Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of algebra
| Instructor: | Jeff Terpstra, 201H
Waldron Hall
phone: 231-8188, email: Jeff.Terpstra@ndsu.edu web page: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/terpstra/ |
| Office Hours: | TBA |
| Paper Grader: | Yi Li, Waldron 201J
phone: 231-8193, email: Yi.Li@ndsu.edu office hours: TBA |
| Class Meetings: | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., TR, STEVN HALL 230 |
| Text: | Introduction to Probability and Statistics
(13th
edition) by William Mendenhall, Robert Beaver, and Barbara Beaver
(ISBN-10: 0-495-38953-6, ISBN-13: 978-0-495-38953-8). |
| Course Description: | Data description, probability, inference on means,
proportions, differences of means and proportions, categorical data,
regression, analysis of variance, and multiple comparisons. |
| Course Objective: | To introduce students to classical parametric inferential statistical techniques and probability distributions so that they may be able to identify and apply these methods to real-life data and/or situations. |
| Homework: | Homework problems from the text book, and possibly other sources, will be assigned, collected, and graded at various times throughout the semester. |
| Exams: | There will be three exams during the semester. These tests are tentatively scheduled for 9/25, 11/06, and 12/17. You will be allowed one 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper with anything you wish to put on it for each exam. |
| Final Exam: | The final exam is exam #3 and will be given on Wednesday, December 17 from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. This exam is not comprehensive. |
| Make-up
Policy:
|
Pre/Post-due-date coursework (i.e. homework and tests)
will be allowed at the discretion of the instructor assuming the
student
provides the instructor with a legitimate excuse. Pre-due-date
coursework
will be graded "as is" with no penalty. However, the following
grade
will be given for all types of post-due-date coursework:
post-due-date-grade = minimum{your score, 33rd percentile of the class}. |
| Grading Policy: | Homework - 25%, Exam #1 - 25%, Exam #2 - 25%, Exam #3 - 25% |
| Grading Scale: | The following scale is guaranteed.
A [90, 100], B [80, 90), C [70, 80), D [60, 70), F [ 0, 60) |
| Special Needs: | Any student with disabilities or other special needs, who needs special accommodations in this course, is invited to share these concerns or requests with the instructor as soon as possible. |
| Academic Honesty Statement: | All work in this course must be completed in a manner consistent with NDSU University Senate Policy, section 335: Code of Academic Responsibility and Conduct (http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm). |
| Incompletes: | University and Departmental policy will be followed on incomplete grades. |
| Provision: | The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus and/or the course outline at any time during the semester. |