Syllabus

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

 

Course Title:

Elementary Statistical Methods

 

Course Prefix & Number: 

MATH 1342

Section Number: 

580

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:

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

TI-30X IIS or TI 83-84 calculator is required

NOTE: Phone calculators will NOT be allowed on exams.

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:

Cary Crawford

Campus/Office Location:

Flower Mound/Rm 107

Office Hours:

MW 8:30-11

Telephone Number:

 

E-mail Address:

ccrawford@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

28

Homeworks

10

4

Excel Projects

15

4

Exams

75

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

 

MyMathlab

MyMathlab is an online homework and course management system.  The link is available on our Canvas course page.  You can purchase an access code in bookstore or buy online using paypal or credit card. You will need to register for this right away.

 

Homework

Homework is submitted using mymathlab.  Each homework question may be attempted 5 times.  Each homework assignment is due at 11:59 pm on the due date.  Students can work on the homework after the due date for 20% off.

 

Tests

There are three regular exams and a cumulative final.  All tests will be taken during the class period and will be paper and pencil tests.  The test questions will be short answer.  One make-up exam will be allowed if I am notified ahead of time.  The final is cumulative and required of all students and may be used to replace the lowest regular exam grade.

 

Excel

Excel assignments will be posted in Canvas, and you will upload your completed project in Canvas.  There are Excel guidelines posted in Canvas and an Excel manual in MyMathlab.  Most of your assignments will include a referral to this manual.  Late excel projects will be counted off 10% per day.

 

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

 

 

MATH 1342 – 580: STATISTICS DUE DATES CALENDAR

 Spring 2019

 

 

Section

Title

*Due Date

   

 

 

 

1.1

Introduction to the Practice of Statistics

Jan 25

 

1.2

Observational Studies versus Designed Experiments

Jan 25

 

1.3 - 1.4

Simple Random Sampling and other Sampling Techniques

Jan 30

 

2.1

Organizing Qualitative Data

Jan 30

 

2.2

Organizing Quantitative Data

Jan 30

 

3.1

Measures of Central Tendency

Feb 1

 

3.2

Measures of Dispersion

Feb 1

 

3.3

Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion from Grouped Data

Feb 1

 

 

EXAM 1

FEB 4

 

CANVAS

EXCEL 1

Feb 6

 

3.4

Measures of Position and Outliers

Feb 10

 

3.5

The five number Summary and Boxplots

Feb 10

 

4.1

Scatter Diagrams and Correlation

Feb 10

 

4.2

Least Squares Regression

Feb 13

 

5.1

Probability Rules

Feb 13

 

CANVAS

EXCEL 2

Feb 15

 

5.2

The Addition Rule and Complements

Feb 17

 

5.3

Independence and the Multiplication Rule

Feb 17

 

5.4

Conditional Probability and the General Multiplication Rule

Feb 17

 

5.5

Counting Techniques

Feb 19

 

5.6

Putting it All Together

Feb 19

 

 

EXAM 2

FEB 20

 

6.1

Discrete Random Variables

Feb 22

 

6.2

The Binomial Probability Distribution

Feb 27

 

7.1

Properties of the Normal Distribution

Feb 27

 

7.2

Applications of the Normal Distribution

Mar 1

 

CANVAS

EXCEL 3

Mar 3

 

8.1

Distribution of the Sample Mean

Mar 5

 

8.2

Distribution of the population proportion

Mar 5

 

9.1

Estimating a Population Proportion

Mar 5

 

9.2

Estimating a Population Mean

Mar 5

 

 

EXAM 3

MAR 6

 

10.1

Language of Hypothesis Testing

Mar 8

 

10.3

Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean

Mar 19

 

CANVAS

EXCEL 4

Mar 20

 

 

 FINAL EXAM

MAR 20

 

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 1st 8-week course with a “W” is Thursday, February 21

 

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 – 182

FLOWER MOUND - 111

MW: 8-6

MWR: 9-3

TR: 9-7

T: 9-4

F: 9-12 Sat: 10-1

F: 9-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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