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SyllabusStats 11EssentialsInstructor: Robert GouldOffice: Boelter 9413 (Warning: it's hard to find. Check my web page for directions.)Phone: 310-206-3381email: [email protected] Hours: MW 2-3Textbooks Copy of Wonnacott and Wonnacott, Introductory Statistics for Business and Economics,4th Ed. available at the bookstore.Data Analysis Lab Manual for Stats 11, available at the bookstore.Important web sites:Your main resource for information concerning this course is this web page:http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~rgould/11w04http://my.ucla.edu for grades, etc.http://www.stat.ucla.edu/icl/ for information about the hours the Statistics lab isavailablehttp://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/how_to_get_stata.htm for information aboutlocation and availability of campus computer labs with Statahttp://www.stat.ucla.edu Statistics Department page with links to course homepage.Your grades will be posted at my.ucla. You are responsible for making sure that workyou have submitted has been recorded.Mathematical PreparationAlthough this is not a mathematics course, still we assume a certain level of comfort withmathematical notation and abstraction. You should be able to integrate polynomials and,more important, understand that the integral of a function is the area under the curvedescribed by the function.OverviewThis course is an introduction to mathematical statistics with an applied component. Theemphasis in this course will be on understanding fundamental concepts of statistics andprobability and how they are applied towards understanding the world. Calculation is de-emphasized; you will be expected to explain "why" and "how", which are both moreimportant than "what". Communication, written and verbal, is important. Your workwill be graded more favorably if your explanations are clear and unambiguous.The weekly labs serve two purposes. The more important purpose is that they give youan opportunity to see how the theory we discuss in lecture is applied to real data. Thesecond purpose is that you'll gain some experience with a professional quality statisticalsoftware package. You are not required to buy this software; it is available at severalcomputer labs around campus. However, should you choose to purchase it for your ownuse, a student price is available via this web pagehttp://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/how_to_get_stata.htmGradesYour grades will be based on the following components:1a) Homework. Homework is due every Friday and consists mostly of problems chosenfrom the textbook. You can see the assignment on the web page. The grade will bebased on one or two problems chosen from all of the assigned problems and these will beannounced before hand. You will get 5 points for each problem, and an additional 1point if you completed the other problems. In most cases, you will not know whichproblems these are ahead of time and so should do them all. Homework will be worth10% of your score. The lowest homework will be dropped. Late homework is notaccepted for any reason. Late homework will be graded as a 0. If that's the only 0 youget, then it will be the score that is dropped. "Late" is defined as being "after class on thedue date."1b) Data Analysis Project: Due on the last day of class (March 17), this is a short paperin which you analyze a data set along the lines of what you've done in the computer lab.Details will be published on the web site when the time is right. This assignment countsas the 10th homework assignment.2) Lab Manual. Lab assignments will count as 10% of your grade. They are assigned ateach lab meeting and due the following week. We will drop the lowest grade.3) Midterms. There will be two midterms. The first is on Friday, February 6, the nexton Friday, March 5. Each is worth 25% of your grade. No make up exams areallowed.4) Final Exam, Wednesday, March 24 , 11:30-2:30pm. . The final is worth 30% of yourgrade.No alternative times will be made for the final, so plan to be there at that date and time.Alternative Grading Scheme: Alternatively, the midterms will be weighted at 20% andthe final 40% and you will graded based on whichever weighting gives you the highestnumerical score.Grades will be posted on my.ucla. It is your responsibility to make sure your grades arerecorded correctly and that my.ucla. correctly represents your work.Your final grade is based on the total number of points you receive after appropriateweighting. The letter grades will be set so that the median score is worth a C+. Thosewho score substantially higher than the median will receive a substantially higher grade.It is very difficult for me to tell you what letter grade is at any given moment of the class.However, if you need to know (for sports or other activities) I can make an estimate uponrequest.RegradesIn the event that a mistake is made in the grading of your exam, there is only one methodfor correcting that mistake.1) Write a note (nearly) explaining identifying where on the test the error was made, andexplaining what the error is.2) Submit the note along with your exam to me.3) This must be done within 48 hours after I have returned the exams to the class.Please be aware that we do this only to catch mistakes in our grading, and not to discussphilosophical differences in how the grading should have been conducted in an idealworld.Class ParticipationThe pacing and content of this class is determined in large part on student participation.Questions asked in class and in office hours will affect the content and speed. Please donot hesitate to ask questions either in class or office hours. You might ask a questionbecause something mentioned interests you and you want to know more about it, orsomething confuses you. It might surprise you to know that to some extent, my job as aneducator is to confuse you. And your job as a learner is to sort through the confusion. Sodon't get frustrated when you get confused; ask questions!LabsAt the moment, (I might change my mind, depending on how the quarter unfolds), we'llbe doing the following labs (refer to your Lab Manual):1) Loggin in/Getting Started2) Visual Display3)Ashe Center Wellness Study4) California Department of Corrections Analysis5) Stata Coding and Birthdays6) T-testing body temperatureCheck the course web page for the precise schedule, as well as information on what toturn in and when to turn it in.OutlineThe times given below are estimates and subject to change.1. Experimental Design (2 lectures)2. Descriptive Statistics


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