(updated 9/14/11)

MATH 150 “INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS”  SYLLABUS

PROFESSOR:  DR. GRAMLICH                  EMAIL:  sgramlich@ccp.edu

WEBSITE: http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/sgramlich

 

Text can only be purchased at the CCP bookstore.  ISBN-13:  978-1-256-28717-9

Elementary Statistics (CCP customized), 11th Edition by Mario F. Triola.

Boston: Pearson/Addison-Wesley, ©2011 INCLUDING

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WEEK           EXERCISES

1                      Introduction and using MyLabsPlus

2                      1-1 Population vs Sample, 1-2 Stat Thinking, 1-3 Data Types,

1-4 Converting Fract to %, 1-5 Sampling; Complete CH 1 ASSIGNMENT 1

3                      2-2 Frequency Table, 2-3 Histogram, 2-4 Frequency Polygon, 2-5 Bad Graphs

Complete CH2 ASSIGNMENT2

4                      3-2 MEAN, 3-3 Standard Deviation; Start CH3 ASSIGNMENT3

5                      3-4 Percentiles, z-Score, Boxplot

Finish CH3 ASSIGNMENT3

6                      6-2 Standard Normal

7                      6-3 Normal Distribution; 6-5 CLT

Complete CH6 ASSIGNMENT4

8                      7-2 Proportion z-Confidence Interval for 1 sample (also Read 5-3 Binomial)

9                      7-4 Mean t-Confidence Intervals for 1sample

Complete CH7 ASSIGNMENT5

10                    8-2 Hypothesis Testing (HT) Basics

11                    8-3 z-test for 1 sample

12                    8-2 Hypothesis Testing (HT) Type I & II error

13                    8-5 t-test for 1 sample

Complete CH8 ASSIGNMENT6

14                    10-2 Correlation, 10-3 Simple Regression

Complete CH10 ASSIGNMENT7

15                    FINAL EXAM

 

Grading: To calculate your final grade, add up the total # of points you've earned on all Assignments and divide by the total amount of possible points (points can be found in “Gradebook” in MyLabsPlus).  Convert to a %. Verify your score in MyLabsPlus Gradebook.

A >= 90%

80% <= B <= 89%

70% <= C <= 79%

60% <= D <= 69%

F <= 59%