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Youngstown State University

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

 

Summer 2010 

STAT 3717, Statistical Methods

STAT 3743, Probability and Statistics

 

Coursecompass MyStatLab Login

Non-MyStatLab Assignments and Due Dates

 

WebCT login Page | Lectures and Notes

 SPSS Guide & Examples | student.htm | student.sav

R Commander Instructions | Data Directory | TI Calculator

 

Instructor:

Dr. Guang-Hwa Andy Chang

Office:

1036 Cushwa Hall

Phone No.:

(330) 941-1818

E-mail:

gchang@ysu.edu or g.andychang@gmail.com or WebCT (Preferred)

Webpage:

http://people.ysu.edu/~gchang/

Office hours:

9:30 am - 10:30 am, MTWF, at Cushwa 1036 or by appointment

Text:

1.       Statistics, 11th ed., by McClave and Sincich; Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2009

2.       Introduction to Probability and Statistics Using R, by Kerns (free download at http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_67/8123000/8123594/2/print/IPSUR.pdf)

3.       Introduction to Probability and Statistics Using R/RCommander With IPSUR-Plugins, by Chang and Kerns

(free download at http://people.ysu.edu/~gchang/r/IPSURRcmdr_20100219.pdf )

Reference:

1.       Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 4th Edition, by Montgomery and Runger; Publisher: Wiley, 2006

2.       Probability and Statistical Inference, 7th ed., by Hogg and Tanis; Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2006

3.       NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, (http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/)

 

 WebCT:  

1.       WebCT Logon Page: https://webcourses.ysu.edu/

2.       Add the course STAT_3717_Chang (After logged in WebCT, click Add course and find this course from the list and click green + to add it, and click Register to complete the course adding.)

3.       Lecture notes and some of the projects and assignments are in course WebCT page.

4.       Use WebCT to send e-mails to instructor. 

5.       Students are responsible to read the materials, assignments and deadlines, exam schedule and other announcements. If your have questions, contact instructor right away.

 

CourseCompass (Homework materials): For students who do not wish to buy the textbook that bundled with MyStatLab, you may purchase access to MyStatLab directly from Pearson at www.coursecompass.com. (The cost is around $75.) Student need to click on register under students, and purchase access with a credit card. Student will need the course ID to complete this process. The course ID is chang15261.

 

Grading Policy:

2 Exams

30 %

Quizzes, Projects, and Homework

50 %

Final Exam (comprehensive)

20 %

Total

100 %

 

Final Grade:

     90% to 100%

- A

     80% to less than 90%

- at least a B

     70% to less than 80%

- at least a C

     60% to less than 70%

- at least a D

     Below 60% 

- at most a D

 

Make-up policy:

  • Make-up tests will only be given to student who misses a test due to an extreme emergency and has notified the instructor within 24 hours after the exam, or a sufficient time period before the exam. The student will be expected to provide verification, such as signed statement and phone number, to verify the reason for his or her absence from the exam.
  • No make-up quizzes will be given.
  • Late homework or projects will not be accepted.

 

Homework and projects:

  • Homework and projects will be assigned and be graded. "Study group" is strongly encouraged. However, each student must hand in their own write-up. If you are having trouble, please see me right away. A notebook should be maintained which contains all homework exercises, properly annotated. I recommend that you work on the homework corresponding to the latest lecture.
  • Some homework projects will require the use of computer software.

 

Attendance:

  • It is expected that you will make every possible effort to attend all classes. In boarder line situations, class attendance may affect a student grade.
  • Although I feel that it is essential for you to attend class, no direct punishment will be assessed to your grade if you choose not to attend class. However, in class activities that count for grades will be given from time to time. If you missed classes it may affect your grade. Students who missed class are responsible for finding out any pertinent information concerning the course from the instructor.
  • Some materials in the course may not be from the textbook. You are responsible for all the materials covered in the course, take notes and download lecture notes if available.

 

Data Analysis Term Paper:

  • Turn in your data file in any of the following formats: ASCII (.txt), EXCEL, SPSS, R, and the summary report file for your term project.  Name your data file as Data_FirstInitalLastname and name the project report file as Paper_FirstInitalLastname (must be a MSWORD file). If I were to turn in the report paper, my file name would be Paper_GChang. The written report and data file due date, and method of submission will be announced. Your term project report may be posted on the web in the future. If you do not wish your report to be posted by instructor as a project report example for the future students, please let me know.
  • Click here for Term Project Guidelines.

 

Recommendations:

  • Successful students have found that the subject demands frequent intensive study with lots of problem solving. Participating in group discussions is always helpful to yourself and others in learning. If you have tried many times and still have difficulty solving a problem, please feel free to see me.
  • If you have any special problem or learning difficulties, please see me immediately.
  • A scientific hand calculator that has the mean and standard deviation functions is required and you may use it during exams.
  • Student edition of SPSS for Window is available at the YSU bookstore.
  • Download R and IPSUR for this course http://ipsur.r-forge.r-project.org/rcmdrplugin/installation.php

 

Tentative schedule of tests:

 

Exams Dates:

Friday of Week 2, Week 4, and Week 6

 

 

Regression Exercise: Regression Line | Correlation