Introduction to Applied Statistics

Stat 151 (OP11)

Summer 2023
Instructor: Dr. Meymanat Farzamirad

Office: 5-105A
Email: farzamiradm@macewan.ca
Students should use their MacEwan email address for all course communication.

Website: Paskwawi-mostos meskanas (based on Moodle) See https://www.macewan.ca/about-

macewan/teaching/meskanas/ and https://sites.google.com/macewan.ca/elearningoffice/meskanas for
more information.
Office Hours: MW 4:00-5:00pm

Lecture Time: Monday, Wednesday 1:00 pm-3:50 pm

Lecture Room: 5-152
Course Modality or Format: in-person. This course will be conducted face-to-face, on campus
Course Hours: Lecture 45 and Lab 18

Course Pre-requisite: Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2 or successful completion of the statistics
gateway exam

Students are responsible for having all prerequisites required for a given course. Prerequisite checks are
periodically carried out and any students who do not have the appropriate prerequisite may be removed
from the course. If you are removed from the course, you may be responsible for any tuition costs up to
the date of removal.

Transfer Credit as prerequisite: Any courses from another post-secondary institute cannot be used as a
prerequisite until assessed and officially approved as transfer credit.

Course Description: In this course the following topics are covered: data collection and presentation;
descriptive statistics; probability distributions, sampling distributions and the central limit theorem; point
estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing; one-way ANOVA; Chi-square tests; and
correlation and regression analysis. Applications are taken from a broad variety of fields such as
biological and medical sciences, engineering, social sciences and economics.

Note: This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in Stat 161.

Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
● Choose the appropriate tools for describing different types of data
● Solve elementary problems in probability theory
● Explain the purpose of statistical inference
● Choose the appropriate statistical tool in elementary statistical inference
● Analyze data using exploratory and inferential statistical methods

Updated June 27, 2022

Learning Materials:
1. Textbook: Introductory Statistics, 10th Edition, by Neil A. Weiss, published by Pearson.
(Recommended)
2. Lecture Notes: online via paskwâwi-mostos mêskanâs.
3. Laboratory Manual: Introduction to Applied Statistics (in R).
4. Laboratory questions, answers, and demonstration sheets.

Other Learning Resources:

1. Non-programmable scientific calculator.

Evaluation:
Term Examination* 20%
Final Examination* 30%
Homework Assignments 20%
Lab Quizzes 15%
Lab Final Examination 15%
100%

Examination Dates:
Midterm examination*: Wednesday, August 2, in class
Final Examination*: August 21

Final Grade/Grading Criteria:

The official grading system at MacEwan University is the 12-point letter grade system. While instructors
may use percentages to aid in their grade development, percentages are not part of MacEwan University’s
official grading system. Please see Grading Policy.

Grade Percentage Grade Point Descriptor

A+ 95-100 4.0 Outstanding
A 90-94 4.0
Excellent
A- 85-89 3.7
B+ 80-84 3.3
B 75-79 3.0 Good
B- 70-74 2.7
C+ 65-69 2.3
C 60-64 2.0 Satisfactory
C- 55-59 1.7
D+ 50-54 1.3 Poor
D 45-49 1.0
F 0-44 0.0 Fail

Official grades will be provided by the Office of the University Registrar through myStudentSystem. A
minimum grade of C– is required to receive transfer credit or to satisfy a prerequisite for a higher-level
course.

Note: A minimum of 40% is required on the final exam in order to obtain a grade of C- or better in the
course.

Recording course material:

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In this class, students may not make audio or video recordings of any course activity unless the student
has an approved accommodation from Access and Disability Resources permitting the recording class
meetings. In such cases, the accommodation letter must be presented to the instructor in advance of any
recording being done and all students in the course will be notified whenever recording will be taking
place. Students who are permitted to record classes are not permitted to redistribute audio or video
recordings of statements or comments from the course to individuals who are not students in the course
without the express permission of the faculty member and of any students who are recorded.

Homework Assignments: See the weekly schedule for due dates.

There are six homework assignments. Homework assignment problems and solutions will be posted on
the course webpage on mêskanâs.
1. Each homework assignment consists of two parts: Part A and Part B. You are required to finish
Part A with pen and paper, and take photos of all pages and upload the images to Crowdmark.
Make sure that you number each page and label each question. You finish Part B using R
commander (a software) and insert the computer output below the questions. Part B involves
writing answers to questions that use information from those computer results.
2. Submit your assignment through Crowdmark (https://app.crowdmark.com/sign-in) by 6:00 PM
on the due date. There is a late penalty 10% per hour. Make sure to upload answers to all
questions in the specified boxes with the correct orientation.
3. Assignment 6 is for practice, and you don’t need to hand it in. Make sure that you try it since
both ANOVA and regression are very useful tools and very important for your final exam.

Labs:
1. The computer software used in the Stat 151 labs is the R Commander package in a free
professional statistical software R. No prior experience with this software is expected.
2. You must attend the labs that you are registered in. Any changes must be done officially at the
office of the registrar.
3. There are five lab quizzes (Quiz 5 is only for practice and not counted for grade) which count
15% of the final grade. All lab quizzes will be 90 minutes long and available on mêskanâs over a
24 hour period on designated dates given in the course schedule below. If you miss a lab quiz you
must provide the lab instructor with an explanation within 24 hours or a mark of zero may be
given. Notification may be provided through email, or direct contact with the lab instructor. If
your absence is excused the weight of this missed quiz will be moved to the other lab quizzes. A
mark of zero will be given if the lab instructor considers the excuse inappropriate or inadequately
substantiated.
4. Lab Exam will be 90 minutes long. Students may use course material, R and R Commander,
and a calculator. Lab exam may not be deferred.

Your lab instructor is in charge of your lab and will notify you of any changes within your lab!

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND COURSE EXPECTATIONS:

Students must communicate with their instructors using their myMacEwan email accounts.

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Students must be aware of their academic and non-academic responsibilities as outlined in the Student
Code of Conduct Policy and available on the Office of Student Conduct website.

1. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Students are responsible for understanding the Student Academic
Integrity Policy and what constitutes academic misconduct and be aware of the Student Academic
Misconduct Procedure All incidents of academic misconduct, as outlined in the policy, are reported and
recorded by the Academic Integrity Office and resources are available on MacEwan’s Academic Integrity
website.

MacEwan University’s Academic Integrity Policy promotes honesty, fairness, respect, trust, and
responsibility in all academic work. The policy defines academic misconduct as the following:
“Participating in acts by which a person gains or attempts to gain an unfair academic advantage thereby
compromising the integrity of the academic process,” including:

● cheating
● plagiarism
● improper collaboration
● contract cheating (severe misconduct)
● fabrication and falsification
● helping, or attempting to help, another student commit academic misconduct
● obtaining an unfair advantage
● multiple submissions

2. REGISTRATION STATUS: Students are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their registration
in courses. This can be checked at any time using MyStudentSystem.

3. PREREQUISITES: Students who do not have the appropriate prerequisite may be removed from the
course and may be responsible for any tuition costs up to the date of removal.

4. WITHDRAWING FROM THE COURSE: Students who stop attending class must officially
withdraw from the course. This must be done by the official withdrawal deadline for the course, which is
available at the Office of the University Registrar. Failure to withdraw properly will result in a grade
being assigned that is based on completed course work only, with a grade of 0% being assigned to all
missed exams/assignments.

5. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: Please see the Human Rights and Accessibility Policy and
Students with Disabilities Procedure.
Students who require special accommodation in this course due to a disability and/or medical condition
are advised to discuss their needs with Access and Disability Resources (ADR).

6. FINAL EXAMS: See Student Assessments Policy and Grading Policy. Students are responsible for
confirming the date, time, duration and location of the final exam.

7. RE-EVALUATION OF MARKS

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MacEwan Grading Procedure (Section 3.8) states that if a student feels an error has been made on the
evaluation of submitted course work, the student is required to first contact the Instructor, via email,
within four (4) business days of the mark being released. The Instructor shall respond within four (4)
business days. If unresolved and the student has reason to believe the mark has been unfairly assessed,
then the student may apply for a reassessment for any submitted assessment, which constitutes at least
10% of the final course grade. Requests for reassessment must be submitted to the applicable Department
Chair (or designate) within four (4) business days of the Instructor sending a response to the student. The
student must complete and submit the request form, available from the Office of the University Registrar
Forms Cabinet.

8. APPEALS: Please note anything that has its own appeals policy (e.g. Student Academic Integrity
Policy, Grading Policy, Student Non-Academic Misconduct Procedure and Academic Integrity policy) is
exempt from the Student Appeals policy. Students may contact Student Affairs for assistance.
https://www.macewan.ca/about-macewan/administration/student-affairs/ Student Affairs for assistance.

Late Penalties/Procedures for Missed Exams or Late Assignments

When students miss an exam, test, or quiz the instructor should be notified of the reason within 48 hours.
Valid reasons for missing the exam include illness, jury duty or court subpoena, death in the family, or
other emergency approved by the instructor. It is the student’s responsibility to keep up with class work
when they are absent from class. Absence from class will not be accepted as a legitimate reason for
failure to attend an exam on time. If a student misses a midterm because of illness or other circumstances
approved by the instructor, then the student must apply for a deferral through Exam services.
If possible, the student must arrange this with the instructor before the exam, by contacting the Exam
Services. The voice mail system records messages 24 hrs/day. To apply for a deferred midterm exam a
$75 fee may be charged by the Exam Services. See the link below.
Deferred Exams

EXAMS: Your student photo I.D. is required at exams to verify your identity. Students may not be
allowed to begin an examination after it has been in progress for 15 minutes. Students must remain in the
exam room for at least 20 minutes from the time the exam commenced.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Cell phones and other electronic devices are to be turned off during
lectures, labs, seminars, and exams (except under exceptional circumstances in which approval has been
granted by the instructor). Laptop use is permitted only for taking class notes.

GETTING HELP: Students are responsible to seek out any assistance you need in the course. There are
other university resources and supports that are available to help:
For technical support, contact techsupport@macewan.ca.
For mêskanâs support, contact dle@macewan.ca.

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 For psychological or emotional distress or anxiety, contact Wellness and Psychological Services 780-497-
5063 WPS@macewan.ca or Peer Support Services.
For Student Support (SAMU) see Student Advocacy Centre or Student Resources
For help with financial issues, contact Fees and Financial Aid 780-497-5025 or
studentloans@macewan.ca
You may be eligible for a scholarship, award, or bursary, click link for more information.

DISCLAIMER:
The information in this course outline is subject to change and any changes will be announced in class or
in writing.

COURSE TOPICS AND SCHEDULE

Tentative Weekly Schedule for Stat 151 Summer 2023

DATE SECTION TOPICS DUE DATES

(Text)
Week 1 Chapters 1, 2 Statistics basics and simple random sampling
July 4–7
Data types: quantitative and qualitative
Graphical description of data: bar, histogram, scatter plot
Week 2 Chapters 2, 3, 4 Numerical description of data: measures of centre, variation; Friday, July 14:
July 10–14 shape, relative standing; five-number summary and boxplot Assignment 1

Sample space, event, rules of probability, conditional

probability, multiplication rule, independence. Counting
Rules
Week 3 Chapters 4, 5,6 Discrete Random variable and probability distribution Monday, July 17
July 17–21 Mean and variance of a discrete random variable Lab Quiz 1
Binomial distribution
Friday, July 21
Normal distribution and area under the standard Normal Assignment 2
curve
Assess Normality using normal probability plot
Week 4 Chapter 6, 7, 8 Sampling distribution of sample mean and central limit Monday, July 24
July 24–28 theorem and finding tail probabilities from the sampling Lab Quiz 2

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 distribution

Confidence interval for a population mean, margin of error Friday, July 28

and sample size calculation Assignment 3
Elements of hypothesis testing and hypothesis tests for one-
population mean: critical-value or/and P-value approach
Week 5 Chapters 8, 9 One-sample z test when σ is known Monday, July 31,
July 31– One-sample t test when σ is unknown Lab Quiz 3
Aug. 4 Midterm, August 2 Friday, August 4
Comparing two population means using paired samples Assignment 4
Week 6 Chapters No Lecture on Monday Tuesday, August 8,
Aug. 7–11 10,12,13 Lab Quiz 4
Comparing two population means using two independent
samples
Chi-square goodness-of-fit test
Chi-square independence/homogeneity test
Week 7 Chapters 14,16 One-way ANOVA Monday, August 14,
Aug. 14-18 Lab Quiz 5
Descriptive methods in regression and correlation Not for grades, but
on final lab exam

Tuesday, August 15
Assignment 5

Firday, August 18
Lab Final Exam