ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

SYLLABUS

STAT 02100-01 Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30 am – 10:45 am / James Hall 3114

Instructor: Anthony J. Marchetta, marchetta@rowan.edu; office hours: Wed & Fri 10:45 pm – 12:00 pm,

by appointment only

Prerequisites: Foundation of Mathematical Reasoning or Basic Algebra II or Equivalent

Textbook: Custom version of Mann (8th ed.) as the default text: Introductory Statistics, 8th edition. By
Prem S. Mann (“2013”). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-79245-2. (The custom version will
purposely have some sections omitted).

Required Calculator: TI-83/84 (Plus or Silver), TI-89/NSpire.

Course Description: This course gives a basic introduction to the fundamental concepts and methods of
statistics. Its topics include: basic measures of central tendency and variability, graphical displays, descriptive
simple linear regression, elementary probability, the normal and t-distributions, confidence intervals and
hypothesis testing.

Course Objectives:

* Students will learn the basic concepts of types of data, data production, sample vs. population, and statistic
vs. parameter.

* Students will gain an understanding of concepts of, and how to construct, basic graphical techniques for
presenting data.

* Students will gain an understanding of concepts of as well as the calculation of basic descriptive statistics.

* Students will be able to construct the regression line for numerical bivariate data, and they will understand
what that regression line describes (but not do inference).

* Students will be able to take data and, when appropriate, construct one-sample confidence intervals for
means and proportions, and know what they mean.

* Students will be able to take data and, when appropriate, perform one-sample hypothesis tests for means
and proportions, and know what the results mean.

Course Activities: The classroom activities will include formal & informal lectures where statistical concepts &
statistical problems will be explained. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to the discussion and to
ask questions about the material. Homework will be reviewed as necessary during class time.
Homework and Preparedness: At the end of each lecture, students will receive a homework assignment.
Students must complete these assignments before the next class meeting, and It is also recommended that
students read and outline the chapters that will be discussed in the lecture for the next meeting beforehand.
Although homework is not graded, its completion is imperative as exam questions are modeled directly from
homework questions. Every class lecture begins with a brief homework review and material from the previous
lecture is used to clarify homework.

Course Outline

Day Date Class No. Topics / Exams Text Sections

Review of the Syllabus

W 1/23 1 Sec 1.1-1.3
Branches of Statistics, Population vs Sample, Basic Terms

Sec 1.4
Types of Variables
F 1/25 2 Sec 1.7 &
Summation Notation, Sources of Data, and Sampling Techniques A1/A2

W Frequency Distributions, Relative Frequency, Pie Charts, Frequency

1/30 3 Sec 2.1-2.3
Histogram, and Cumulative Frequency

F 2/1 4 Stem Leaf & Other Numerical Graphical Displays: i.e. Dot plots Sec 2.4/2.5

W Measures of Center: Mean, Median and Mode

2/6 5 Sec 3.1 / 3.2
Intro to Measures of Dispersion (Ungrouped Data)

F Measures of Variability: Range, variance and standard deviation

2/8 6 Sec 3.2-3.4
Shapes of Distribution / Empirical Rule

W Measures of Location: five number summary, Quartiles, IQR, &

2/13 7 Sec 3.5
Concept of Percentile; Outliers

Intro. to Probability: Basic Probability, Conditional Probability;

F 2/15 8 Sec 4.1-4.3
Complement Rule

W 2/20 9 Probability: Multiplication rule w/ Contingency Tables; Addition Rule Sec 4.4-4.5

F 2/22 10 Random Variables & Discrete Probability Distributions Sec 5.1/5.2

W 2/27 11 Exam 1

F 3/1 12 Sec 5.3

Discrete Random Variables: Mean and Standard Deviation (and Variance)
W 3/6 13 Continuous RVs & Intro to Normal Distribution Sec 6.1/6.2

F 3/8 14 Normal Distribution (finding probabilities) Sec 6.1/6.2

 W 3/13 15 Applications of Normal Distribution & Finding values Sec 6.3/6.4

F 3/15 16 Sampling Distributions Sec 7.1-7.2

SPRING BREAK

W 3/27 17 Mean & Standard Deviation of x-bar Sec 7.2

F Central Limit Theorem & Applications of the Sampling Distribution

3/29 18 Sec 7.3-7.4
of x-bar

W 4/3 19 Exam 2

F 4/5 20 Introduction to Point estimation & Confidence Interval for mean Sec 8.1

W Confidence Interval for mean (1 sample & σ unknown) with

4/10 21 Sec 8.3
assumptions check; (normality or n>=30)

F Point Estimation & Confidence Interval for proportion (1 sample)

4/12 22 Sec 8.4
w/ required assumptions check

W 4/17 23 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing Sec 9.1

F Hypothesis Testing for mean: 1 sample when σ unknown

4/19 24 Sec 9.3
including assumptions check

W Hypothesis Testing: 1 sample proportion including assumptions

4/24 25 Sec 9.4
check

F Scatterplots & Correlation

4/26 26 13.1

W 5/1 27 Simple Linear Regression 13.4

F 5/3 28 Normal Quantile Plots Appendix 6.1

W 5/8 29 Review for Final

F 5/10
Comprehensive Final Exam - per schedule on Section Tally

Note: Adjustments of the outline may be made by instructor and if so, will be discussed in class:
Rowan Core (General Education)
Starting in Fall 2018, first-year undergraduate students at Rowan University must complete the new general
education requirements, known as Rowan Core. (Continuing students and new transfer students will follow the
existing general education requirements.) Students in Rowan Core must complete course requirements in six
literacies: Artistic, Communicative, Global, Humanistic, Quantitative and Scientific. This course belongs to the
Quantitative Literacy. All students in this course will be assessed on the following Rowan Core Learning Outcomes
for this literacy:
* 3. Students can describe the differences between continuous (e.g. measurable) and discrete (e.g. countable)
quantities and how this affects how they can be analyzed.
* 1. Students can define basic statistical and regression vocabulary and also qualitatively describe the meanings
relative to a set of given data (e.g. mean vs. median, what does the standard deviation represent; correlation
coefficients, and model parameters
* 4. Students can perform basic statistical and regression analyses on data and also qualitatively describe the
meaning of the results (e.g. how they change as new data are added, limits of regression models and how they
can infer correlation and/or causality)
* 6. Students can perform basic analyses on both discrete and continuous data.
For details on the new Rowan Core and existing general education requirements, please consult your advisor or
the 2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog (https://sites.rowan.edu/catalogs/).

There are many majors that require Statistics I or Biometry, or who give students the choice between
Elementary Statistics and Statistics I, so you should be aware of the following information:

a) All College of Business and Psychology students should be in Statistics I, not Elementary Statistics

b) All Biology students should be in Biometry, not Elementary Statistics

c) Students considering the possibility of taking Statistics II or are in the Statistics/Operations Research
concentration should be in Statistics I

Class attendance policy: To receive credit for this course, students must attend no less than 80% of the
class meeting times (in other words, students may not exceed 5 absences). Attendance is taken at random
times during the class meeting period. If missed attendance, it is your responsibility to communicate with
the instructor to be marked present. Half-absences: students who are more than 20 minutes late, or who
leave before the rest of the class is dismissed, will receive a half-absence.

E-mail policy: Students may receive an email if campus is closed or if class is cancelled. Otherwise, please only
email the instructor for emergencies like extended absences, and for office hours requests. All communications
should during class time otherwise.

Testing: Bring a TI approved calculator, at least two pencils, and an eraser. Cell phones are not permitted during
testing. The instructor may allow a handwritten formula sheet for quizzes and exams when appropriate. For the
quizzes, some will be take-home while others will be sit-in during class. The take-home will not be announced in
advance, but the sit–in will be announced in advance.
Evaluation:

Grade Component Percentage (%)

Exam 1 20

Exam 2 20

Final Exam 25

Activities 25

Class Attendance & Participation 10

Total 100

The final exam will be administered per Rowan Final Exam schedule found on Section Tally.

Grading:

93 - 100 A
90 -92 A-
87 - 89 B+
83 - 86 B
80 - 82 B-
77 - 79 C+
73 - 76 C
70 - 72 C-
67 - 69 D+
63 - 66 D
60 - 62 D-
59 and below F

Tutoring: Visit the Tutoring Center (x4460, Savitz Hall) or the statistics tutors who are available in the
Mathematics Learning Center. Use Starfish to find out when statistics tutors are available.

Disabilities: Students with disabilities are encouraged to speak with me as early in the semester as possible about
your needs for special accommodations. If you have not already done so, you should also speak with the office of
Disability Resources in the Academic Success Center, Savitz Hall 302 (x4234).

See also http://www.rowan.edu/studentaffairs/asc/disabilityresources.

If you are failing the course and do not wish to have an F appear on your transcript, the best option is to
withdraw before the withdrawal deadlines and take the class again at a later date. Check the Rowan website
for the dates of the withdraw deadlines and get insight on what formal paperwork/signatures are required.

Academic integrity: The integrity of academic programs is imperative to Rowan University’s mission.
Students are therefore expected to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity and not engage in
nor tolerate academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, fabrication,
cheating or plagiarism. Any violation of academic integrity will be investigated and, where warranted, the
student will receive appropriate sanctions through the University’s Student Conduct Process. Please
familiarize yourself with the current Rowan University Student Handbook. In particular, adherence to the
Student Conduct Policy and Academic Integrity Policy will help to ensure that your learning and living
experiences are founded on integrity.

Note: Using any electronic device other than your calculator for quizzes and exams is also considered "cheating"
because of using unauthorized material.

Cell Phones and Laptops and Electronics: All electronics/ laptops /tablets/cell phones must be turned off during
class time. Cell phones must be set to silent mode during instruction and should be avoided as much as possible
while students are in class. Only students with special needs documentation may use electronic devices as seen
fit by a child study team.