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Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Statistics Lecture 1 Introduction Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment Robb T Koether Hampden Sydney College Wed Aug 26 2009 Outline Statistics Robb T Koether 1 Introduction Introduction 2 Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades 3 Attendance 4 Classroom Etiquette 5 A Statistical Problem 6 Assignment Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment Introduction Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment Dr Robb T Koether Office Bagby 114 Office phone 223 6207 9 00 am 5 00 pm Home phone 392 8604 6 00 pm 11 00 pm e mail rkoether hsc edu Office hours MWF 2 30 4 00 T 1 30 2 20 other hour by appointment Introduction Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment Meeting time MWF 8 30 T 2 30 Meeting place Bagby 022 Text Interactive Statistics 3rd ed by Martha Aliaga and Brenda Gunderson Homework Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment Daily assignments Read the section Read the examples and work through them yourself Do the Let s Do It exercises Do the assigned exercises at the end of the section Do the homework every night do not put it off Homework Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment If you are not able to work all the problems then you need to seek help Departmental tutors will be available Sunday through Thursday nights 8 00 11 00 in Bagby 111 starting next week Quizzes Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment There will be a quiz every Tuesday during the first 10 minutes of class The quiz questions will be taken verbatim from the previous week s homework I will drop the two lowest quiz grades Tests Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment There will be three tests Test Date 1 Fri Sep 25 2 Fri Oct 23 3 Fri Nov 20 Chapters 1 4 5 7 8 11 Final Exam Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment The final exam will be given on Tue Dec at 9 00 a m in Bagby 022 It will be cumulative covering chapters 1 11 13 14 Everyone must take the final exam It will not be rescheduled Plan now to be there Final Grade Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment Final grade in the course is a weighted average of the quiz average the test average and the final exam grade Component Weight Quiz avg 30 Test avg 50 Final exam 20 Attendance Policy Statistics Robb T Koether I will check attendance every day Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment If you arrive after the bell it is your responsibility to tell me after class that you arrived late Based on your attendance I will take the following actions No of Absences Action 0 3 Raise final grade one part 4 6 No action 7 9 Lower final grade one part 9 Withdraw you with WF Classroom Etiquette Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment During a lecture you are free to ask questions It is polite to raise your hand first and wait to be called on While working assigned problems in class you are free to talk to other students provided you are talking about the assigned problems Classroom Etiquette Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette Do not talk to other students while I am talking Do not make a habit of leaving the room during the class If necessary use the bathroom before coming to class If you are thirsty get a drink before class Do not sleep in class A Statistical Problem Do not work on assignments from other classes during class Assignment Do not read the newspaper during class Do not use a cell phone during class A Statistical Problem Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment A Statistical Problem I have a coin I want to determine whether it is fair i e does it land heads 50 of the time If it is fair and I toss it 12 times how many heads would I expect to get A Statistical Problem Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment A Statistical Problem I have a coin I want to determine whether it is fair i e does it land heads 50 of the time If it is fair and I toss it 12 times how many heads would I expect to get A Statistical Problem Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment A Statistical Problem I have a coin I want to determine whether it is fair i e does it land heads 50 of the time If it is fair and I toss it 12 times how many heads would I expect to get A Statistical Problem Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading A Naive Approach Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment A naive approach would be to count the number of heads and see whether it is 6 If I get 6 heads I will conclude that the coin is fair Otherwise I will conclude that it is not fair What is wrong with that approach A Statistical Problem Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading A Naive Approach Homework Quizzes Tests Final Grades Attendance Classroom Etiquette A Statistical Problem Assignment A naive approach would be to count the number of heads and see whether it is 6 If I get 6 heads I will conclude that the coin is fair Otherwise I will conclude that it is not fair What is wrong with that approach A Statistical Problem Statistics Robb T Koether Introduction Grading A


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