Gray Stone Day 2013-2014 Allison faulkenberry Room 109 Course Description Course Numbers: MA 403, MA 11, MA 12 !"e #ur#ose of t"e A$ %ourse in statisti%s is to intro&u%e stu&ents to t"e ma'or %on%e#ts an& tools for %olle%tin(, analy)in(, an& &ra*in( %on%lusions from &ata+ Stu&ents are e,#ose& to four broa& %on%e#tual t"emes: -1. /,#lorin( Data: Des%ribin( #atterns an& &e#artures from #atterns, -2. Sam#lin( an& /,#erimentation: $lannin( an& %on&u%tin( a stu&y, -3. Anti%i#atin( $atterns: /,#lorin( ran&om #"enomena usin( #robability an& simulation, an& -4. Statisti%al 0nferen%e: /stimatin( #o#ulation #arameters an& testin( "y#ot"eses+ !"rou(" t"ese t"emes, stu&ents *ill use statisti%al terms an& to#i%s to %ommuni%ate results an& inter#retations of statisti%s met"o&s+ !"is %ourse *ill %ount as an u##er le1el a%a&emi% ele%ti1e if it is t"e 2ft" mat" unit taken by a stu&ent+ Prerequisites: Su%%essful %om#letion of MA 301 Course Objective Sin%e t"is is an A$ %ourse, *e *ill be %o1erin( e3ui1alent material to an intro&u%tory statisti%s %ourse at t"e un&er(ra&uate le1el+ !"e %ourse le%tures, a%ti1ities, assi(nments, an& assessments are inten&e& to e3ui# you *it" t"e kno*le&(e to #ass t"e A$ Statisti%s /,am at t"e en& of t"e year+ Su%%essful stu&ents *ill re%ei1e %olle(e %re&it u#on #assin( t"is e,am+ !"e main ob'e%ti1e of t"is %ourse is to "el# stu&ents &e1elo# t"e insi("ts to t"ink %learly about 3uestions t"at arise from &ata, use tools to s"o* *"at t"e &ata are sayin(, an& a%3uire t"e skills to tell %learly *"at it all means+ INStructor information Allison Strou& 4aulkenberry 5+A+ Mat"emati%s 6 2009 7ni1ersity of 8ort" 9arolina at 9"a#el :ill afaulkenberry;(raystone&ay+or( Instructor Comments: 0t *asn<t t"at lon( a(o t"at information *as "ar& to (at"er an& e,#ensi1e to analy)e+ ="ere earlier statisti%ians use& #a#er re%ei#ts, lan&lines, an& t"ose bulky ma%"ines t"ey %alle& %om#uters, statisti%ians no*a&ays "a1e t"e internet, &ata %enters, an& satellites+ =e are %urrently li1in( in an information re1olution, an& statisti%s %oul&n<t be any more im#ortant+ 0 am t"rille& to be tea%"in( you t"e basi% tools of t"is uni3ue bran%" of mat"emati%s t"is year in "o#es of enli("tenin( you on "o* to &i(est an& analy)e &ata an& "o* to a##ly t"is skill to t"e *orl& *e are li1in( in+ !"ere is mu%" to learn so t"is %ourse *ill mo1e at a ra#i& #a%e+ >ou %an also e,#e%t some %"allen(in( to#i%s an& some self- stu&y+ ?f %ourse, 0 *ill be a1ailable alon( t"e *ay to tea%" you, assist you, an& to #us" you to your fullest #otential+ :a1e an o#en min& an& &o your #art an& t"is *ill surely be a re*ar&in( %ourse+ Instructor Objectives: $re#are %ourse %ontent in t"e form of le%tures, assi(nments, a%ti1ities, an& assessments t"at ali(n *it" t"e 9olle(e 5oar& %ourse outline for A$ Statisti%s $romote %om#eten%e an& %on2&en%e *it" &ata analysis an& inferen%e testin( an& a##lyin( t"is kno*le&(e to e1ery&ay life Maintain a #rofessional an& a%a&emi% %lassroom en1ironment t"at #romotes learnin( an& a #ositi1e attitu&e to*ar& mat"emati%s :ol& "i(" e,#e%tations for all stu&ents an& #us" t"em to su%%ee& Course Outline I. Explorin Data: Describin patterns an! !epartures from patterns a+ Summari)in( &istributions of uni1ariate &ata b+ 9om#arin( &istributions of uni1ariate &ata -&ot#lots, ba%k-to-ba%k stem#lots, #arallel bo,#lots. %+ 9onstru%tin( an& inter#retin( (ra#"i%al &is#lays of &istributions of uni1ariate &ata -&ot#lot, stem#lot, "isto(ram, %umulati1e fre3uen%y #lot. &+ /,#lorin( bi1ariate &ata e+ /,#lorin( %ate(ori%al &ata II. Samplin an! Experimentation: Plannin an! con!uctin a stu!" a+ ?1er1ie* of met"o&s of &ata %olle%tion b+ $lannin( an& %on&u%tin( sur1eys %+ $lannin( an& %on&u%tin( e,#eriments &+ Generali)ability of results an& ty#es of %on%lusions t"at %an be &ra*n from obser1ational stu&ies, e,#eriments, an& sur1eys III. Anticipatin Patterns: Explorin ran!om p#enomena usin probabilit" an! simulation a+ $robability b+ 9ombinin( in&e#en&ent ran&om 1ariables %+ !"e normal &istribution &+ Sam#lin( &istributions I$. Statistical Inference: Estimatin population parameters an! testin #"pot#eses a+ /stimation -#oint estimators an& %on2&en%e inter1als. b+ !ests of si(ni2%an%e %eneral AP Information &#e 'i Da": May 13, 201 Cost: @A9 (ormat: Se%tion 0 40 multi#le %"oi%e 90 min 0B Se%tion 00-A free res#onse C min 0B Se%tion 00-5 1 in1esti(ati1e task 2 min Course &ext 5o%k, Da1i& /+, $aul 4+ Delleman an& De Deau,, Ri%"ar& D+ Stats: Modeling the World 3E+ 5oston, Massa%"usetts: $earsonEA&&ison-=esley, 2010+ Stu&ents *ill be assi(ne& a te,tbook for #ersonal use+ Stu&ents are 2nan%ially res#onsible for any &ama(e or loss in%urre& by t"e stu&ent from im#ro#er use+ An ele%troni% %o#y of t"e te,tbook *ill also be #ro1i&e&+ At)*ome Content Access Stu&ents *ill be usin( MyMat"Fab for a%%ess to t"e te,tbook at "ome+ !"is #ro(ram may also be use& for online at-"ome assi(nments su%" as "ome*ork, "ome*ork 3ui))es, an& %"a#ter tests+ (lex &ime +(ri!a"s ,,:-- . ,,:/01 4le, time *ill be a non-instru%tional time for stu&ents *ork on stri%tly A$ Statisti%s %ourse*ork+ !"e instru%tor *ill #resent an a%ti1ity, #ra%ti%e #roblems, or #ro'e%t for stu&ents to *ork on &urin( t"is time+ 4le, time is also an a##ro#riate time to make-u# misse& assi(nments in t"is %ourse or to seek one-on-one "el# from a #eer or t"e instru%tor+ C2ASS3OO4 Expectations 3espectfulness . Res#e%tfulness is 1ery im#ortant in t"is %lassroom+ Stu&ents *ill be e,#e%te& to remain res#e%tful at all times in t"e follo*in( areas: &o t#e instructor: stu&ents s"o* res#e%t to t"e instru%tor &urin( %lass an& t"rou(" any form of %ommuni%ation+ &o t#eir peers: stu&ents *ill be *orkin( to(et"er at times so it is im#erati1e t"at stu&ents res#e%t ea%" ot"er<s i&eas an& o#inions+ &o t#e environment: stu&ents must refrain from interru#tin( t"e learnin( en1ironment of t"e %lassroom+ !"is in%lu&es arri1in( late, lea1in( t"e %lassroom, interru#tin( t"e instru%tor by talkin( or *it" te%"nolo(y, or "a1in( a ne(ati1e attitu&e+ Stu&ents must also res#e%t s%"ool #ro#erty by not &ama(in( &esks, *alls, et%+ an& by not brin(in( una##ro1e& foo& an& &rinks into t"e %lassroom+ Accountabilit" - Stu&ents are e,#e%te& to take res#onsibility for t"eir a%tions in t"e %lassroom+ !"is in%lu&es bein( #un%tual, be"a1in( in a #ro#er manner, %ommuni%atin( #olitely *it" ot"ers, "a1in( t"e a##ro#riate materials, an& %om#letin( assi(nments on time+ *onest" . Stu&ents are to a&"ere to t"e Gray Stone :onor 9o&e for all assi(nments+ 4or %lassroom assessments an& ma'or assi(nments, it is re3uire& t"at t"e stu&ent le(ible *rite an& si(n t"e statement on t"e &o%ument+ Diolations t"at may likely o%%ur an& *ill not be tolerate& in t"is %lassroom are: 7sin( te%"nolo(y -%ell #"ones, %al%ulators, et%+. for information on assessments+ Re%ei1in( or s"arin( ans*ers on assessments+ 9o#yin( or allo*in( someone to %o#y *ork on at-"ome assi(nments+ Gray Stone Day S%"ool<s :onor 9o&e Statement: On my honor, I have not sought, given, or received purposeful or inadvertent aid not permitted by the spirit of this assignment. Course materials Stu&ents are re3uire& to "a1e t"ese materials at ea%" %lass meetin(, no e,%e#tions+ $en%ilsE$ens Foose-leaf notebook #a#er !"ree-rin( bin&er Gra#"in( %al%ulator -!0 A3, A4, or 0ns#ire, non 9AS.
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