samples
Chap.9 Correlation and Regression
Chap.10 Multinomial Experiments and Contingency Table
ADDITIONAL INFROMATION:
Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should do the
following within the first week of class:
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Register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability
Resource Center. (SDRC)
Bring a letter from the SDRC to the instructor indicating that you need
academic accommodation.
Each student is required to abide by the Florida State University Academic
Honor Code as defined in section FAC 6C2-3.04 of the Student Handbook.
Any person caught cheating in an exam shall be given a minimum penalty
of a zero with additional penalties determined by the severity of the
incident.