ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS

MATH 6

Spring 1999

Professor Bradley A. Hartlaub

Office 21 Ascension Hall

Phone PBX 5405

Office Hours MWF 10:00 - 11:00 & Thursday 1:00 - 2:40

Additional appointments are available; please don't hesitate to ask for help.

Required Text

Moore, D. S. and McCabe, G. P. (1999), Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 3^rd Edition, New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.

Statistical Package

We will use the Windows version of MINITAB throughout the course. MINITAB is available at all LAN sites (Roth, Crawford, ASC 01, etc.) on campus. Proper maintenance of computer accounts, files, etc. is your responsibility, but computing assistants will be available to assist you during most evenings. I will not assume you have prior experience with statistical software so you do not need to be concerned about the use of technology in the classroom.

Learning Disabilities and Math Anxieties

If you have a disability and therefore may have need for some type of accommodation(s) in order to participate fully in this class, please feel free to discuss your concerns in private with me AND be sure to contact Dean Jane Martindell at PBX 5145 or via e-mail at MARTINDELLJ.

Homework & Labs

Homework and lab assignments will be given throughout the semester. Subsets of these assignments will be collected and graded frequently. You should work on as many problems as possible. This includes problems which have not been assigned. All papers that you turn in must be legible with problem numbers and solutions clearly marked. I encourage you to discuss the concepts and problem solving techniques presented in class with other students. However, you must submit your own solution for each of the assigned problems to be collected.

Statistics Clinic

Tutors will be available in PRC 01 on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 7:00-10:00 PM. They will help you with technical software questions or general questions about the course material, but they will not solve your homework problems.

Late Policy

Assignments must be turned in at the beginning of the class period on the assigned due date. No credit will be given for late papers. If for any reason you cannot turn in your paper on the assigned date, you must contact me before class. If you are unable to contact me, you can leave a message with the secretaries in Ascension Hall or send e-mail to HARTLAUB.

Exams

Friday, February 12 Exam 1

Friday, March 5 Exam 2

Friday, April 16 Exam 3

Monday, May 17 Comprehensive Final Exam (3 hours in duration)

Grades

Your course grade will be based on your overall percentage. The categories used to determine your overall percentage are listed below with their respective weights.

Homework and Labs 18.75%

Exam 1 18.75%

Exam 2 18.75%

Exam 3 18.75%

Final Exam 25%

Class participation will be used to help make borderline decisions.

Course Outline

Chapter 1 Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Chapter 2 Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7

Chapter 3 Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Chapter 4 Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

Chapter 5 Sections 5.1, 5.2

Chapter 6 Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Chapter 7 Sections 7.1, 7.2

Chapter 8 Sections 8.1, 8.2