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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501
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Semester/Year:
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Spring 2020
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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:
Fundamentals of Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 5th edition, Michael Sullivan III,2018,Pearson
MyStatLab(e-text included in MyStatLab) Note: A physical copy of the text is not required. Purchase of online MyStatLab access is required.
TI30xs Multiview ; TI-30X IIS ; TI 83-84 or calculator with statistical capabilities required Access to computer with Microsoft Excel required
NOTE: Phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Name of Instructor:
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Ben Owens
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Campus/Office Location:
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Flower Mound 107
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Office Hours:
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Tuesday/Thursday: 8:00-10:00 ; 12:30-2:00 ; 3:30-5:30
Fridays: by appointment only
Online office hours: TBD
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6295
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E-mail Address:
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bowens@nctc.edu
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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:
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Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable conclusions.
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2
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Recognize, examine, and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting data.
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3
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Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of probabilities and combinatorics.
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4
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Explain the role of probability in statistics.
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5
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Examine, analyze, and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables.
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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
# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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34
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Homework (MyStatLab)
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5%
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10
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Quizzes (MyStatLab)
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5%
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13
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Excel Assignments (Canvas)
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20%
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4
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Tests
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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
Late work policy:
For Homework Assignments in MyStatLab each problem may be attempted an unlimited amount of times. For problems submitted after the due date a 30% late penalty will be given.
For Quizzes in MyStatLab all problems must be attempted together and submitted at once. There are three total attempts for the quizzes. If a quiz is completed after the due date a 30% late penalty will be given.
All Excel assignments must be turned in on or before the day they are due. However, for Excel assignments corrections may be made to the assignments and the assignment may be resubmitted to bring the grade up to full credit. If a student does not submit the Excel on the due date, they will not be allowed to make corrections on the assignment.
If a student misses a test or the final exam they must contact the professor as soon as possible to make arrangements for taking the test. If a test is not taken by the time the professor returns the graded tests to the class, the student will receive a 0 for that test (which may be replaced by grade on final exam—see below).
Note: The lowest regular test grade will be replaced by final exam grade if beneficial. The final exam will not be dropped. 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)
Week 1
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Course Overview / Statistics Basics (1.1)
Designed Experiments/ Observational Studies (1.2)
Simple Random Sampling (1.3)
Sampling Techniques/Bias in Sampling (1.4 &1.5)
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H1 – 1.1
H2 – 1.2
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Week 2
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Organizing Qualitative Data (2.1)
Organizing Quantitative Data (2.2)
Graphical Misrepresentation of Data (2.3)
Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)
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H3 – 1.3
H4 – 1.4
H5 – 1.5
H6 – 2.1
Ch. 1 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #1 BLS #1
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Week 3
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Measures of Central Tendency (3.1)
Measures of Dispersion (3.2)
Grouped Data (3.3) Review for Test 1
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H7 – 2.2
H8 – 2.3
H9 – 3.1
H10 – 3.2 Ch. 2 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #2
Graphs in Excel
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Week 4
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Test 1
Measures of Position (3.4) Five Number Summary / Boxplots (3.5)
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H11 – 3.3
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Excel Assignment #3 Histograms in Excel
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Week 5
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Scatter Plots and Correlation (4.1)
Least Squares Regression (4.2)
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H12 – 3.4
H13 – 3.5
H14 – 4.1
Ch. 3 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #4
Formulas in Excel
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Week 6
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Probability Basics (5.1) Addition Rule and Complements (5.2)
Multiplication Rule / Independence (5.3) Review for Test 2
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H15 – 4.2
H16 – 5.1
H17 – 5.2
Ch. 4 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #5
Correlation
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Week 7
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Test 2
Conditional Probability (5.4)
Counting Techniques (5.5)
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H18 – 5.3
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Excel Assignment #6 Regression
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Week 8
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Probability Practice (5.6)
Discrete Random Variables (6.1)
Binomial Distribution (6.2)
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H19 – 5.4
H20 – 5.5
H21 – 5.6
H22 – 6.1
Ch. 5 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #7
Counting Techniques
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Spring Break: March 16-21
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Week 9
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Normal Distribution (7.1)
Applications of Normal Distribution (7.2)
Normal Approximation to the Binomial (7.4)
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H23 – 6.2
Ch. 6 Quiz
H24 – 7.1
H25 – 7.2
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Excel Assignment #8
Binomial Distribution
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Week 10
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Review for Test 3
Test 3
***Last day to drop course with “W” - 4/3
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H26 – 7.4
Ch. 7 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #9
Binomial Distribution
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Week 11
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Inferential Statistics Overview
Distribution of the Sample Mean (8.1)
Distribution of the Sample Proportion (8.2)
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H27 – 8.1
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Excel Assignment #10
Normal Distributions
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Week 12
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Estimating Population Proportion (9.1)
Estimating Population Mean (9.2)
Confidence Intervals (9.3)
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H28 – 8.2
H29 – 9.1 Ch. 8 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #11
Sampling Distributions
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Week 13
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Hypothesis Testing (10.1)
Hypothesis Test for Population Proportion (10.2)
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H30 – 9.2
H31 – 9.3
H32 – 10.1
Ch. 9 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #12
Confidence Intervals
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Week 14
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Hypothesis Test for Population Mean (10.3)
Review for Test 4
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H33 – 10.2
H34 – 10.3
Ch. 10 Quiz
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Excel Assignment #13
Confidence Intervals
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Week 15
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Test 4
Review for Final Exam
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Week 16
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Final Exam
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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.
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 Friday, April 3, 2020.
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.
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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. https://www.nctc.edu/_documents/academics/student-handbook.pdf.
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
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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Mary Martinson
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Office Location:
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Gainesville 1404
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Telephone Number:
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940.668.7731 ext. 4377
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E-mail Address:
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mmartinson@nctc.edu
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