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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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Elementary Statistical Methods
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Course Prefix & Number:
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MATH 1342
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Section Number:
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400
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Semester/Year:
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Spring 2019
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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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:
Required: MyLab Stats (online material). May buy access code or buy directly online.
Scientific calculator, TI-30X IIS recommended. Graphing calculators allowed, but not needed.
You may not use your cellphone calculator for tests.
Access to Excel spreadsheets for assignments.
Optional: Textbook: Fundamentals of Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 5th edition, Michael Sullivan. (eText included in MyLab Stats)
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Jill Yoder
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth Campus, Room 208
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Office Hours:
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MW 9:30 – 11, 12:30 -2 (Corinth)
TR 11 – 12 (Corinth), 1 – 2 (Flower Mound)
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6269
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E-mail Address:
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jyoder@nctc.edu
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)
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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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Recognize, examine, and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
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Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of probabilities and combinatorics.
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Explain the role of probability in statistics.
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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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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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22
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Online and in-class Quizzes
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20%
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4
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Excel Assignments
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10%
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4
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Exams
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50%
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1
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Final Exam
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20%
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Grade Scale: 90 – 100% = A; 80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F
Class Notes: I have made PowerPoint notes for each chapter, and posted them on Canvas in two formats. The first is a pdf format with 4 slides to a page. The second is the original PowerPoint format. You need to have these notes in front of you during lecture. Either print them out and bring to class, or bring your laptop.
Practice homework is due every week by Sunday night. However you may work on it anytime after the due date. It is very important to work on, even though it is for practice. It is where you really learn the material. You may do practice homework two ways----do problems from the eText or online problems in MyLab Stats.
Video assignments will also be due on Sunday evenings. Again, you can view them after the due date. You need to watch these before the lecture to make sure you are understanding everything. Lectures will add details and fill in gaps based on these videos.
Online quizzes will be due on Tuesday evenings. This is an exact due date. You may not work on the quizzes after they are due. They are online through MyLab, and you will do them outside of class. You will have 5 attempts to do each online quiz, and the highest grade of all attempts is recorded.
In-class quizzes are done in class in groups on Wednesdays. Groups will be assigned, and may be updated weekly. While you are expected to work together to do the quiz, each student will hand in their own assignment. You must be in class do to this type of quiz.
Excel assignments will be due by midnight on specific Fridays (due dates in Canvas). Assignments are posted in Canvas, and you may also need to go to MyLab Stats for data sets and an Excel manual. Read the Excel guidelines (also posted in Canvas) for information on finding the data sets, finding the Excel manual, handing in your assignment,etc. No late assignments will be accepted.
Exams will be given in class. You may bring in a 3X5 notecard to each exam with formulas, examples, definitions, etc. on it.
You are expected to be in class for the exams. If you are unable to be there, you must notify the instructor on or before the scheduled day. Then a make-up can be discussed. If you do not notify the instructor or are unable to take it before the test is handed back to the class, you may not take it. Contact the instructor for alternatives.
Exam Schedule
Exam #1: Wednesday, February 20
Exam #2: Wednesday, March 20
Exam #3: Wednesday, April 10
Exam #4: Wednesday, May 1
Final Exam: Monday, May 13, 8am – 9:50am
Test Revisions: You may choose one of the 4 exams (not the final) that you have taken, and both re-do and explain how to do any problem you missed points on. You can get back up to half the points you missed. See Canvas for more specific instructions on what to do for the revisions.
Please do not talk to classmates while the instructor is lecturing. You may ask questions of the instructor at any time.
Please do not leave the classroom during lecture. It is distracting to others
Please do not be on your cell phones during lectures. Ideally, they should be on silent and out of sight
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. Valid reasons for absence do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.
If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to get the notes from another student, and look at the material in MyLab Stats to learn what you missed.
I do not drop students for absences. If you want to drop the class, you must do so yourself before the drop date.
Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Thursday, April 4, 2019
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GAINESVILLE – 1403 (Library)
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CORINTH – 186
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FLOWER MOUND (2nd floor)
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Monday: TBA
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MW: 8am – 6pm
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MTWR: 9am – 3pm
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Tuesday: 9am – 3:30pm
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TR: 9am – 7pm
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F: 9am – 12pm
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WR: 9am – 3pm
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F: 9am – 12pm
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Sunday: 1pm – 5pm
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Saturday 10am – 1pm
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DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)
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 940-498-6207.
North Central Texas College is 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/catalog/north-central-texas-college-student-handbook/section-i/special-accommodations-office-students-with-disabilities/osd-department-contacts.html
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)________
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 (For classes in the Core)
x Critical Thinking
x Communication
x Empirical and Quantitative
o Teamwork
o Personal Responsibility
o Social Responsibility
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
x Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://www.nctc.edu/catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook/nctc-student-handbook.html.
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
- Zero on the assignment
- Failing grade for the course
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Name of Chair :
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Dr. Elizabeth Howell
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Office Location:
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Corinth 236
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Telephone Number:
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940.498.6209
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E-mail Address:
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ehowell@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Sara Flusche
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Office Location:
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Gainesville 1306
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Telephone Number:
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940.668.3351
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E-mail Address:
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sflusche@nctc.edu
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Tobacco-Free Campus: NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.
Campus Carry: Effective August 1, 2017, a license holder may carry a concealed handgun on or about the license holder's person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state. For more information, see the website at http://www.nctc.edu/police/campus-carry.html.