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UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Term: Winter 2012
03-65-205-03 Statistics for the Sciences
Instructor:
Shabnam Chitsaz;
Office: 10-106 Lambton Tower
Email: chitsaz@uwindsor.ca
Lectures:
Labs:
MW
F
10:00 - 11:20 A.M.
10:30 - 11:20 A.M.
Office Hours:
MW
15:00 – 16:30.
Text:
BB 121
BB 121
Mendenhall, Beaver, Beaver, Ahmed
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS,
SECOND CANADIAN EDITION
Course Outline:
Brief Content:
Chapters 1, 2, 4-10, and chapter 14 (if time permits). Sections 2.7,
4.7, 7.2, 7.7, 8.8 are excluded.
Descriptive Statistics, Probability, Random variables, Distribution of
random variables, Discrete Distributions, Normal Distribution, Sampling
distributions, Estimation, Hypothesis Testing, Goodness of fit and
contingency tables (if time permits)
Assignments: Assignments will be given but will not be marked. Some homework
exercises may appear on quizzes or tests.
Math and Stats Learning Centre (MSLC): 3125 Erie Hall – 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.;
Mon-Fri. Drop-in help is available for difficulties encountered in homework and lecture
materials.
Prerequisites: Grade 12“U” Advanced Level Mathematics or equivalent, or Grade 11
Functions and Relations, or Grade 11 Functions.
Grade Determination:
Tests and Quizzes:
Quiz # 1
Quiz # 2
Test # 1
Quiz # 3
Quiz # 4
Test # 2
The following are the weights assigned for determination of
the raw final score:
Friday, Jan., 20
Friday, Feb 03
Wednesday, Feb., 08
Friday, Mar., 02
Friday, Mar., 16
Wednesday, Mar., 21
10:30 - 11:20 A.M.
10:30 - 11:20 A.M.
10:00 - 11:20 A.M.
10:30 - 11:20 A.M.
10:30 - 11:20 A.M.
10:00 - 11:20 A.M.
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
FINAL EXAM: Friday, April 13, 2012; 7:00 -10:00 P.M. (Location: TBA)
121
121
121
121
121
121
5%
5%
20%
5%
5%
15%
45%
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Note: There will be no requiz. The weight of any missed quiz will not be adjusted with
the final exam. That means if you miss a quiz for any reason you will get 0 in that quiz.
There will be no retest. In the case of a test missed for legitimate documented reasons,
the weighting of the final exam will be increased by the weighting of the test missed.
Whether such reasons are legitimate will be determined by the instructor. All documents
must be submitted immediately after the missed test or as soon as possible. The Student
Medical Certificate can be found from the link:
http://www.uwindsor.ca/academicintegrity/sites/www.uwindsor.ca.academicintegrity/file
s/UWindsor_Student_Medical_Certificate_v5_TemplateMay09.pdf
If the final is missed for a legitimate reason, the student will be asked to write the
final exam at the time of the next official writing.
The following chart gives the conversion of adjusted scores to letter grades:
A+ 93-100
A
86-92.9
A- 80-85.9
B+ 77-79.9
B 73-76.9
B- 70-72.9
C+ 67-69.9
C 63-66.9
C- 60-62.9
D+ 57-59.9
D 53-56.9
D- 50-52.9
F 35-49.9
F- 0-34.9
Remarks: 1. Programmable calculators and cell phone calculators are not permitted.
2. All un-picked tests will be shredded two weeks after posting final grades for
the course.
Important Dates and Notes:

(i) January 05, 2012 (Thursday): All classes begin

(ii) January 18, 2012 (Wednesday): Last day for late registration; last day for
full tuition refund

(iii) March 14, 2012 (Wednesday): The last day to withdraw voluntarily from
class. After this date, students remaining registered in courses will receive final
grades as appropriate

(v) April 04, 2012 (Wednesday): Last day of classes

(vi) April 13, 2012 (Friday): Final examination of this course will be given from
7:00 to 10:00 PM. The room for the final exam will be declared duly by the
registrar’s office.
Note: The students’ evaluation of teaching (SET) will be administered in a class
during the last two weeks of classes.
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Expectations: The course will give an introduction to Statistics and Statistical tools that
can be used to summarize data in an understandable form, their presentation through
graphs and their interpretations. At the end of the course, students will have working
knowledge about probability and sampling distributions, large sample estimation
procedures and tests of hypotheses, i.e., drawing conclusion about the parameters of a
given population from the data. Students should attend all lectures, study the mentioned
chapters from the textbook, do all assigned homework, and are encouraged to ask
questions in class or office hours on any material from lectures or the textbook that they
do not understand.
Tentative course schedule (may be adjusted as course continues):
Week
Day, date
Description
Week
8
Day, date
Mon, Feb, 27.
Wed, Feb. 29
Fri, Mar. 02
Description
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 & 9
Quiz 3
Fri, Jan. 06
Lab
Mon, Jan. 09
Wed, Jan 11
Fri, Jan. 13
Introduction, Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Lab
9
Mon, Mar. 05
Wed, Mar. 07
Fri, Mar. 09
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Lab
Mon, Jan 16
Wed, Jan. 18
Fri, Jan. 20
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Quiz 1
10
Mon, Mar. 12
Wed, Mar. 14
Fri, Mar. 16
Chapter 9 & 10
Chapter 10
Quiz 4
Mon, Jan. 23
Wed, Jan. 25
Fri, Jan. 27
Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Lab
11
Mon, Mar. 19
Wed, Mar. 21
Fri, Mar. 23
Chapter 10
Test 2
Lab
Mon, Jan. 30
Wed, Feb 01
Fri, Feb. 03
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Quiz 2
12
Mon, Mar. 26
Wed, Mar. 28
Fri, Mar. 30
Chapter 10
Mon, Feb 06
Wed, Feb 08
Fri, Feb. 10
Chapter 7
Test 1
Lab
13
Mon, Apr. 02
Wed, Apr. 04
Chapter 14
Review
Mon, Feb 13
Wed, Feb 15
Fri, Feb. 17
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Lab
Feb 20 – Feb 24
Family Day and Study Week
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Good Luck and Have a Great Semester
Chapter 10 & 14
Lab