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Dr. Anda Gadidov |
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Science Building Room 529 |
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(770)423-6098,
e-mail: agadidov@kennesaw.edu |
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Text |
Intro
Stats, 2nd ed. by Richard D. De Veaux,
Paul F. Velleman, David E. Bock |
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Course |
Math
1107 at The
course main objectives are the understanding, applying and communicating the
techniques for gathering, summarizing, presenting and interpreting
statistical data. |
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Description |
This is
an introductory course in statistics whose main focus is on statistical thinking and data
analysis, emphasizing how statistics helps us to understand our world. The basic ideas and methods of
probability and statistics are developed aided by well-chosen examples and
applications. |
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Learning |
1. Students should acquire appropriate vocabulary
(population, sample, census, parameter, statistic)
and notation. |
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Prerequisite |
Math
1101 or Math 1113 or higher |
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Technology |
A TI-83
graphing calculator is required for this class. Microsoft Excel will be the
software of choice. STATDISK, MINITAB and will be used at times. I created a MyMathLab account for the course. It can be accessed at http://www.coursecompass.com ,
course ID: gadidov18415 |
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Topic
outline |
Part
1. Exploring
and understanding data. Part
2. Exploring
relationships between variables: scatterplots;
linear regression. Part 3. Gathering data. Part 6. Learning about the world: inferences
about means. |
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Grading |
Homework
will be assigned but not graded. It is very important in this course that you
READ the text, especially the examples to develop the language specific to
statistics. Unlike most of the courses taught in this department, in this
course you will have to develop writing skills and they will not be about
proofs, but about understanding, and interpreting the information that the
statistical data is providing, and being able to communicate that information
in a concise manner. Check
my homepage http://math.kennesaw.edu
for updates on the course. Your
grade will be based on your performance on quizzes, miniprojects
and tests. The final exam is scheduled on Monday, December Make-up quizzes or tests will not be given unless there are
exceptional circumstances. If you must miss a test, you should notify
me in writing before the scheduled test time. Regular attendance is
assumed. Students are responsible for all material covered and any
announcements made in class. Please notify me if you know you will be absent
for certain class periods. We can work together to ensure understanding of
the material you might have missed. By all means, do not wait until it is too
late to ask for help. If you cannot come to my office during the official
office hours I can try to accommodate you at another time. Grades will be assigned
as follows:
Tentative schedule of
exams: |
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Academic |
Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the
provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate
and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of the
Student Code of Conduct addresses the University's policy on academic
honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized
access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University
records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of
library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or
services, and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct
will be handled through the established procedures of the University
Judiciary Program, which includes either an "informal" resolution
by a faculty member, resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing
procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's minimal one
semester suspension requirement. |
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Withdrawal |
Students who find that they cannot continue in college
for the entire semester after being enrolled, because of illness or any other
reason, should complete an official withdrawal form. Forms may be obtained from the Office of
the Registrar. Students who officially withdraw from the university
with the approval of the registrar before mid-semester (including
registration days) will be assigned grades of “W”, which will not
affect their grade point average.
Students who officially withdraw after mid-semester (and before the
last three weeks of the semester) will receive a "WF," which will
be counted as an "F" in the calculation of the grade point
average. Those students who stop
attending classes without notifying someone will be assigned failing grades,
which jeopardize their chances of future academic success. Students may, by means of the same withdrawal form and
with the approval of the university Dean, withdraw from individual courses
while retaining other courses on their schedules. This option may be exercised up until This is the date to withdraw without academic penalty
for Fall Term, 2007 classes. Failure
to withdraw by the date above will mean that the student has elected to
receive the final grade(s) earned in the course(s). The only exception to those withdrawal
regulations will be for those instances that involve unusual and fully
documented circumstances. |
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