CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, HAYWARD

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

 

STATISTICS 1000

Spring 2001

 

Lecture: MWF 10:40-12:05 NSc 207

 

Instructor: Prof. Eric A. Suess    Office: ScN 319    Phone: 885-3879    e-mail: esuess@csuhayward.edu

 

Office Hours: MWF 10:00-10:40 or by appointment and 24/7 by e-mail

 

My Website:  http://www.telecom.csuhayward.edu/~esuess/

 

Required Text:

 

Material To Be Covered:

·         Basic Statistical Concepts: population, sample, variability, distribution, statistical reasoning

·         Types of Data: quantitative, qualitative

·         Descriptive Statistics: graphical methods (pie chart, bar graph, stem-plot, histogram, scatterplots) and numerical methods (mean, median, mode, percentiles, quantiles, variance, standard deviation, IQR)

·         Basic Probability Concepts: sample space, outcome, event, probability, mutually exclusive, additive rule, independence, multiplication rule

·         Probability Models: discrete models (binomial), continuous models (normal, t), expectation

·         Sampling and Sampling Distributions: simple random sampling (SRS), Central Limit Theorem (distribution of the sample mean)

·         Statistical Inference: confidence level, confidence intervals, statistical significance, hypothesis tests

·         Linear Regression: correlation, least-squares regression line, hypothesis testing for model significance

·         Other Topics: multiple regression, analysis of variance (ANOVA), chi-square tests

 

Homework: Weekly assignments will be given each Tuesday at the beginning of class.  A list will also be on the website. 

 

Quizzes and Exams: A short quiz will be given every Thursday, two midterms will be given and the final.  The final will have two parts: the first is the Departmental Common Final, which is a 20 question multiple choice test, and the second part will written by the instructor. You are expected to bring a calculator with you to all exams and your Student I.D. for identification.

 

Grading:

·         Homework, Projects, and Quizzes 25%

·         Midterm I 25%

·         Midterm II 25%

·         Final 25%

 

Policy on Make-up Exams: You are expected to take the quizzes and exams at the scheduled times.  In case of genuine emergency, illness or hardship, for which you can present written documentation I may agree to arrange for a make-up exam.  Make-up exams must always be arranged BEFORE the regular exam is given and always take place AFTER the regular exam.  Quizzes may not be made up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Expectations:

·         No talking when the instructor is lecturing. No reading newspapers. No eating.  Do not get up to sharpen your pencil during class.

·         Do attend class every day.  Do bring your book.  Do bring questions related to class, lecture, or homework.  Do raise you hand when you have a question.  Do switch off all beepers and cellular phones.

·         If for some reason you miss a day of class, it is your responsibility to get a copy of the notes from someone who attended the lecture that day so you can catch-up.