MATH 1342.500 Syllabus Fall 2019 Kight

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

Course Title: Integrated Elementary Statistical Methods

Course Prefix & Number: MATH 1342/NCBM 0142

Section Number:  500

Semester: Fall 2019

Semester Credit Hours: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Lab Hours: 0

Course Description for MATH 1342 (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 Description for NCBM 0142 (NCTC Catalog): The NCBO supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving. This course does not count toward graduation at NCTC.

Course Prerequisite(s): Pass Math 0305 with a “C” or better, or earn satisfactory TSI Assessment placement score, or earn satisfactory placement score on another approved assessment.

Required or Recommended Course Materials:

Fundamentals of Statistics Informed Decisions using Data, 5th Edition, Michael Sullivan, Pearson, 2018

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 Windows 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 107

 

Office Hours:

MW 8:30am – 9:30 & 1:00pm – 1:30, Or by appointment.  

 

Telephone Number:

940-498-6208, Leave message with Math Department Admin.

 

E-mail Address:

tkight@nctc.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

34

Homework (MyStatLab)

2.5%

10

Quizzes (MyStatLab)

2.5%

8

Excel Assignments (Canvas)

20%

4

Tests (In Class)

55%

1

Final Exam (In Class)

20%

Grade Scale for MATH 1342:   90 – 100% = A; 80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D    Below 60% = F

Grade Scale for NCBM 0142: 70 – 100% = P;   Below 70% = 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.

 

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

Date

Lecture Topics & Tests

Assignments Due

Week 1

8/26/19

 

 

Course Overview / Statistics Basics (1.1)

Observational Studies vs. Designed Experiments (1.2)

 

Simple Random Sampling (1.3)

Sampling Techniques (1.4)

Bias in Sampling (1.5)

 

 

 

H1 – 1.1

H2 – 1.2

 

Week 2

9/2/19

 

 

*** Labor Day Holiday ***

 

Organizing Qualitative Data (2.1)

Organizing Quantitative Data (2.2)

Graphical Misrepresentation of Data (2.3)

 

 

H3 – 1.3

H4 – 1.4

H5 – 1.5

 

 

 

Excel Assign. #1 –

BLS

Week 3

9/9/19

 

 

Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)

 

Measures of Dispersion (3.2)

H6 – 2.1

H7 – 2.2

H8 – 2.3

 

 

Excel Assign. #2 –

Graphs & Histogrm

Week 4

9/16/19

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Week 5

9/23/19

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. #3 –

Formulas in Excel

Week 6

9/30/19

Least Squares Regression (4.2, 4.3)

 

Probability Basics (5.1)

Addition Rule & Complements (5.2)

H14 – 4.1

 

H15 – 4.2

 

 

Excel Assign. #4 –

Correl. & Regr.

Week 7

10/7/19

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

 

 

 

 

Week 8

10/14/19

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. #5 –

Probability Samples

Week 9

10/21/19

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. #6 –

Binomial Dist.

Week 10

10/28/19

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

 

Week 11

11/4/19

Inferential Statistics Overview

Distribution of the Sample Mean (8.1)

 

Distribution of the Sample Proportion (8.2)

Estimating Population Proportion (9.1)

 

 

 

H27 – 8.1

 

 

 

Excel Assign. #7 –

Normal Distribution

Week 12

11/11/19

Estimating Population Mean (9.2)

Confidence Intervals (9.3)

 

Hypothesis Testing (10.1)

H28 – 8.2

H29 – 9.1

 

H30 – 9.2

H31 – 9.3

 

Week 13

11/18/19

Hypothesis Testing for Population Proportion (10.2)

 

Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean (10.3)

 

H32 – 10.1

 

H33 – 10.2

 

 

 

Excel Assign. #8 –

Conf. Intervals

Week 14

11/25/19

Review for Test 4

 

*** Thanksgiving Holiday ***

H34 – 10.3

 

Week 15

12/2/19

Test 4 (Chapters 8, 9, 10)

 

Review for Final Exam

Ch 8 – Quiz

Ch 9 – Quiz

Ch 10 – Quiz

 

 

Week 16

12/9/19

Final Exam (11:00AM-12:50PM)

 

 

 

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR MATH 1342

 

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.

 

STUDENT EMAIL

All students at NCTC are assigned a student email address, also known as Lion Pride email. Lion Pride email can be accessed on the NCTC home page by clicking on MyNCTC, then the link “Lion Pride Email” to the left. After clicking the Lion Pride Email link, the Microsoft Office 365 window will open.
1. Enter your NCTC student e-mail address. (for example, Smithj123456@student.nctc.edu)

2. Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).

3. From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.

4. You will be asked to set your language and local time zone (Central Time). Your account is now activated.

 

**It is the student’s responsibility to activate and regularly monitor the assigned NCTC (Lion Pride) e-mail account. Important announcements and notifications from the Admissions office, Financial Aid, or other college staff will be sent via the Lion Pride student email system.

 

For communicating with classmates and instructors, students also have an option to communicate through Canvas. Canvas messaging is NOT the same as Lion Pride e-mail. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mails (either in Lion Pride or in Canvas) is no excuse for not complying with any school policy. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email as well as the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.

 

TSI COMPLIANCE

At North Central Texas College, students who test but do not meet the passing scores in ALL sections of the TSI Assessment or any other THECB approved testing measurements are required by state law to obtain TSI advising and continuously enroll in a formal college preparatory studies (developmental) program every semester until all TSI requirements are satisfied. TSI program attendance is MANDATORY. Non-compliance with the rules of attendance can result in a student being WITHDRAWN from the college preparatory and college-level math courses. Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.

 

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)

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

 

 

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Friday, November 1, 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 Math Lab – 186

All other campuses

Monday – Thursday          8:30 am – 6:30 pm

Check the Math Lab/tutoring hours

Friday                                    8:30 am – 12:00 pm

on the website listed above.

Saturday                             10:00 am – 1:00 pm

 

 

DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)

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).   https://www.nctc.edu/catalog/student-services/office-students-with-disabilities.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. https://www.nctc.edu/_documents/academics/student-handbook.pdf

 

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator:

Dr. Elizabeth Howell

Office Location:

Corinth 236

Telephone Number:

940.498.6209

E-mail Address:

ehowell@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Mary Martinson

Office Location:

Gainesville 1404

Telephone Number:

940.668.7731 ext. 4377

E-mail Address:

mmartinson@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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