SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT COURSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MATH 1342 STATISTICAL METHODS PURPOSE OF THE COURSE: This course is a study of the methods of analyzing data, statistical concepts and models, estimation, tests of significance, introduction to analysis of variance, linear regression, and correlation. PREREQUISITE: Math 1314 or Math 1324. INSTRUCTOR: Pat Foard OFFICE: M101 PHONE: 716-2797 E-mail: [email protected] WEBSITE: southplainscollege.edu/math/foard TEXTBOOK: Statistical Methods Workbook by Pat Foard ATTENTION: Attendance is important to you. All students are encouraged to attend all classes. If you miss two consecutive weeks of class or a total of 5 classes, you will be dropped from the class with a grade of X or F, as determined by the instructor. If you decide to drop this class, you must take care of the drop yourself. GRADING: The final grade will be determined by averaging the four major tests, the final and the daily average. The daily average will be half homework and half daily quizzes. There will be no makeups for daily quizzes. Average Grade in the class 100 – 90 A 89 – 80 B 79 – 70 C 69 – 60 D 59 – 0 F COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course objectives are listed on my website on the syllabus for this course. EXAMINATIONS: There will be four major exams. A comprehensive final will be given during finals week. You may makeup only one major exam. Makeups must be taken within one week of the missed test. It is up to the student to see the instructor and schedule any makeup exams. HOMEWORK: Assignments will be made each class. Assignments will be kept in a notebook and will be taken up the day of each major exam. If you are absent, be sure to get the assignment you missed. All work will be shown on homework. The average of the four homeworks will be half of the daily grade. 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In this class, the teacher will establish and support an environment that values and nurtures individual and group differences and encourages engagement and interaction. Understanding and respecting multiple experiences and perspectives will serve to challenge and stimulate all of us to learn about others, about the larger world and about ourselves. By promoting diversity and intellectual exchange, we will not only mirror society as it is, but also model society as it should and can be.COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of the course and receiving a passing grade, the student will demonstrate mastery of the following concepts: 1. Represent raw data using various tables and graphs. (Sections 1.1 – 1.3) 2. Calculate measures of central tendency, variation, and position for both grouped and ungrouped data and interpret in writing the significance and meaning of calculations. (Sections 1.4 ) 3. Calculate coefficients of variation and skewness and interpret in writing the significance of the calculations. (Sections 1.5 – 1.6) 4. Calculate classical and empirical probabilities. (Section 3.1 – 3.3) 5. Apply binomial and normal distribution properties to calculate probabilities and interpret in writing the significance of the calculations. (Section 3.4 – 3.5) 6. Calculate mean, variation, and standard deviations of probability distributions and interpret in writing the significance of the calculations. (Sections 3.4 – 3.5) 7. Evaluate a hypothesis-testing situation to determine the appropriate test to be used. (Section 4.1 – 4.6) 8. Use parametric and non-parametric tests for hypothesis testing and interpret in writing the significance of test results. (Section 4.1 – 4.6) 9. Calculate coefficients of correlation, determination, and non-determination and interpret in writing the significance of the calculations. (Section 2.1) 10. Calculate linear regression equations and standard error and use equations to make predictions. (Section 2.2) 11. Use various statistical packages and/or a calculator with statistical capabilities to help with computation. All sectionsClass: Math 1342.001 MW 11 – 12:15 Semester: Spring 2012__________ Instructor: Pat Foard Office: M 101 716-2797 Monday 10 – 11 2:00 – 3:30 Tuesday 9:30 – 11:30 2:30 – 3:30 Wednesday 10 – 11 2:00 – 3:30 Thursday 9:30 – 11:30 2:30 – 3:30 Friday 10:00 – 11:30 Jan. 16 HOLIDAY Jan. 18 Section 1.1 Definitions p. 28 – 29 Jan. 23 Section 1.2 Frequency Distributions p. 30 – 32 Jan. 25 Section 1.3Graphs p. 33 – 38 Jan. 30 Section 1.4 Central Tendencies p. 39 – 40 Feb. 1 Section 1.5 Variation p. 41 – 44 Feb. 6 Section 1.6 Position p. 45 – 49 Feb. 8 Review Feb. 13 TEST I Feb. 15 Section 2.1 Correlation p. 58 – 63 Feb. 20 Section 2.2 Regression p. 64 – 69 Feb. 22 Review Feb. 27 TEST II Feb. 29 Section 3.1 Probabilty (add) p. 89 – 92 Mar. 5 Section 3.2 Prob (multi) p. 93 – 95 Mar. 7 Section 3.3 Counting p. 96 – 98 Mar. 9 No office hours Mar. 19 Section 3.4 Binomial Prob p. 99 – 102 Mar. 21 Section 3.5 Normal Prob p. 103 – 106 Mar. 26 Review Mar. 28 Test III Apr. 2 Section 4.1Hypothesis Testing, 1 sample means p. 127 – 130 Apr. 4 Section 4.2 Hypo. 1 sample variances and proportions p. 132 - 134 Apr. 9 Easter Break Apr. 11 Section 4.3 Hypo. Testing 1 Sample Apr. 16 Section 4.4 Hypo. 2 sample means p. 138 – 140 Apr. 19 Section 4.5 Hypo. 2 sample variances and proportions p. 141 – 143 Apr. 20 No office hours Apr. 23 Section 4.6 Hypotheses testing 2