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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title: Elementary Statistics Methods
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Course Prefix & Number: Math1342
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Section Number: 405
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Semester: 161S
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Semester Credit Hours: 3
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Lecture Hours: 48
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Lab Hours:
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog): Collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data, and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Use of appropriate technology is recommended.
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Course Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Elementary Statistics; or equivalent
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
Textbook: Fundamentals of Statistics Informed Decisions using Data 4th Edition
Michael Sullivan, III ISBN #9780321839039 (optional)
MyStatLab Access Code Required
TI-30xs; TI-30X IIS; TI 83/84 or equivalent calculator is required
Computer Access with Microsoft Excel
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Benjamin Owens
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth Campus room 233
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-7731 x4501
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E-mail Address:
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bowens@nctc.edu
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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34
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MyStatLab Homework
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5
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10
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MyStatLab Quizzes
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5
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10
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Online Discussion Forums
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5
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10
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Excel Assignments
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25
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4
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Tests
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40
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1
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Final Exam
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20
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
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2
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Recognize, examine and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
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3
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Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of
probabilities and combinatorics.
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4
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Explain the role of probability in statistics.
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5
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Examine, analyze and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and
continuous random variables.
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6
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Describe and compute confidence intervals.
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7
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Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
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8
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Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. Students are responsible for keeping up with what occurs in class when they are absent. Dropping a course is the student's responsibility, but you MAY be dropped for excessive absence. See Attendance Regulations in the North Central Texas College Catalog.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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Week 1
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Course Overview
Statistics Basics (1.1)
Designed Experiments/ Observational Studies (1.2)
Simple Random Sampling (1.3)
Sampling Techniques/Bias in Sampling (1.4 &1.5)
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H1 – 1.1
H2 – 1.2
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Excel Assignment #1
BLS #1
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Week 2
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Organizing Qualitative Data (2.1)
Organizing Quantitative Data (2.2)
Graphical Misrepresentation of Data (2.3)
Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)
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H3 – 1.3
H4 – 1.4
H5 – 1.5
H6 – 2.1
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Excel Assignment #2
Histograms
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Week 3
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Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)
Measures of Dispersion (3.2)
Grouped Data (3.3)
Review for Test 1
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H7 – 2.2
H8 – 2.3
H9 – 3.1
H10 – 3.2
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Excel Assignment #3
Class Data Assignment
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Week 4
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Test 1
Measures of Position (3.4)
Five Number Summary / Boxplots (3.5)
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H11 – 3.3
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Excel #4
Using Formulas in Excel
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Week 5
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Scatter Plots and Correlation (4.1)
Least Squares Regression (4.2)
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H12 – 3.4
H13 – 3.5
H14 – 4.1
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Excel #5
Scatter Plots and Regression
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Week 6
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Probability Basics (5.1)
Addition Rule and Complements (5.2)
Multiplication Rule / Independence (5.3)
Review for Test 2
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H15 – 4.2
H16 – 5.1
H17 – 5.2
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Week 7
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Test 2
Conditional Probability (5.4)
Counting Techniques (5.5)
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H18 – 5.3
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Excel #6
BLS #2
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Week 8
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Probability Practice (5.6)
Discrete Random Variables (6.1)
Binomial Distribution (6.2)
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H19 – 5.4
H20 – 5.5
H21 – 5.6
H22 – 6.1
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Excel #7
Binomial Distribution
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Week 9
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Normal Distribution (7.1)
Applications of Normal Distribution (7.2)
Binomial v. Hypergeometric v. Normal
Normal Approximation to the Binomial (7.4)
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H23 – 6.2
H24 – 7.1
H25 – 7.2
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Excel #8
Normal Distribution
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Week 10
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Review for Test 3
Test 3
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Week 11
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Inferential Statistics Overview
Distribution of the Sample Mean (8.1)
Distribution of the Sample Proportion (8.2)
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H26 – 7.4
H27 – 8.1
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Excel #9
Sampling Distributions
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Week 12
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Estimating Population Proportion (9.1)
Estimating Population Mean (9.2)
Confidence Intervals (9.3)
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H28 – 8.2
H29 – 9.1
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Excel #10
Confidence Intervals
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Week 13
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Hypothesis Testing (10.1)
Hypothesis Test for Population Proportion (10.2)
Hypothesis Test for Population Mean (10.3)
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H30 – 9.2
H31 – 9.3
H32 – 10.1
H33 – 10.2
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Week 14
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Review for Test 4
Thanksgiving Holiday!
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H34 – 10.3
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Week 15
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Test 4
Review for Final Exam
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Week 16
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Final Exam – Tuesday, December 6th 8:00 – 9:50
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is November 3rd
DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209.
North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112). http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA______________________________
o Communication
x Mathematics
o Life and Physical Science
o Language, Philosophy & Culture
o Creative Arts
o American History
o Government/Political Science
o Social and Behavioral Sciences
o Component Area Option
REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES
x Critical Thinking
x Communication
x Empirical and Quantitative
o Teamwork
o Personal Responsibility
o Social Responsibility
COURSE TYPE
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
o Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2014-2015/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Keith Bailey
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Office Location:
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Cor335
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6413
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E-mail Address:
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kbailey@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Sara Alford
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Office Location:
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Flower Mound 200C
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Telephone Number:
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972-899-8414
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E-mail Address:
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salford@nctc.edu
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