(updated 1/22/12)

MATH 251 “STATISTICS FOR SCIENCE” 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                      1-1 Population vs Sample, 1-2 Stat Thinking, 1-3 Data Types, 1-4 Converting Fract to %,

1-5 Sampling; Complete CH1 ASSIGNMENT1

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

Complete CH2 ASSIGNMENT2

3                      3-3 Standard Deviation, 3-4 Percentiles, z-Score, Boxplot

Complete CH3 ASSIGNMENT3

4                      4-2 Probability, 4-3 Addition Rule, 4-4 Multiplication Rule,

5-2 Probability Distribution

Complete CH4 ASSIGNMENT4 and CH5 ASSIGNMENT5

5                      6-2 Standard Normal

6                      6-3 Normal, 6-5 CLT

Complete CH6 ASSIGNMENT6                             

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

                        MIDTERM EXAM

8                      7-4 Mean t-Confidence Interval for 1sample

Complete CH7 ASSIGNMENT7     

9                      8-2 Hypothesis Testing (HT), 8-3 z-test for 1 sample

10                    8-5 t-test for 1 sample

                        Complete CH8 ASSIGNMENT8

11                    9-2 Proportion z-test for 2 samples

12                    9-3 Mean t-test for 2 Independent Samples

13                    9-4 Mean Matched Pairs t-test, 10-2 Correlation

                        Complete CH9 ASSIGNMENT9     

14                    10-3 Simple Regression, 10-4 Variation, 10-5 Multiple Regression

                        Complete CH10 ASSIGNMENT10

15                    FINAL EXAM

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A >= 90%

80% <= B <= 89%

70% <= C <= 79%

60% <= D <= 69%

F <= 59%