SYLLABUS Statistics 302, Spring 2014 Instructor: Dr. Lan Zhou Office: 415E Blocker Building Email: [email protected] Phone: (979)845-1233 Web: https://www.stat.tamu.edu/~lzhou/ Lectures: MWF 1:50 – 2:40pm (Section 502) Blocker 169 MWF 3:00 – 3:50pm (Section 508) Blocker 149 Office Hours: Wednesday 10:30am – 11:30am, 415E Blocker; Tuesday 4pm-5pm, 405F Blocker (by Mandal Soutrik) Help sessions: Monday - Thursday 10am – 12pm, 5pm – 7pm; Sunday 3pm – 5pm, Blocker 162 Prerequisites: Math 141, 166 or their equivalent Course Website: Dostat, WebAssign DoStat: We will use DoStat to manage this course. To register, follow the steps below: 1. Go to http://dl3.stat.tamu.edu/dostat 2. Submit information for your account 3. After log in, click on “Add course”. 4. Enter the course reference number DS-613. 5. Registration code: zhou302 WebAssign: Homework will be completed online using the WebAssign system. 1. Go to https://www.webassign.net/login.html 2. Register yourself. The self-enroll directions are posted in DoStat. 3. WebAssign keys: Software: StatCrunch (Off campus access password: ) http://dl.stat.tamu.edu/statcrunch4.0/verify.php3 Textbook (optional): http://courses.bfwpub.com/psls1e.php PSLS The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences by Brigitte Baldi and David Moore. Main Topics: Statistics is the science of learning from data. The main learning objective of the course is for students to be able to analyze and interpret data that is limited and variable to make conclusions regarding populations. Topics covered include an introduction to concepts of random sampling, data collection and statistical inference; estimation and testing hypotheses of means and variances, analysis ofvariance, regression analysis; chi-square tests. The course is intended for students in biological sciences or agriculture (except agricultural economics). Required Materials: 1. A calculator that has a square root function and can do calculations to at least 6 decimal places. 2. Three large gray scantrons to be used for 3 major exams. 3. The course notes posted periodically on DoStat must be printed out and brought to each class. 4. One piece of paper, a pencil and a calculator for in-class quiz. Exams: There will be two in-class midterms and one final exam. You will need an 8.5x11 GRAY scantron and your student ID for EACH exam. The exams are closed book. Exam schedule: Midterm I: Wednesday, Feb. 26, in class Midterm II: Wednesday, April 9, in class Final Exam: Section 502 – Tuesday, May 6, 3:30 – 5:30pm, Blocker 169 Section 508 – Tuesday, May 6, 10:30am – 12:30pm, Blocker 149 Quizzes: Indefinite number of one-question quiz will be given and 20% of students will be randomly selected to turn in their answers. To compensate for university excused absences, the lowest quiz score will be dropped. At the end of the semester, your total quiz score towards the calculation of your grade will be the average of all your graded quiz scores after dropping your lowest quiz score. If a student has never been selected during the whole semester, full credit will be given. There will be no makeup quizzes. Homework: Homework will typically be posted on Wednesday and will be due the following Wednesday night by 10pm. There will be tentatively 12 homework assignments. NO late homework will be accepted nor will you be allowed to make up missed homework. To compensate for university excused absences, the lowest two homework scores will be dropped. Grading policy: Homework 15%, quizzes 5%, midterms 20% each, final 40%. Course grades are assigned by total scores using the following scale: 90% ≤ score ≤ 100% => A 80% ≤ score < 90% => B 70% ≤ score < 80% => C 60% ≤ score < 70% => D 0% ≤ score < 60% => FChange/Excuse on exams need be approved in advance, with official document proving stated reason. Exams missed due to emergency reasons need official justification afterwards. Non-excusable missed exams receive a grade of zero; excusable ones will be compensated by placing more weights on the other exams. If the final exam is missed but the student has finished other exams and the homework assignment, a temporary grade of I (Incomplete) is given. University Excused Absences: Please refer to the Student Rules guidelines (see http://student-rules.tamu.edu/academicrules). ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe that you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Services, Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), in Room 126 of the Koldus Building, or call 845-1637. Plagiarism Statement: The handouts used in this course are copyrighted. By ‘handouts’, I mean all materials generated for this class, which include but are not limited to syllabi, exams, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and additional problem sets. Because these materials are copyrighted, you do not have the right to copy the handouts, unless I explicitly grant permission. As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of the passing off as one’s own ideas, words, writings, etc., which belong to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and turn it in as your own, even if you should have permission of that person. Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins, for the plagiarism destroys the trust among colleagues without which research can not be safely communicated. Academic Integrity Statement: “An aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.” Please refer to