Topics:
Nominal, Ordinal, and Interval-ratio variables
Charts, graphs, and plots
Measures of central tendency; measures of variability
Formulating testable hypotheses
Normal distribution, Z-scores, percentiles in normal distributions
Sampling and sampling distributions (maybe probability sampling)
Central Limit Theorem
Estimation of confidence intervals for means and proportions
Hypothesis Testing
Cross- Tabulation
Chi-Square testing
Measures of association for nominal and ordinal variables, Lambda, Cramer's
V, Gamma
Bi-variate regression and correlation
Multiple Regression
Grading: Attendance 9% Assignments/Quizzes 18% Lab Assignments 12% Exam 1
20% (Feb 13 or 14)
Exam 2 20% (March 27 or 28) Exam 3 21% (May 1 or
2)
Attendance will be taken at most class
meetings. Your attendance grade is based on the
percentage of class meeting you have attended.
Assignments will be handed out in class, and are also available online.
There are three parts to each assignment:
1. Text/Workbook answers, 2. short answer questions, and 3. online quizzes.
Lab Assignments will be handed out and
completed during class time.
Extra Credit: Extra credit assignments are possible only in exceptional
situations.
A student must have a good attendance record, and have experienced
circumstances beyond
her control which resulted in a low exam grade e.g. serious illness. A heavy
course load or
working long hours at a job are NOT acceptable reasons.
An Accommodation Request (AR) should be completed as soon as possible,
preferably by the end of the first of the
course. The ODS is located in the