GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS OF ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
DR. ABDUL HASSEN
OFFICE: ROBINSON 324 PHONE: 256-4500 EXT 3888 E-mail: hassen@rowan.edu
OFFICE HOURS: MTWR 9:45 - 10:10AM and by appointment
PREREQUISITE: BASIC ALGEBRA OR EQUIVALENT
TEXT: ELEMENTARY STATISTICS BY MARIO F. TRIOLA (7th edition.)
Description: This course is designed to give the non-mathematics majors an introduction to the fundamental concepts and methods of statistics. Emphasis is placed on applications of statistics. Quantitative data description, measure of central tendency and variability, elementary probability and frequency distributions are discussed. An introduction to inference making, using the binomial and normal distributions, is presented.
Objectives: The objectives of this course are to provide a background in statistics for students not majoring in mathematics or administrative studies, and to develop students' understanding of statistical concepts and calculations common to all disciplines.
Syllabus: From the text we will cover the following sections:
Chapter One: Introduction to Statistics
1.2 The Nature of Data
1.4 Design of Experiment
Chapter Two: Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data
2.2 Summarizing Data with Frequency Tables
2.3 Pictures of Data
2.4 Measures of Central Tendency
2.5 Measure of Variation
2.6 Measure of Position
2.7 Exploratory Data Analysis
Chapter Three: Probability
3.2 Fundamentals
3.3 Addition Rule
3.4 Multiplication Rule
Chapter Four: Probability Distribution
4.2 Random Variables
4.3 Binomial Experiments
4.4 Mean and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution
Chapter Five: Normal Probability Distribution
5.2 Standard Normal Distributions
5.3 Nonstandard Normal Distributions; Finding Probabilities
5.4 Nonstandard Normal Distributions; Finding Scores
5.5 The Central Limit Theorem
Chapter Six: Estimates and Sample Size
6.2 Estimating a Population Mean, Large Samples
6.3 Estimating a Population Mean, Small Samples
6.4 Estimating a Population Proportion
6.5 Estimating a Population Variance
Chapter Seven: Hypothesis Testing
7.2 Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing
7.3 Testing a Claim About Mean: Large Samples
7.4 Testing a Claim About Mean: Small Samples
7.5 Testing a Claim About Proportion
7.6 Testing a Claim About Standard Deviation or Variance
GRADING POLICY: Students will be graded based on three tests (80% of total grade) and quizzes(20% of total grade). The tests will cover the following chapters:
TEST 1 (25%) Chapters 1 and 2
TEST 2 (25%) Chapters 3 and 4
TEST 3 (30%) Chapters 5, 6 and 7
At the end of each chapter there will be a 20-30 minutes long quiz. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. There will be no make up for a quiz. Numerical grades will be converted to letter grades according to the following scale:
A= 90 to 100 B= 80 to 89 C= 65 to 79 D= 50 to 64 F= 0 to 49
ATTENDANCE: Students are expected to attend all classes and be on time. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to study the sections covered and the homework problems. If you can not take a regularly scheduled test for reasons beyond your control, you will be allowed to take a makeup test only if you can confirm this reason. Students who fail to confirm their reasons of absence during a test will be assigned the grade of zero.
QUESTIONS: This course will be conducted in such a way that we devote half the time solving problems. During class time you are expected to participate by both asking and answering questions asked by me and other students. If you have questions that were not fully answered during class, please come to my office during the office hours listed above or give me a call.
HOMEWORK PROBLEMS
The following table contains a list of problems from the text. You should submit the solution one week after we cover a section.
| CHAPTER | PAGE |
PROBLEMS |
|
ONE |
9 |
1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
23 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 | |
|
TWO |
43 |
1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 20, 21 |
55 |
2, 3, 5, 7, 10,13, 14, 18 | |
69 |
1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 14, 19(a, b, c) | |
87 |
1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 14, 17-20, 23(a, b, c) | |
99 |
1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 | |
107 |
2, 3, 4 | |
|
THREE
|
130 |
1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 19, 20 |
139 |
1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 21 | |
151 |
1, 3, 7, 16, 17, 19 | |
|
||
|
FOUR |
193 |
3, 4, 6, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19 |
206 |
1, 3, 7, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19 | |
217 |
1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16 | |
|
FIVE |
240 |
1, 5, 10, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35 |
244//252 |
1, 2, 3. 6.10, 12, 18 // 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 14 | |
262 |
1, 2, 10, 15, 16, 17 | |
273 |
1, 3, 7, 8 | |
|
SIX |
301 |
1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 17 |
313 |
1, 4, 5, 9,15, 18 | |
321 |
1, 3, 5,11, 19, 21 | |
|
SEVEN |
357// 372 |
1, 2, 7, 9 ,14// 1, 3, 7, 11 |
383//392//400 |
1, 3, 5, 9 // 1, 3, 9 // 1, 5, 7 |