STAT - 1150A - Principles of Statistics Plus

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    Doug Darbro and Heather Waugh

  • Course Prefix*
    Catalog No.:*
    1150A
    1150A
  • Title*
    Principles of Statistics Plus
    Principles of Statistics Plus
  • Credit Hours:*
    3
    3

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  • General Education content category:

    Quantitative Reasoning

  • Rationale for the addition or deletion of the course in the General Education Program:*

    STAT 1150A Principle of Statistics Plus is the same course as STAT 1150 (Principles of Statisitics) which is already a GEP quantitative reasoning satisfying course.

  • Essential Learning Outcomes
    No Essential Learning Outcomes
  • For a course addition: Specific rationale for the inclusion of course in the particular content category:

    STAT 1150A Principle of Statistics Plus is the same course as STAT 1150 (Principles of Statisitics) which is already a GEP quantitative reasoning satisfying course.

  • For a course addition course description as it appears in the catalog:
  • a. Pre-requisites and co-requisites:

    This course is a principles of statistics course designed for students who are in need of some beginning algebra remediation. This course is an introduction to the vocabulary, concepts, and presentation of statistics as applied to business, education, and science. Topics include: exploring data and describing patterns, sampling and experimentation, planning and conducting a study, normal and sampling distributions, regression analysis, and statistical inference. The course will implement the use of technology as a catalyst for critical thinking. Students cannot receive credit for both STAT 1150 and STAT 1150A.

    Pre-requisite: Placement and Instructor's permission.

    Co-requisite: MATH 0115A

  • b. Check the semesters in which the course will be offered:
  • c. Other information:
  • Impact of addition or deletion on other departments:*

    There might be a slightly lower need for course offerings of Math 0101 from Univesity College and instead a slightly higher need for offerings of Math 0115A.

  • For an addition, which courses are likely to suffer an enrollment decline, and to what extent, if this course is approved and added to the GEP?

    There may be less offerings of STAT 1150 and Math 0101

  • What is the effect on teaching loads and staffing?*

    Minimal affect on teaching loads-- this will be part of a faculty's normal teaching load and may slightly reduce the number of offerings of Math 0101 and Stat 1150

  • Minimum qualifications of the instructor:*
  • The course’s present place in the curriculum (check all that apply):*
  • Attach a complete syllabus.*

    STAT 1150A Principles of Statistics Plus

    Instructor:

    Office:

    Phone:

    Office hours:

    Email:

    Course Credit: 3 hours

    Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission and placement

    Co-requisite: MATH 0115A

    Textbook: To be determined by instructor but as an example:

    Beginning Statistics by Warren, C., Denley, K., and Atchley, E., Second Edition.

    Online Companion: To be determined by instructor but as an example:

    HAWKES LEARNING http://www.learn.hawkeslearning.com/. To sign up in HAWKES LEARNING, you will need an access code which comes bundled when you purchase a new textbook from SSU’s bookstore. If you feel that you don’t need a textbook, then you can buy just the access code on the site http://www.learnhawkeslearing.com/. In fact, you will have an access to an electronic version of the textbook after you buy the access code.

    Graphing calculator: Students are required to have and be able to use a graphing calculator; a version of the TI-83 or the TI-84 is what the instructor will use.

    Statistical Software: To be determined by instructor, but as an example:

    Students will need to download R, which is a statistical software package that will be used to analyze data. You can download R: http://www.r-project.org/ . During the download process you’ll need to select a CRAN (Comprehensive R Archive Network). Please select: http://cran.stat.ucla.edu/ , which is located under “USA.”

    Catalog Description: This course is a principles of statistics course designed for students who are in need of some beginning algebra remediation. This course is an introduction to the vocabulary, concepts, and presentation of statistics as applied to business, education, and science. Topics include: exploring data and describing patterns, sampling and experimentation, planning and conducting a study, normal and sampling distributions, regression analysis, and statistical inference. The course will implement the use of technology as a catalyst for critical thinking. Students cannot receive credit for both STAT 1150 and STAT 1150A.

    Course Goals

    Students who complete this course will be able to:

    • distinguish between categorical and quantitative data;
    • display data using histograms, bar and pie charts, boxplots, and scatterplots;
    • describe data using numerical summaries;
    • use basic properties of the Normal Distribution;
    • calculate probabilities of raw scores from Normal Distributions;
    • find and interpret the correlation coefficient and the coefficient of determination;
    • use the Central Limit Theorem to calculate probabilities;
    • communicate the importance of random sampling in a statistical study;
    • construct and interpret confidence intervals and margin of error for population means and population proportions;
    • conduct a test of hypotheses for a population mean (when the population standard deviation is known and unknown) and for a population proportion

    Disability Statement: Any student who believes s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a documented disability should first contact a Coordinator in the Office of Disability Services, Student Success Center, Massie Hall, 740-351-3276 to schedule a meeting to identify potential reasonable accommodation(s). Students are strongly encouraged to initiate the accommodation process in the early part of the semester or as soon as the need is recognized. After meeting with the Coordinator, students are then required to meet with their instructors to discuss the student’s specific needs related to their disability. If a student does not make a timely request for disability accommodations and/or fails to meet with the Coordinator of Disability Services and the instructor, a reasonable accommodation might not be able to be provided.

    Evaluation: To be determined by instructor, but as an example:

    Midterm 30%

    Final Exam, Comprehensive 30%

    Homework/Labs 30%

    Attendance 5%

    Quizzes 5%

    Final course grades will be based on the following scale:

    92% to 100%....................... A

    90% to 91%......................... A-

    88% to 89%......................... B+

    82% to 87%......................... B

    80% to 81%......................... B-

    78% to 79%......................... C+

    72% to 77%......................... C

    70% to 71%......................... C-

    68% to 69%......................... D+

    62% to 67%......................... D

    60% to 61%......................... D-

    Below 60%.......................... F

    Co-requisite Grading Policy: If you do better in STAT 1150A than MATH 0150A, you will get the better grade for both classes. If you do better in MATH 0150A than STAT 1150, you will get the grades you earned for each class respectively.

    Attendance policy: If you have more than two (2) unexcused absences, then you will fail the class. If a student must miss a class, s/he needs to contact the instructor before that class. You will be able to make up missed work with a documentation of an excused absence.

    Cell Phone and Other Electronic Devices Policy: Cell phones and personal computers are NOT permitted during class.

    Course Outline

    1. Introduction to Statistics

    2. Summarizing and Graphing

    3. Statistics for Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data
    4. Probability

    5. Normal Probability Distributions

    6. Central Limit Theorem

    7. Confidence Intervals

    8. Hypothesis Testing

    9. Regression

  • When will the proposed change take effect?*

    5/9/18

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