Introductory Statistics

MATH 210-01, -02

Fall 2006

Professor: Nathan Tintle, Ph.D.

Class time/Location: MWF 8:30-9:20, 9:30-10:20, AW-FinCtr 250

Office/Phone/Email: VWF 210, x7272, tintle@hope.edu

Course Website: http://courses.hope.edu

Text: Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data, 1^st edition, by Agresti and Franklin

Office Hours: TBD

Calculator: TI-83/84

Review Session: TR 7:30-9:00 in VZN 276 sponsored by ASC

Curriculum: This course is a general introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. We will examine distributions using graphs and numbers. We will examine relationships in data using correlation and regression. We will also use a variety of confidence intervals and significance tests to make inferences from data. Throughout our study we will continually strive to understand when certain procedures can be used and how to properly interpret our results.

Daily Exercises: Although the exercises will not be collected and graded, completing them on a regular basis is very important. You will be expected to complete these assignments and they will be reviewed in class. These problems will be emphasized in test and quiz questions.

Grading: The point distribution is as follows:

Tests (3) - 300 points

Final (Comprehensive) - 100 points

Quizzes (3) - 60 points

Lab – 140 points

The tests/quizzes/final will be given on the following dates:

Quiz 1- Wednesday, September 13

Test 1 – Friday, September 22

Quiz 2- Friday, October 13

Test 2 – Friday, October 27

Quiz 3- Monday, November 13

Test 3 – Wednesday, November 22

Final Exam – Section 01: Wednesday, December 13 at 8:00AM

Section 02: Tuesday, December 12 at 10:30AM

Each graded piece of work will be assigned a specific number of points. The final grade will be determined simply by your percentage of the total points accumulated during the semester according to the following scale: 0-59%=F; 60-62%=D-; 63-66%=D; 67-69%=D+; 70-72%=C-; 73-76%=C; 77-79%=C+; 80-82%=B-; 83-86%=B; 87-89%=B+; 90-92%=A-; 93-100%=A.