|
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
|
|
|
Course Title:
|
Elementary Statistical Methods
|
|
Course Prefix & Number:
|
MATH 1342
|
Section Number:
|
408
|
Semester/Year:
|
Spring 2019
|
|
Semester Credit Hours:
|
3
|
Lecture Hours:
|
48
|
Lab Hours:
|
|
|
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.
|
|
Course Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Elementary Statistics; or equivalent
|
|
Required or Recommended Course Materials:
Fundamentals of Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 5th edition, Michael Sullivan III, 2018, Pearson
MyStatLab (e-text included in MSL)
TI-30X IIS or TI 83-84 calculator is required
NOTE: Phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.
|
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
|
Name of Instructor:
|
Brian Moor
|
|
Campus/Office Location:
|
|
|
Office Hours:
|
8-8:30, 9:20-10:20 M/W, 5:30-6:30 Th
|
|
Telephone Number:
|
|
|
E-mail Address:
|
bmoor@nctc.edu
|
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)
|
At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
|
|
1
|
Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
|
|
2
|
Recognize, examine, and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
|
|
3
|
Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of probabilities and combinatorics.
|
|
4
|
Explain the role of probability in statistics.
|
|
5
|
Examine, analyze, and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables.
|
|
6
|
Describe and compute confidence intervals.
|
|
7
|
Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
|
|
8
|
Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.
|
GRADING CRITERIA
|
# of Graded Course Elements
|
Graded Course Elements
|
Percentage or Point Values
|
|
27
|
Homework
|
10
|
|
14
|
Quizzes
|
15
|
|
4
|
Excel
|
15
|
|
4
|
Exam
|
40
|
|
1
|
Final Exam
|
20
|
Grade Scale: 90 – 100% = A; 80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F
MyStatLab is an online system where you will be spending most of your time outside of class working
on homework and quizzes. You will access MSL through the Canvas course page using the MyLab and
Mastering tab. MSL is where you will work on homework and quizzes.
Homework
Homework is 10% of your grade. It will be divided into sections based on the sections of the textbook.
For most of the homework problems, except some multiple choice problems, you will have 3 chances
to get the problem correct. If you are not correct on the third try, it is marked wrong. However, you
can click on the button at the bottom of the homework window that says “try again”. You will get a
whole new problem (similar to the original), that you can have another 3 chances at (and if you get this
one correct, then it is not marked wrong anymore). In other words, you have 15 chances to get most
problems correct. So there really is little reason why you cannot get near 100% on all the
homework assignments!
At the end of the semester, I will drop your 5 lowest homework grades.
Quizzes
Quizzes are 15% of your grade. You cannot check each problem separately in the quizzes as you can in
the homework. You must complete the entire quiz and submit it. Then you will be told your grade,
and you can review problems you missed. You may take each quiz five times, and your highest
grade will be the one recorded. It is a good idea to try your quizzes without your notes to help you
prepare for your exam. At the end of the semester, I will drop your 2 lowest quiz grades.
Excel
Excel assignments are 15% of your grade. They are posted in Canvas. You will hand in the Excel
assignments through a “drop box” in Canvas. See the Excel guidelines posted in Canvas.
There will be four Excel assignments throughout the semester. It is a good idea to get started on these
as soon as they are posted in case you run into problems. Do no wait until the last minute to get
started on these. No Excel grades will be dropped.
More detailed information on all of these types of assignments are posted in Canvas and MSL. There is
also more information posted about materials available in MSL.
A scientific calculator is required for this class. The recommended one is the TI-30X IIS. There will
be specific instructions on how to use this calculator for some statistical calculations posted in Canvas
and MSL.
You may not use your cellphone (iPad, tablet, etc.) calculators for tests.
A graphing calculator is not required, but not forbidden either. The textbook and MSL do give
instructions on how to do different procedures with one. However, you should not use any capabilities
of a graphing calculator that scientific ones do not have
Exams
Exams will be 40% of your grade. The exams will be paper and pencil and will be given during class.
You will be allowed to use one 3 inch by 5 inch note card for each exam. Tentatively, exams will be
given on the following days.
Exam #1: February 7 (Sections 1.1 – 3.3).
Exam #2: February 28 (Sections 3.4-5.2).
Exam #3: March 28 (Sections 5.3-6.2)
Exam #4: April 23 (Sections 7.1-9.2)
Final exam will be 20% of your final grade. Your final exam may also replace your lowest test grade.
You will be allowed to use a full sheet of standard notebook paper for the final.
Final Exam: May 16 (from 7:00-8:50 pm) (Comprehensive).
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies. It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member. Approved college-sponsored activities are also excused absences. The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason given for an absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless the absence is documented and excused by the instructor. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Thursday, April 4, 2019.
Last day to withdraw from a 1st 8-week course with a “W” is Thursday, February 21, 2019.
Last day to withdraw from a 2nd 8-week course with a “W” is Thursday, April 25, 2019.
|
GAINESVILLE –
1403 (Library)
|
CORINTH –
182
|
FLOWER MOUND –
2nd floor in MSU
|
|
Mon & Thurs
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
|
Mon – Thurs
8:30 am – 6:30 pm
|
Mon & Wed
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
|
|
Tues & Wed
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
|
|
Tues & Thurs
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
|
|
Fri 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
|
Fri 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
|
Fri 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
|
|
Sun 1:00 – 5:00 pm
|
Sat 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
|
|
|
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/student-services/office-students-with-disabilities.html
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)________