Syllabus
Fall 2007
MATH 1530, Applied Statistics

Dr. Ginger Holmes Rowell
OFFICE: KOM 201-F
PHONE: 898-5540 (leave a message)
Email - rowell@mtsu.edu
Math Office: 898-2669

PURPOSE: This course introduces the foundations of applied statistics by covering descriptive statistics, probability and statistical inference.

PREREQUISITE: Two years of high school algebra and a mathematics Enhanced ACT score of 19 or greater, or equivalent.  If you have not met these prerequisites, please let me know immediately.

TEXT: Elementary Statistics, A Step-by-Step Approach:  A Brief Version, 4th Edition. Bluman, 2008.

TOOLS: Always bring a calculator to class. The preferred calculator is the TI-83 or TI-84.  You will need a PC disk when we use MS Excel and Minitab.  Minitab is available 24-7 in the Computer Lab on the 1st floor of BAS.

GRADING: The course grade will be based on the student’s performance on the following:

4 Comprehensive Exams (4 @ 100 points each)                                400 points
Note:  the 4th test is the final exam
Hand-in Assignments (homework, computer exercises, Quizzes)        100 points
                                                                                       Total      500 points

Final Grade Structure:
A - 450 - 500 points
B - 400 - 449 points
C - 350 - 399 points
D - 300 - 349 points
F - 299 - 0

Graduate Students should be prepared for additional question in the exams, additional hand-in homework assignments, and a project.

 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES: Class attendance, preparation, and participation are required. Learning statistics is not a spectator sport.  Students having difficulties should seek assistance from the instructor. Students are encouraged to work together on problems that will not be graded. Students are expected to be honest and ethical at all times. Students with disabilities that may require assistance or accommodations should let me know as soon as possible. Students may also contact the Office of Disabled Student Services (898-2783) with questions about such services.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is expected. Attendance at tests is required. The exam dates given will not change. The only exception is if MTSU is closed (i.e. snow), then the test will be rescheduled for the next scheduled class meeting. No make-up exams are given. An unexcused absence on an exam results in a grade of zero for that exam. If you miss an exam, you must contact the instructor immediately (prior to the exam is even better) to determine whether the absence is excused. If you have an excused absence, then one missed exam grade will be replaced by the last test (which is comprehensive). (If you know of a conflict with a test date, contact the instructor immediately.)  Quizzes cannot be made up.  The lowest quiz score will be dropped.  Quiz content/Test content and hand-in homeworks will only be announced in class.  Do not expect them to be updated on the webpage. 

HOMEWORK: Promptly completing homework is a crucial part of a successful experience in this class. Homework is for your benefit. Homework is assigned for every class and includes both material to be read and problems to be worked. The assignment should be completed prior to the next class period. This daily homework is not to be handed in.

HAND-IN ASSIGNMENTS: Hand-in assignments are due at the beginning of the class period on the due date. Late assignments will lose 10 percentage points per day (including weekends). You may always turn in assignments early; you can ask a secretary to put the assignments in my office box. (Also ask for the date and time you turn in the homework to be put on the paper along with the secretary's initials.)

Math Tutoring Lab:
Math Tutoring Lab (MTL): Tutoring in rooms KOM 204 and 252 is available as free service to MTSU students.  Tutoring is conducted by Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA’s), work study aids, and a faculty coordinator.  The MTL will open on Tuesday, September 4, and close on Thursday, December 13.  Hours of operation are 9:00 am to 4:30 PM, M-TR, and 9:00 am to 3:00 PM on Friday.  The MTL is closed on weekends and MTSU scheduled holidays.  Days and times for tutoring specific topics are posted outside MTL classrooms.

Financial Aid/Lottery:  To retain Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship eligibility, you must earn a cumulative TELS GPA of 2.75 after 24 attempted hours and a cumulative TELS GPA of 3.0 thereafter.  A grade of C, D, F, or I in this class may negatively impact TELS eligibility.  Dropping a class after 14 days may also impact eligibility.  If you withdraw from this class and it results in an enrollment status of less than full time, you may lose eligibility for your lottery scholarship. For additional lottery scholarship rules please refer to your Lottery Statement of Understanding form, review lottery scholarship requirements on the web at
 http://scholarships.web.mtsu.edu/telsconteligibility.htm,
or contact the MTSU financial aid office at 898-2830.

ADA Statement:  If you have a disability that may require assistance of accommodations, or if you have any questions related to any accommodation for testing, note taking, reading, etc., please speak with me as soon as possible.  You may also contact the Office of Disabled Student Services (898-2783) with any questions about such services.
 

These problems are for your own benefit.  They are not to be turned in.  If you have questions about them you may work with your classmates, ask me for assistance, and/or ask some questions during class.  (We will not have time to answer all the questions in class.)  Please use this sheet to mark off the problems that you have successfully completed, those we have worked in class, and those you have questions about.

Answers to many of the odd numbered problems are in the back of the book.  Please check your answers for accuracy.  An * indicates that I like the problem enough to point that out to you.

CHAPTER 1
Read and work problems # 6 a-c, f-h, 7 b, d, f, 8, 9, 11, 12 a-c, 17
Take practice Quiz to review for the test.

CHAPTER 2
Section 2.2:  Read  & work problems # 3, 5, 9
Section 2.3:  Read  & work problems # 1, 3, 7, 15 & page 61 Use Calculator to graph
Section 2.4:  Read  & work problems # 1,7, 11, 15 & page 84 Use Calculator to graph
Section 2.5:  Read  & work problems # 5, 9, 13 & page 91 Use Calculator to graph
Review:   # 1, 5, 7, 11, 21, 23, & chapter quiz.

CHAPTER 3
Section 3.1: READ
Section 3.2:  3, 7, 13, 29*, 38 (answer = 83.2)
Section 3.3: read about the Empirical Rule page 133-134.  Apply the Concepts 3-3 page 134
                    problems # 1, 3, 6, 11, 31, 37, 42 b (2.5%)
Section 3.4  # 1-5, 9, 11, 13, 16, page 155-6 calculator example
Section 3.5 # 1, 3, 7, 11, page 166 calculator example
Section 3.6  Review important terms, formulas, # 1, 3, 7, 11, 20, 21, Chapter Quiz.

Practice Quiz for Test 1 is in MathZone.

CHAPTER 4
Section 4.1: READ
Section 4.2: # 3, 5, 7, 11(a,b), 13, 15, 19, 21, 27
Section 4.3: # 2(a-c), 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19
Section 4.4: # 1(a-e), 3, 7, 9, 11, 25, 27, 34, 35, 36
Section 4.5: # 1, 2, 7, 9, 15, 17, 23, 31, 35, 40
Section 4.6: # 1, 2, 7, 9, 13

CHAPTER 5
Section 5.2: # 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 28
Section 5.3: # 3, 7, 15, 16
Section 5.4: # 1(a-e), 2(a-d), 5, 7, 9

CHAPTER 6
Section 6.3: # 3, 4, 7, 11, 15, 21, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 41, 43, 45, 47(a,b), 49
Section 6.4: # 3, 5, 11, 15, 21, 25
Section 6.5: # 5, 7, 12, 21, 23

CHAPTER 7
Section 7.2: # 5, 9a, c, d, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25
Section 7.3: # 3, 4, b, 5, 7, 9, 12, 20
Section 7.4: # 3, 7, 11, 17, 19

CHAPTER 8
Section 8.2: # 4, 6, 9
Section 8.3: # 1, 4, 5, 9, 11
Section 8.4: # 2, 3,a, 4 a, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 17
Section 8.5: # 3, 7, 9, 11, 15
 

CHAPTER 9
Section 9.2: # 3, 5, 7, 11, 19
Section 9.4: # 1, 5, 9, 11
Section 9.5: # 1, 3, 5
Section 9.6: # 3, 17, 19

CHAPTER 10
PowerPoint Presentation - correlation/regression (download here
Section 10.2: # 13, 15
Section 10.3: # 13, 15
Section 10.4: # 9, 11
 

Hand-in Assignments and Quizzes

Know the symbols for population and sample mean, variance, standard deviation, sample size.

Assignment 3
Name:  MathZone Intro
Assigned:  Monday, Sept. 10
Due:  Monday, Sept. 17th at 12:00 noon, CST
Points: 10

Assignment 4
Name:  Quiz:  Variance and/or Standard Deviation
Assigned: 
Due: 
Points: 10
Find the sample standard deviation and/or variance of a given data set.   You must show your work on this problem and convince me that you did not just use the shortcut on your calculator.   If everyone in the class gets this correct, you can use your shortcut function on your calculator to do these for the rest of the semester.  Otherwise, ...

Assignment 5
Name:  Register for I-cubed Learning modules & Consent Form.
Assigned:  Wed., Oct. 3
Due:  Prior to class, Monday, Oct. 8
Points: 10
Go to http://mcdaniel.mtsu.edu/newIcubeLessons/registration_page.asp and register.
Write down your username/password somewhere because you will need it again.
Complete the consent form & acknowledge that.  http://mcdaniel.mtsu.edu/newIcubeLessons/ConsentForm4.asp

Assignment 6
Name:  Binomial Lesson
Assigned:  Wed., Oct. 3
Due:  Prior to class, Monday, Oct. 8
Points: 10
Go to http://mcdaniel.mtsu.edu/I_cubed/I_cubed/Lesson1/Lesson1-Home.htm
Complete the pretest, tutorial (audio), lesson, feedback

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