MATH 1342 503 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICAL METHODS

Introduction

Course Syllabus v2

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS v2

 

 

Course Title:

Elementary Statistical Methods

Course Prefix & Number: 

MATH 1342

Section Number: 

503

Semester/Year:

Spring 2019

Semester Credit Hours:

3

Lecture Hours:

48

Class Time:  MW 8:00am – 9:20

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:

Text book:  Fundamentals of Statistics:  Informed Decisions Using Data 5th edition, Michael Sullivan III, 2018, Pearson MyStatLab (e-text included in MyStatLab)

Required: 

Purchase of the online MyStatLab access is required.  A physical copy of the text is not required.  HW, Quizzes and practice tests are on MyStatLab via Canvas.

Calculator with statistical capabilities is required – Examples are TI30xs Multiview; TI-30X IIS; TI 83-84

Access to computer with Microsoft Excel is required.

NOTE: Phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:

Thom Kight

Campus/Office Location:

Flower Mound Campus, Room 108

Office Hours:

MW 9:30am – 10:30

Or by appointment.  Please email if you like to meet at a different time than those listed or setup an online conference.

Telephone Number:

214-406-2516 (text first)

E-mail Address:

tkight@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

34

Homework (MyStatLab)

5%

10

Quizzes (MyStatLab)

5%

8

Excel Assignments (Canvas)

20%

4

Tests

50%

1

Final Exam

20%

Grade Scale:   90–100% = A; 80–89% = B; 70–79% = C; 60–69% = D; Below 60% = F

 

Note:  The lowest regular test grade will be replaced by final exam grade if beneficial.  At the end of the semester two homework assignments and one quiz will be dropped.  Due dates can be found in MyStatLab.

 

TENTATIVE TEST SCHEDULE

Test 1

February 13

Test 2

March 6

Test 3

April 3

Test 4

May 6

Final Exam

See Final Exam Schedule at:

 https://www.nctc.edu/current-students/final-exam-schedule.html

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)

(Week)

Date

 

Lecture Topics & Tests

 

Assignments Due

(1)

1/21/19

 

 

MLK Observed – College closed

 

Course Overview / Statistics Basics (1.1)

Observational Studies vs. Designed Experiments (1.2)

 

 

 

 

(2)

1/28/19

 

 

Simple Random Sampling (1.3)

Sampling Techniques (1.4)

Bias in Sampling (1.5)

 

Organizing Qualitative Data (2.1)

Organizing Quantitative Data (2.2)

Graphical Misrepresentation of Data (2.3)

H1 – 1.1

H2 – 1.2

 

 

H3 – 1.3

H4 – 1.4

 

 

 

 

Excel Assign. #1 –

BLS

(3)

2/4/19

 

 

Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)

 

Measures of Dispersion (3.2)

H5 – 1.5

H6 – 2.1

H7 – 2.2

H8 – 2.3

 

 

Excel Assign. #2 –

Graphs & Histogram

(4)

2/11/19

 

 

Grouped Data (3.3)

Review for Test 1

 

Test 1 (Chapters 1, 2,3.1,3.2)

 

H9 – 3.1

H10 – 3.2

 

Ch 1 – Quiz

Ch 2 – Quiz

 

 

 

Excel Assign. #3 –

Formulas in Excel

(5)

2/18/19

Measures of Position (3.4)

Five Number Summary / Boxplots (3.5)

 

Scatter Plots & Correlation (4.1)

 

H11 – 3.3

 

 

H12 – 3.4

H13 – 3.5

 

 

 

Excel Assign. #4 –

Correl. & Regr.

(6)

2/25/19

Least Squares Regression (4.2)

 

Probability Basics (5.1)

Addition Rule & Complements (5.2)

H14 – 4.1

 

H15 – 4.2

 

(7)

3/4/19

Multiplication Rule / Independence (5.3)

Review for Test 2

 

Test 2 (Chapters 3, 4,5.1-3)

 

H16 – 5.1

H17 – 5.2

 

Ch 3 – Quiz

Ch 4 – Quiz

 

 

 

Excel Assign. #5 –

Probability Samples

3/11/19

Spring Break

(8)

3/18/19

Conditional Probability (5.4)

Counting Techniques (5.5)

 

Probability Practice (5.6)

Discrete Random Variables (6.1)

H18 – 5.3

 

 

H19 – 5.4

H20 – 5.5

 

 

Excel Assign. #6 –

Binomial Distribution

(9)

3/25/19

Binomial Distribution (6.2)

 

Normal Distribution (7.1)

Applications of Normal Distribution (7.2)

H21 – 5.6

H22 – 6.1

 

H23 – 6.2

 

 

Excel Assign. #7 –

Normal Distribution

(10)

4/1/19

Normal Approximation to the Binomial (7.4)

Review Test 3

 

 

Test 3 (Chapters 5, 6, 7)

H24 – 7.1

H25 – 7.2

 

H26 – 7.4

Ch 5 – Quiz

Ch 6 – Quiz

Ch 7 – Quiz

 

(11)

4/8/19

Inferential Statistics Overview

Distribution of the Sample Mean (8.1)

 

Distribution of the Sample Proportion (8.2)

 

 

 

H27 – 8.1

 

(12)

4/15/19

Estimating Population Proportion (9.1)

 

Estimating Population Mean (9.2)

Confidence Intervals (9.3)

H28 – 8.2

 

H29 – 9.1

 

 

 

Excel Assign. #8 –

Confidence Intervals

(13)

4/22/19

Hypothesis Testing (10.1)

 

Hypothesis Testing for Population Proportion (10.2)

H30 – 9.2

H31 – 9.3

 

(14)

4/29/19

Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean (10.3)

 

 

Review for Test 4

H32 – 10.1

H33 – 10.2

 

H34 – 10.3

 

(15)

5/6/19

Test 4 (Chapters 8, 9, 10)

 

 

Review for Final Exam

Ch 8 – Quiz

Ch 9 – Quiz

Ch 10 – Quiz

 

(16)

5/13/19

Final Exam (9:00AM-10:50AM)

 

 

 

 

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

Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Thursday, April 4, 2019.

 

MATH LAB

Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance. No appointments are necessary. See the most current tutoring hours for all five campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html. 

 

TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON TUTOR AVAILABILITY:

 

  CORINTH – 186

GAINESVILLE – 1403 (Library)

  FLOWER MOUND at MSU

Mon:  8AM-6PM

Mon:  12PM-6PM

Mon:  9AM-3PM

Tue:   9AM-7PM

Tue:   9AM-6PM

Tue:   9AM-4PM

Wed:  8AM-6PM

Wed:  8AM-6PM

Wed:  9AM-3PM

Thu:   9AM-7PM

Thu:   9AM-3:30PM

Thu:   9AM-3PM

Sat:    10AM-1PM

Sun:    1PM-5PM

Fri:     9AM-12PM

 

 

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


COURSE TYPE

o           Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

x        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://www.nctc.edu/catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook/nctc-student-handbook.html. 

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

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:

  1.  Zero on the assignment
  2. Failing grade for the course

 

Name of Chair:

Dr. Elizabeth Howell

Office Location:

Corinth 236

Telephone Number:

940.498.6209

E-mail Address:

ehowell@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Sara Flusche

Office Location:

Gainesville 1306

Telephone Number:

940.668.3351

E-mail Address:

sflusche@nctc.edu

 

CAMPUS RESTRICTIONS

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.

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