Syllabus

Elementary Statistical Methods - COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Name & Number

MATH1342.320

Elementary Statistical Methods

Semester/Year
Class Time Location

Spring 2017

ONLINE

 

Instructor's Name

Office Phone #

E-mail Address

Office #

Ben Owens
940-668-7731 Ext. 4501
bowens@nctc.edu

COR 233, GAINES 825

Office Hours

Gainesville

MW: 12:00 – 2:30

Corinth

TR: 11:00–12:30; 2:00–3:00

 

Catalog Description

Prerequisite:  Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Elementary Statistics; or equivalent  48 lecture hours………………………………………………3 credit hours

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.

 

Textbook







Required:

Fundamentals of Statistics Informed Decisions using Data 4th Edition Michael Sullivan,

            --A Physical copy of the textbook is not required for this course, but it is recommended.

            --An electronic copy of the text is available in MyStatLab

 

MyStatLab Access (Note:  MyStatLab is accessed through Canvas by clicking on the “MyLab and Mastering” tab on the left.  Access to MyStatLab may be purchased online when signing into MyStatLab for the first time, or an access code may be purchased at the NCTC bookstore.  If purchasing a code from the bookstore, be sure that you buy a the code for “MyStatLab”  (not “MyMathLab”). If you are unable to pay for the MyStatLab access in the first week you may access the course materials and homework with “Temporary Access.”) 

 

Calculator with statistical capabilities

TI-30X IIS or TI-30XS Multiview or TI 83/84 are all good choices.

 

Computer Access with Microsoft Excel

If you do not have Microsoft Excel on your personal computer, you may want to consider coming to an NCTC campus or a public library to complete the Excel assignments.

 

Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
  • Recognize, examine and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
  • Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of

      probabilities and combinatorics.

  • Explain the role of probability in statistics.
  • Examine, analyze and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables.
  • Describe and compute confidence intervals.
  • Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
  • Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.

 


Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities:  Student Conduct [FLB (LOCAL)]” #20 on page 175.

 

 

Grading Policy & Procedures

Homework (MyStatLab) – 5%

Chapter Quizzes (MyStatLab) – 5%

Discussions (Canvas) – 10%

Excel Assignments (Canvas) – 30%

Tests (On Campus) – 30% (3 tests total @ 10% each)

Final Exam (On Campus) – 20%

See “Assignment Descriptions” on Homepage for more information.

 

Test Schedule

 

Test 1:         Saturday, February 18, 2017

Test 2:         Saturday, March 25, 2017

Test 3:         Saturday, April 22, 2017

Final Exam:   Saturday, May 6, 2017

 

All Tests/Exam will be held on the Corinth Campus from 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.  Room TBD.  If you would like to take the test at a different time/place, please refer to the instructions on the homepage.

 

Disability Services (OSD)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability.  A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

 

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration (100) Building or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

 

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

Support Services

Counseling and Testing staff offer a variety of services to current and prospective students, such as College 101, placement testing, academic advising and course registration, transfer assistance, and College Success seminars (Time Management, Study Skills, Test Anxiety, Choosing a Major, Learning Style Strategies, Career Exploration), and much more.  http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/CounselingTesting.aspx


Student Success offers academic coaching, tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, free 24/7 online tutoring through Grade Results and assist new students acclimate to college by providing computer lab services for prospective students.   First generation students can also participate in TRIO which offers specialized support services.

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices.aspx

 
Financial Aid offers financial resources for students that qualify, visit the financial aid offices for more information.  http://www.nctc.edu/FInancialAidHome.aspx

EEOC Statement

  North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national

  origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

 


CLASS SCHEDULE

 

Week 1

1/16-1/22

Course Overview

Statistics Basics (1.1)

Observational Studies and Designed Experiments (1.2)

H1 – 1.1

H2 – 1.2

 

Week 1 Discussion

 

Week 2

1/23-1/29

Simple Random Sampling (1.3)

Sampling Techniques(1.4)

Bias in Sampling (1.5)

H3 – 1.3

H4 – 1.4

H5 – 1.5

Ch. 1 Quiz

Ch. 1 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #1
BLS #1

Week 3

1/30-2/5

Organizing Qualitative Data (2.1)

Organizing Quantitative Data (2.2)

Graphical Misrepresentation of Data (2.3)

H6 – 2.1

H7 – 2.2

H8 – 2.3

Ch. 2 Quiz

Ch. 2 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #2

Class Data Assignment

Week 4

2/6-2/12

Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)

Measures of Dispersion (3.2)

Grouped Data (3.3)

H9 – 3.1

H10 – 3.2

H11 – 3.3

Excel Assignment #3
Histograms

Week 5

2/13-2/19

Measures of Position (3.4)

Five Number Summary / Boxplots (3.5)

 

Test 1 – Saturday, February 18th

H12 – 3.4

H13 – 3.5

Ch. 3 Quiz

Ch. 3 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #4
Using Formulas in Excel

Week 6

2/20-2/26

Scatter Plots and Correlation (4.1)

Least Squares Regression (4.2)

H14 – 4.1

H15 – 4.2

Ch. 4 Quiz

Ch. 4 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #5

Scatter Plots and Regression

Week 7

2/27-3/5

Probability Basics (5.1)
Addition Rule and Complements (5.2)

Multiplication Rule / Independence (5.3)

H16 – 5.1

H17 – 5.2

H18 – 5.3

Ch. 5 Discussion

 

Week 8

3/6-3/12

Conditional Probability (5.4)

Counting Techniques (5.5)

Probability Practice (5.6)

H19 – 5.4

H20 – 5.5

H21 – 5.6

Ch. 5 Quiz

Excel Assignment #6

Changes to a Data Set

Spring Break!

Week 9

3/20-3/26

Discrete Random Variables (6.1)

Binomial Distribution (6.2)

 

Test 2 – Saturday, March 25th

H22 – 6.1

H23 – 6.2

Ch. 6 Quiz

Ch. 6 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #7

Binomial Distribution

Week 10

3/27-4/2

Normal Distribution (7.1)

Applications of Normal Distribution (7.2)

Normal Approximation to the Binomial (7.4)

H24 – 7.1

H25 – 7.2

H26 – 7.4

Ch. 7 Quiz

Ch. 7 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #8

Normal Distribution

Week 11

4/3-4/9

Distribution of the Sample Mean (8.1)

Distribution of the Sample Proportion (8.2)

H27 – 8.1

H28 – 8.2

Ch. 8 Quiz

Ch. 8 Discussion

Week 12

4/10-4/16

Confidence Intervals

Estimating Population Proportion (9.1)

Estimating Population Mean (9.2)

H29 – 9.1

H30 – 9.2

Ch. 9 Discussion

Week 13

4/17-4/23

Confidence Intervals (9.3)

Test 3 –Saturday, April 22nd

H31 – 9.3

Ch. 9 Quiz

Excel Assignment #9
Confidence Intervals

Week 14

4/24-4/30

Hypothesis Tests

Hypothesis Testing (10.1)

Hypothesis Test for Pop. Proportion (10.2)

Hypothesis Test for Population Mean (10.3)

H32 – 10.1

H33 – 10.2

H34 – 10.3

Ch. 10 Quiz

Ch. 10 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #10
TBD

Week 15

5/1-5/6

Review for Final Exam

 

Final Exam – Saturday, May 6th

 

 

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is  April 6, 2016.

 

 

 

Elementary Statistical Methods - COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Name & Number

MATH1342.320

Elementary Statistical Methods

Semester/Year
Class Time Location

Spring 2017

ONLINE

 

Instructor's Name

Office Phone #

E-mail Address

Office #

Ben Owens
940-668-7731 Ext. 4501
bowens@nctc.edu

COR 233, GAINES 825

Office Hours

Gainesville

MW: 12:00 – 2:30

Corinth

TR: 11:00–12:30; 2:00–3:00

 

Catalog Description

Prerequisite:  Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Elementary Statistics; or equivalent  48 lecture hours………………………………………………3 credit hours

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.

 

Textbook







Required:

Fundamentals of Statistics Informed Decisions using Data 4th Edition Michael Sullivan,

            --A Physical copy of the textbook is not required for this course, but it is recommended.

            --An electronic copy of the text is available in MyStatLab

 

MyStatLab Access (Note:  MyStatLab is accessed through Canvas by clicking on the “MyLab and Mastering” tab on the left.  Access to MyStatLab may be purchased online when signing into MyStatLab for the first time, or an access code may be purchased at the NCTC bookstore.  If purchasing a code from the bookstore, be sure that you buy a the code for “MyStatLab”  (not “MyMathLab”). If you are unable to pay for the MyStatLab access in the first week you may access the course materials and homework with “Temporary Access.”) 

 

Calculator with statistical capabilities

TI-30X IIS or TI-30XS Multiview or TI 83/84 are all good choices.

 

Computer Access with Microsoft Excel

If you do not have Microsoft Excel on your personal computer, you may want to consider coming to an NCTC campus or a public library to complete the Excel assignments.

 

Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
  • Recognize, examine and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
  • Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of

      probabilities and combinatorics.

  • Explain the role of probability in statistics.
  • Examine, analyze and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables.
  • Describe and compute confidence intervals.
  • Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
  • Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.

 


Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities:  Student Conduct [FLB (LOCAL)]” #20 on page 175.

 

 

Grading Policy & Procedures

Homework (MyStatLab) – 5%

Chapter Quizzes (MyStatLab) – 5%

Discussions (Canvas) – 10%

Excel Assignments (Canvas) – 30%

Tests (On Campus) – 30% (3 tests total @ 10% each)

Final Exam (On Campus) – 20%

See “Assignment Descriptions” on Homepage for more information.

 

Test Schedule

 

Test 1:         Saturday, February 18, 2017

Test 2:         Saturday, March 25, 2017

Test 3:         Saturday, April 22, 2017

Final Exam:   Saturday, May 6, 2017

 

All Tests/Exam will be held on the Corinth Campus from 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.  Room TBD.  If you would like to take the test at a different time/place, please refer to the instructions on the homepage.

 

Disability Services (OSD)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability.  A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

 

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration (100) Building or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

 

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

Support Services

Counseling and Testing staff offer a variety of services to current and prospective students, such as College 101, placement testing, academic advising and course registration, transfer assistance, and College Success seminars (Time Management, Study Skills, Test Anxiety, Choosing a Major, Learning Style Strategies, Career Exploration), and much more.  http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/CounselingTesting.aspx


Student Success offers academic coaching, tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, free 24/7 online tutoring through Grade Results and assist new students acclimate to college by providing computer lab services for prospective students.   First generation students can also participate in TRIO which offers specialized support services.

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices.aspx

 
Financial Aid offers financial resources for students that qualify, visit the financial aid offices for more information.  http://www.nctc.edu/FInancialAidHome.aspx

EEOC Statement

  North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national

  origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

 


CLASS SCHEDULE

 

Week 1

1/16-1/22

Course Overview

Statistics Basics (1.1)

Observational Studies and Designed Experiments (1.2)

H1 – 1.1

H2 – 1.2

 

Week 1 Discussion

 

Week 2

1/23-1/29

Simple Random Sampling (1.3)

Sampling Techniques(1.4)

Bias in Sampling (1.5)

H3 – 1.3

H4 – 1.4

H5 – 1.5

Ch. 1 Quiz

Ch. 1 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #1
BLS #1

Week 3

1/30-2/5

Organizing Qualitative Data (2.1)

Organizing Quantitative Data (2.2)

Graphical Misrepresentation of Data (2.3)

H6 – 2.1

H7 – 2.2

H8 – 2.3

Ch. 2 Quiz

Ch. 2 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #2

Class Data Assignment

Week 4

2/6-2/12

Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)

Measures of Dispersion (3.2)

Grouped Data (3.3)

H9 – 3.1

H10 – 3.2

H11 – 3.3

Excel Assignment #3
Histograms

Week 5

2/13-2/19

Measures of Position (3.4)

Five Number Summary / Boxplots (3.5)

 

Test 1 – Saturday, February 18th

H12 – 3.4

H13 – 3.5

Ch. 3 Quiz

Ch. 3 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #4
Using Formulas in Excel

Week 6

2/20-2/26

Scatter Plots and Correlation (4.1)

Least Squares Regression (4.2)

H14 – 4.1

H15 – 4.2

Ch. 4 Quiz

Ch. 4 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #5

Scatter Plots and Regression

Week 7

2/27-3/5

Probability Basics (5.1)
Addition Rule and Complements (5.2)

Multiplication Rule / Independence (5.3)

H16 – 5.1

H17 – 5.2

H18 – 5.3

Ch. 5 Discussion

 

Week 8

3/6-3/12

Conditional Probability (5.4)

Counting Techniques (5.5)

Probability Practice (5.6)

H19 – 5.4

H20 – 5.5

H21 – 5.6

Ch. 5 Quiz

Excel Assignment #6

Changes to a Data Set

Spring Break!

Week 9

3/20-3/26

Discrete Random Variables (6.1)

Binomial Distribution (6.2)

 

Test 2 – Saturday, March 25th

H22 – 6.1

H23 – 6.2

Ch. 6 Quiz

Ch. 6 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #7

Binomial Distribution

Week 10

3/27-4/2

Normal Distribution (7.1)

Applications of Normal Distribution (7.2)

Normal Approximation to the Binomial (7.4)

H24 – 7.1

H25 – 7.2

H26 – 7.4

Ch. 7 Quiz

Ch. 7 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #8

Normal Distribution

Week 11

4/3-4/9

Distribution of the Sample Mean (8.1)

Distribution of the Sample Proportion (8.2)

H27 – 8.1

H28 – 8.2

Ch. 8 Quiz

Ch. 8 Discussion

Week 12

4/10-4/16

Confidence Intervals

Estimating Population Proportion (9.1)

Estimating Population Mean (9.2)

H29 – 9.1

H30 – 9.2

Ch. 9 Discussion

Week 13

4/17-4/23

Confidence Intervals (9.3)

Test 3 –Saturday, April 22nd

H31 – 9.3

Ch. 9 Quiz

Excel Assignment #9
Confidence Intervals

Week 14

4/24-4/30

Hypothesis Tests

Hypothesis Testing (10.1)

Hypothesis Test for Pop. Proportion (10.2)

Hypothesis Test for Population Mean (10.3)

H32 – 10.1

H33 – 10.2

H34 – 10.3

Ch. 10 Quiz

Ch. 10 Discussion

 

Excel Assignment #10
TBD

Week 15

5/1-5/6

Review for Final Exam

 

Final Exam – Saturday, May 6th

 

 

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is  April 6, 2016.

 

 

 

 

   
   
   
   

Name of Instructional Dean:

Sara Alford

Office Location:

Flower Mound 200C

Telephone Number:

972-899-8414

E-mail Address:

salford@nctc.edu

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator:

Keith Bailey

Office Location:

Cor335

Telephone Number:

940-498-6413

E-mail Address:

kbailey@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Sara Alford

Office Location:

Flower Mound 200C

Telephone Number:

972-899-8414

E-mail Address:

salford@nctc.edu