CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, HAYWARD

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

 

STATISTICS 3502

Spring 2001

 

Lecture: MW 4-5:50 ScN 207

 

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

 

Office Hours: MW 3:00-4:00 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, exponential), expectation, variance

·         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

·         Chi-square Tests: Test of Homogeneity, Test of Independence

·         Analysis of Variance: Comparison of many group means

 

Homework:  A list will also be on the website. 

 

Quizzes and Exams: Two short quiz, two midterms will be given and the final.  You are expected to bring a calculator with you to all exams and your Student I.D. for identification.

 

Grading:

·         Homework and Quizzes 20%

·         Midterm I 25%

·         Midterm II 25%

·         Final 30%

 

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!