​ST 110 - Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis (4:30-5:45pm)

Prerequisite: MA 004 or a score of 56 or better on Part I of the Math Placement Test or a math SAT score of 560 or better or a math ACT score of 24 or better or any other MA 100-level course. An introductory statistics course requiring no calculus. Statistical methods are motivated through real data sets. Topics include graphical summaries of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, chi-squared tests, regression model fitting, normal distributions, and sampling. Technology will be used. Closed to students working toward B.S. or B.B.A. Closed to students who have taken EC 220 or EG 381 or PY 291 or ST 210 or ST 265 or ST 381. FO/GT

SYLLABUS
Table of Random Digits, Z-Score Chart
​MiniTab Remote Access
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Day 1:  Introduction to Statistics, Variables, Bar Graphs & Frequency Tables (9/6/22)
Practice Worksheets: WS #1, Solutions, ​WS #2, Solutions

Day 2:  Shapes of Distributions, Quantitative Graphs, 5-Number Summary (Outliers) (9/8/22)
Practice Worksheets: 5-Number Summary
Homework/Quiz #1 (Due 9/13/22)

Day 3:  Outliers, Modified Box Plots, Spread, Mean/Median/Mode/Range (9/13/22)
Practice: Check for Outliers Activity ...

Day 4:  Chapter 2.1–2.2 Statistical Studies & Sampling Methods (9/15/22)
Practice: Sampling Techniques, Types of Bias & Sampling
Homework/Quiz #2 Due: (9/20/22)

Day 5:  Sample vs. Population, Calculating Means, Variances, and Standard Deviation (9/20/22)
Practice: Calculating Means, Variance and Standard Deviations

Day 6:  Chapter 4.4 Empirical Rule and Z-Scores (9/22/22)
Practice: Empircal Rule WS, (SOLUTIONS), Z-Scores and Percentiles WS, (SOLUTIONS)
Homework/Quiz #3 Due: (9/29/22)

Day 7:  Finish Empirical Rule (Finding Percentiles) (9/27/22)
​Videos: Finding Z-Score given a percentile, Finding x-value given percentile
Finding Standard Deviation with Z-Score Formula
Checking For Outliers (Formula)

Day 8:  Practice Unit #1 Exam, SOLUTIONS (9/29/22)
DESMOS REVIEW QUESTIONS, SOLUTIONS

Day 9:  Review for Unit #1 Exam (10/4/22)
​Extra Practice Test #1 (Skip 6, 11)
Practice Test #1 Answers

Day 10: Exam #1 (10/6/22)
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Day 11:  ​Introduction to Scatterplots and Linear Regression Equations (MINITAB) (10/11/22)

Day 12:  NO CLASS TONIGHT (Have a great weekend!) (10/13/22)

Day 13: ​ Linear Regression Equations Using DESMOS, Practice Worksheet, DESMOS, VIDEO of DESMOS (10/18/22)
Homework/Quiz #4 (This assignment may be done in a group of 2) Due: (10/25/22)
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Day14:  Residuals and Graphs of Residuals (10/20/22)
Practice Worksheet and Solutions

Day 15:  Finish up Linear Regression (Extrapolations) (10/25/22)
STATISTICS PROJECT (DUE: 12/8)

Day 16:  Introduction to Probability Theory (10/27/22)
Chanes of a Lifetime Probability Video (OPTIONAL)
Practice Probability Worksheet

Day 17:  Probability Theory (Venn Diagrams) (11/1/22)
Venn Diagram Practice, Practice Worksheet #1, Practice Worksheet #2
Homework #5 (Due 11/3/22)
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Day 18:  NO CLASS (check e-mail) (11/3/22)

Day 19:  Introduction to Chi-Squared Hypothesis Testing  (11/8/22)
Homework #6  (Due 11/15/22)

Day 20:  Calculating a Chi-Square Value (Previous PowerPoint), Video for Using MiniTab  (11/10/22)
Review Notes from last semester, (Notes with Practice/Answers)

Day 21:  Finish Chi-Square Testing  (11/15/22)
Chi-Square Practice Worksheets

Day 22:  M & M Data Collection and work on Part 3 of Project  (11/17/22)
(If you missed part 3 of project, you would need to purchase a bag of plain M&M's)
Homework #7 & #8 (Counts as Two)

Day 23:  NO CLASS (ENJOY your break) (11/22/22)

Day 24:  Review for Exam #2  (11/29/22)
Practice Exam #2, SOLUTIONS

Day 25:  Exam #2  (12/1/22)

Day 26:  Review for Final Exam  (12/6/22)
PRACTICE FINAL EXAM
PRACTICE FINAL EXAM SOLUTIONS

Day 27:  Review for Final Exam  (12/8/22)
ZOOM MEETING LINK FINAL EXAM REVIEW (Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm)

Day 28: Final Exam (12/16/22) @ 6:30pm