STAT 280: Elementary Applied Statistics

 

Text:               Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, Fifth Edition, David S. Moore & George P. McCabe. 

ISBN: 0-7167-6400-8

 

Section

STAT 280-001

Meeting Time

01:00 -01:50pm MWF

Meeting Location

SH 303

 

 

Instructor:

Viacheslav Fofanov

Office:

Duncan Hall 2105

Office Hours:

Tuesday, 1-3pm

Phone:

713-348-6075

Email:

stat280@rice.edu

 

 

Faculty Supervisor

Dr. Marek Kimmel

kimmel@stat.rice.edu

Phone:

713-348-5255

Office:

DH2102

 

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to statistical methodology useful for data analysis.  Emphasis will be placed on applications through working examples and computer-assisted data analysis in lab sessions.

 

Course Content:

Chapters 1-10 of text

 

Grading Policy:

Homework:                                          30%                

Tests:                                                   30%                

            Midterm 1                                12.5%             

            Midterm 2                                12.5%             

            Quizzes                                    5%                  

Weekly Lab Assignments:                     10%                

Comprehensive Final:                            20%                

Final Project:                                        10%                

 

 

Homework Policy:

Students are encouraged to collaborate on the problems, but write-ups must be independent work.  Late assignments will be penalized 20% each. Homework will not be accepted more than one class period late.

 

 

Tests:

There will be two in class midterms (i.e. 50 minutes) and a comprehensive scheduled final exam.  Small, unannounced quizzes (~ 5 minutes) will be administered regularly.    

 

Final Project:

Project (5-10 pages in length) will be discussed in greater detail in March and will be due the last week of classes.

 

Laboratories:

Everyone is assigned to a particular lab session.  Lab instructors will hold these sessions, and the weekly lab assignment is due by the end of the following week’s session.  Attendance at the lab sessions is not mandatory.  You may complete the assignment on your own, as long as it is turned in (to your lab instructor or to us) before the end of your assigned lab session. [Labs more than 1 week late will NOT be accepted].

 

Lab Instructors:

TBA

 

Lab Times:

5-6 pm Sundays, 3-4 pm Tuesdays, and 5-6 pm Thursdays

 

Lab Location: Symonds II, Duncan Hall 1020 (Located outside the main Duncan Hall).

 

You will need an owlnet account as well as a PC/Mac password to access the computers in this laboratory.  To create a PC/Mac password, go to http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/ and go to Change PC/Mac password.  Please obtain a campus PC Password prior to coming to the first lab.

 

Changes

Information in this syllabus is subject to change.  Any changes to the syllabus will be announced during regularly scheduled classes.

 

Disabilities:

Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me during the first two weeks of class.  All discussions will remain confidential. Students with disabilities should also contact Disability Support Services http://dss.rice.edu/ in the Ley Student Center.

 

 

January 10, 2006