This course meets the Liberal Education Goal Area 4 requirement. Students may enroll in this class upon earning a satisfactory score on a mathematics placement test, a grade of C- or better in MATH 070, or concurrent enrollment in MATH 063.
Students will analyze information from tables, charts, and graphs.
Assess probabilities associated with basic random experiments.
Implement probability sampling methods.
Make inferences about a population from information gathered in a sample.
Write reasonable conclusions using sound quantitative reasoning.
Students should become critical consumers of statistically-based results reported in popular media, recognizing whether reported results reasonably follow from the study and analysis conducted.
Students should be able to recognize questions for which the investigative process in statistics would be useful and should be able to answer questions using the investigative process.
Students should be able to produce graphical displays and numerical summaries and interpret what graphs do and do not reveal.
Students should recognize and be able to explain the central role of variability in the field of statistics.
Students should recognize and be able to explain the central role of randomness in designing studies and drawing conclusions.
Students should gain experience with how statistical models are used.
Students should demonstrate an understanding of the basic ideas of statistical inference, both hypothesis tests and interval estimation.
Students should be able to interpret and draw conclusions from standard output from statistical software packages.
Students should demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues associated with sound statistical practice.
(Based on https://www.amstat.org/docs/default-source/amstat-documents/gaisecollege_full.pdf)
All lecture notes are online: https://szhang.quarto.pub/stat103.
There will be no in-office assistance from the instructor. Students can get help from the instructor through the Zoom link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96907848410 (Passcode: 3.14). When help is needed, students are suggested to make an appointment with the instructor.
Statistical background to critically read results reported in today’s media regarding social, environmental and medical choices; how to collect good data; describe data graphically and numerically; uses and abuses of statistics; understanding variation and statistical significance; modeling chance; statistics in the courtroom, lotteries, opinion pools and other case studies; emphasis on understanding concepts rather than on computations; use of software packages and the internet.
There are 4 exams, all on D2L (To access an exam, go to Assessments -> Quizzes) Each exam is worth 20 points, for a total of 80 points.
A = 90%; B = 80%; C = 70 %; D= 60%; F = below 60%
Print this syllabus and stick it on your bedside wall.
Prepare to complete each exam at least 12 hours ahead of the due time.
Check our tutoring service here: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/cose/resources/tutoring/iself-332.aspx. In addition, you have 15 hour free service time on tutor.com, which can be accessed through “Resources” after you have logged on D2L.
Thinking is hard work, but thinking critically is harder work.
Violations of academic integrity of any type by a student provide grounds for disciplinary action by the instructor, the college, or the university. I generally have a zero-tolerance policy for cheating, and all violations will result in substantial penalties. If you have any questions about what constitutes academic misconduct, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Statistics: Concepts and Controversies (Tenth Edition) by David S. Moore & WIlliam I Notz (Optional)
Have the exam dates in your mind, then plan your time on studying each chapter accordingly. It’s solely at your own pace.