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GENERAL INFORMATION

Instructor

Lecture Information

  • Time: Wednesday 5:50 - 7:40
  • Location: Gambrell 151

Lab Information

  • Time: Monday 5:50 - 7:45
Section Y04 Y05 Y06
Location LeConte 200A LeConte 205 LeConte 124
Instructor Ryan Stutz Yiyao Zhang David Denteh

Notice

1. Final Grades are available on MyStatLab.
2. Letter Grades were input
3. Have a great Winter break!!

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LECTURE LOG

Date Topics Covered Related Material
08/27 We went over the syllabus and proceeded to Ch1. Ch2 has been covered up to page 11. HW 2 has been released. Syllabus / Day 1 Note
08/29 We almost finish Ch2 except for the last example. Day 2 Note
09/05 We covered the association between two categorical and two quantitative variables. The motivation of regression was introduced but we could not finish Ch3. Day 3 Note
09/10 Lab 3 was done.
09/12 Class has been canceled due to the hurricane.
09/17 We finished Ch3 and proceeded to Ch5. Day 4 Note
09/19 Lab 4 was done.
09/24 Exam I
09/26 We studied Ch5 and almost finished it. Exam I was returned. Class Activity I was done in the class. Day 5 Note
10/01 We finished Ch5 and took a look the discrete probability distribution in Ch6. Class Activity I was returned and Class Activity II was done at the end of the class. Day 6 Note
10/03 We took a look at binomial distribution and normal distribution in Ch6. Class Activity II was returned and Class Activity III was done at the end of the class. Day 7 Note
10/08 Lab 5 was done.
10/10 We finished Ch6 and reviewd a few practice exam problems. Day 8 Note
10/15 Lab 6 was done.
10/17 Exam II
10/22 We started Ch7. Exam II paper and Lab 6 report were returned. EWA has been released. Class Activity IV was done at the end of the class. Day 9 Note
10/24 We finished Ch7 and proceeded to Ch8. Class Activity IV was returned. Day 10 Note
10/29 We discussed about confidence interval and hypothesis testing. Day 11 Note
10/31 We finished Chapter 8 part A. Class Activity V was done in the class. Day 12 Note
11/05 Lab 8 was done. Lab 7 paper was collected.
11/07 Exam III
11/12 We covered Chapter 8 part B. Exam III and Class Activity V were returned. Day 13 Note
11/14 We learned the duality between confidence interval and hypothesis testing. Also, Type I and II errors in hypothesis testing. We then proceeded to Chapter 10. Day 14 Note
11/19 Lab 9 was done. EWA was collected.
11/26 Lab 10 was done.
11/28 We finished Ch10. Class Activity VI and Evaluation were done in the class. Day 15 Note
12/03 Lab 11 was done.
12/05 Review on the final practice exam Practice Exam
12/12 Final exam
12/16 Grade was input.

SCHEDULES

Schedule

Mondays Wednesdays
Date Chapter Assignment Date Chapter Assignment
08-23 Start Date HW 1
08-27 Lec 1: 1.1-2.3 HW 2 08-29 Lec 2: 2.4,2.5 HW 3 / Lab 2
09-03 Labor Day 09-05 Lec 3: 3.1-3.4 HW 4
09-10 Lab 3 09-12 Exam I Lec 4/Review
09-17 Lab 4 Lec 4 09-19 Lec 4: 5.1-5.4 Lab 4 HW 5
09-24 Lab 1 Exam I 09-26 Lec 5: 5.2-5.4 HW 5
10-01 Lab 5 Lec 6:6.2,6.3 10-03 Lec 7: 6.2,6.3 Hw 6
10-08 Lab 6 Lab 5 10-10 Lec 8: Review
10-15 Exam II Lab 6 10-17 Lec 8: 7.1,7.2 Exam II
10-22 Lab 7 Lec 8: 7.1,7.2 HW 7 / EWA 10-24 Lec 9: 8.1,8.2 HW 8
10-29 Lec 10: 9.1,9.2 10-31 Lec 11: Review
11-05 Lab 8 11-07 Exam III
11-12 Lec 12: 8.3,9.3 HW 9 11-14 Lec 13: 10.2,10.4
11-19 Lab 9 EWA Due 11-21 Thanksgiving
11-26 Lab 10 11-28 Lec 14: 10.1,10.3 HW 10
12-03 Lab 11 12-05 Lec 15: Review

Final Exam: Wednesday Dec. 12th at 4:00 pm in the lecture room.
University Registrar’s schedule for the final exam date and time.

Homework Schedule

H.W. Chapter Release (8pm) Due (10pm) Late Due (10pm)
1 Ch 1 08-23 08-29 09-05
2 Ch 2-(1) 08-27 09-02 09-09
3 Ch 2-(2) 08-29 09-05 09-06 09-12
4 Ch 3 09-05 09-12 09-21 09-19 09-28
5 Ch 5 09-19 9-26 10-03 10-10
6 Ch 6 10-03 10-17 10-24
7 Ch 7 10-17 10-22 10-23 10-29 10-30 11-05
8 Ch 8,9-(1) 10-24 10-30 11-06
9 Ch 8,9-(2) 11-12 11-18 11-25
10 Ch 10 11-28 12-04 12-11

Pre-Lab Schedule

Pre-Lab Release (5pm) Due(5pm)
Intro 08-23 08-30
Lab 2 08-29 09-08
Lab 3 09-08 09-10
Lab 4 09-15 09-17 09-17 09-19
Lab 1 09-22 09-24
Lab 5 10-06 10-08
Lab 6 10-13 10-15
Lab 7 10-20 10-22
Lab 8 11-03 11-05
Lab 9 11-17 11-19
Lab 10 11-24 11-26
Lab 11 12-01 12-03

EWA Schedule

Lab 6 10-08 Monday
EWA Release (Lab Report Return) 10-15 10-22 Monday
Due Date of EWA 11-05 11-19 Monday
Due Date for Late Submission 11-12 11-26 Monday

Class Topic

Lecture Chapter Tentative Topic
1 1.1-2.3 Syllabus, Introduction, Types of Data, Graphical Summaries, Measures of Center
2 2.4,2.5 Measuring Variability, Measure of Positions
3 3.1-3.4 Association b/w 2 Categorical and 2 Quantitative Variables, Regression Analysis
4 5.1-5.4 Randomness, Finding Probabilities, Conditional Probability, Applying Probability Rules
5 6.1,6.2 Summarizing Outcomes and their Probabilities, Probabilities for Bell-Shaped Distributions
6 6.2,6.3 Probabilities for Bell-Shaped Distributions, Probabilities for 2 Possible Outcomes
8 7.1,7.2 How Sample Proportions/Means Vary Around the Pop. Proportion/Means
9 8.1,8.2 Intro to Estimation / C.I. for Population Proportion
10 9.1,9.2 Steps for Performing a Significance Test, Significance Tests about Proportions
12 8.3,9.3 C.I. and Significance Tests about Means
13 10.2,10.4 Comparing two Means, Dependent Sample Design
14 10.1,10.3 Comparing Two Proportions, Other Ways of Comparing Means and Comparing Proportions

OUTLINE

Books

  • Textbook: Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data, 4th ed., Agresti and Franklin, Pearson Education, Inc.
    MyStatLab, the course management system that we will use in the course, contains this textbook as an e-book. An access code to MyStatLab is required.
    1. Buy the hard copy custom edition of the textbook bundled with an access code to MyStatLab from a USC bookstore. Choose this option if you want a hard copy of the textbook.
    2. Buy the access code only for mystatlab.com. An e-book is included in the online course management system.

If (for whatever reason) you aren’t able to formally register this weekend, there is an option for temporary access (14 days) to this course on MyStatLab.

  • LabBook: Statistics Play-By-Play: Laboratory Experiments for Elementary Statistics, 1st ed., Petkewich and Edwards, Kendall Hunt Publishing. * Available in the bookstore.

Course Management System

MyStatLab: mystatlab.com (Pearson Course ID = kim71638) MyStatLab is an online course management system which includes the e-book, homework and other assignments. MyStatLab also includes access to StatCrunch.com, an online data analysis package that will be used with each lab and also with homework. MyStatLab will be demonstrated in class throughout the semester. Students who are not registered on MyStatLab when an assignment is due will receive a zero on those assignments including homework, labs, and pre-labs. These assignments cannot be made up. EVERY STUDENT must register for “MyStatLab.”

Attendance

You are expected to attend all classes and to arrive on time. If you are planning to leave earlier, give the instructor prior notice. Attendance will be recorded for each class meeting (lectures and labs). If you miss a class, you are responsible for all material and announcements covered in class on that day.

Email

Students are expected to check email on a regular basis. Even if a student fails to check email for messages, the student is still responsible for any announcements made using email.

Honor Code and Student Conduct

See the Carolinian Creed in the Carolina Community: Student Handbook & Policy Guide.

Computer Facilities

Homework requires the use of a computer with internet access. Computers are available for student use at the following campus location: Gambrell.

Tutoring Infomation

Students seeking tutoring for STAT 201 are encouraged to contact the Student Success Center, located on the Mezzanine level of the Thomas Cooper Library. You may contact them at 803-777-1000, sassc@mailbox.sc.edu or http://www.sc.edu/success/appointments.html.

Student Disability Resource Center

If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit a letter from the Student Disability Resource Center prior to the first exam so that your needs may be addressed. The Student Disability Resource Center determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. You may contact them at 803-777-6142, LeConte 112A.

GRADING

  • Homework (15% or 90 points)
    Homework testing the concepts taught in lecture will be posted in MyStatLab throughout the semester. Students will submit their answers online and receive feedback on responses. A date and time for closing each assignment are on the syllabus and on this course web-page. Expect 10 assignments worth 9 points each. A 30% penalty will be imposed on all late assignments and these will only be accepted up to 7 days after the due date. If you have technical difficulties with MyStatLab, you must notify me 24 hours before the assignment is due to receive consideration for an extension.

  • Class Activities (5% or 30 points)
    There will be several unannounced brief activities (quizzes) in class that count towards a class participation grade. You must be present in class to receive credit for these activities. If you miss an activity because you are late to class, then you will not receive credit for that activity. The lowest grades of a student will be dropped.

  • Short Answer Writing Assignments - SAWA (15% or 90 points)
    For all eleven lab sessions, you will be required to complete a series of short answer questions to be collected. Each SAWA will be completed and turned in at the lab meeting. Make-up lab can be offered when the student has an official excused absence with valid documentation. Each SAWA is worth 9 points. The lowest SAWA grade will be dropped. If you miss a lab, then that is the lab that will be dropped. Students may work together in answering SAWA questions, but each student must turn in an assignment to receive credit.

  • Pre-labs (5% or 30 points)
    You will be given a pre-lab assignment on MyStatLab due before each lab along with the introduction. Each pre-lab is worth 3 points. No late prelab will be accepted but the highest 10 pre-lab grades are used at the end of the semester.

  • Extended Writing Assignment - EWA (5% or 30 points)
    For Lab Session 6, an extended writing assignment (EWA) will be assigned. This is a detailed technical writing report that discusses the lab experiment, statistical methods, and results. Greater detail on this paper will be provided later. It is very important for you to attend this lab which is scheduled on 10/08. If you miss this lab for a valid reason but do not notify me of your situation in a timely manner (prior to or the day of the lab), then you will receive a zero on the EWA. A 25% penalty will be imposed on all late papers and these will only be accepted up to a week after the due date. Individual work is required on the EWA. Students may proof-read each other’s papers, but original writing is required from each student.

  • Exams (About 11.67% or 70 points each)
    There will be 3 in-class exams. Make-up exams will be considered only in extreme circumstances and documentation will be required. Also, you must notify me prior to the exam or the day of the exam if you think your situation merits a make-up. Exam dates are on the schedule at the end of the syllabus. If you miss an exam for a valid reason but do not notify me of your situation in a timely manner (prior to or the day of the exam), then you will receive a zero on the exam.

  • Final Exam (20% or 120 points)
    A comprehensive final exam will be given according to the University’s exam schedule. Make-up final exams will be considered only in extreme circumstances and documentation will be required. Also, you must notify me prior to the final exam or the day of the final exam if you think your situation merits a make-up. If you miss the final exam for a valid reason but do not notify me of your situation in a timely manner (prior to or the day of the exam), then you will receive a zero on the final exam. If the score on the final exam is higher than the score of the lowest regular exam, then it will be used to replace the regular exam score. Students may not exempt the final exam.

Caution: Students who are not registered on Pearson MyStatLab will receive a zero on the homework, pre-labs, SAWA and EWA.

Assignment Summary Points Percentage
Homework 90 15%
Class Activities 30 5%
SAWAs (Labs) 90 15%
PreLabs 30 5%
EWA 30 5%
Exam I 70 11.67%
Exam II 70 11.67%
Exam III 70 11.67%
Final Exam 120 20%
Total 600 100%

Grading Scale

Grading Scale Score
A 540-600 points (90-100%)
B+ 522-539 points (87-89.9%)
B 480-521 points (80-86.9%)
C+ 462-479 points (77-79.9%)
C 420-461 points (70-76.9%)
D+ 402-419 points (67-69.9%)
D 360-401 points (60-66.9%)
F less than 360 points (<60%)