BIO 2900, BIOSTATISTICS 11:20am-12:35pm, T. TH. LS 118 Instructor: Dr.

Kathy Zhong Office: E252 Phone: 313-993-1013 E-mail: zhongk@udmercy.edu Office hours: T. TH.: 10:00AM -11:00AM, W. 1:00-2:00PM or appointment Text: Principles of Biostatistics, 2nd ed, M. Pagano and K. Gauvreau, Brooks/Cole Reference: Statistics with Microsoft Excel, 4th ed. B. Dretzke Excel is available in all computers on campus. Calculator: TI-83, TI-83 plus, TI-84 or TI 84 plus is helpful. Pre-requisite: MTH1400 or MTH1110 and CIS100 Course objective: Provide students with basic statistics concepts applicable to the fields of study in health science and life science, etc. Topics will include data organization, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, probability and linear regression, ANOVA. Course goal: After completion of the class, students should be able to recognize simple statistics problems, apply the statistics concept to analyze data in their fields. Tentative Schedule January January 10 22.1, 2.1, 2.2 January 17 3.1, 3.2 January 24 3.4, 5.1 Project Part I Due January 12 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 January 19 3.2, 3.3 January 26 5.2, 5.3

February January 31, Review February 7 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 February 14 7.1, 7.2

February 2 Test 1 February 9 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 February 16 7.3, 7.4

February 21 8.1, 8.2

February 23 8.3

March February 28 March 1 Review Test 2 Project Part II Due Spring Break (March 5-March 9) March 13 March 15 9.1, 9.2 9.3, 10.1, 10.2 March 20 10.3, 10.4 March 27 11.1, 11.2 April April 3 Test 3 April 10 18.1, 18.2 Project Part III Due April 17 13.1, 13.2 March 22 10.5, 10.6 March 29 Review

April 5 17.1, 17. 2, 17.3 April 12 12.1, 12.2 April 19 Oral Presentation April 26 Final Exam, 11:00am12:50pm

Category Project Tests Final Exam Total

Possible Points in each assignment 50 100 150

Total number of Assignments 3 3 1

Total points 150 200(the lowest grade will be dropped) 150 500

Grading scale 450+ 410-429 350-369 300-319 Important Notes: 1. Homework will be regularly assigned but not collected. It is the student's responsibility to do the homework on a regular basis and keep up the work. 2. There will be a team project with three(3) parts posted in Blackboard with instructions and dues dates. They are collected through Blackboard Assignment. Teams will be formed the first day of class randomly. 3. In the case that you miss a test you must contact me as soon as possible for a makeup. Make up test will only be granted to those in the situations beyond your control. 4. If you miss a class it is your responsibility to make up the work missed that day. 5. Please turn your cell phone OFF during lecture and exams. Students with Disabilities: UDM is committed to all students achieving their potential. If a student has a disability or believes that s/he may have a disability (including a physical, mental, or emotional disability) that may require an accommodation, students should contact Emilie Gallegos in the University Academic Services (UAS) office for further discussion. The UAS office is located on third floor of the Library. Because accommodations often require adequate time to implement, students should make arrangements to contact the UAS as soon as possible. A B+ C+ D+ 430-449 390-409 330-349 280-299 AB C D 370-389 319-320 280BCF