Syllabus: Stat 202 Spring 2016 - Revision history

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 <big> '''Basic Statistics (Stat 202) Section 001''' </big>
-'''Materials:''' [[Lectures:_Stat_202_Spring_2016|[New Lectures for Spring 2016]]][[Lectures:_Stat_202_Fall_2015|[Fall 2015 Lectures]]][[Lectures:_Stat_202_Summer_2015|[Summer 2015 Lectures]]] [[Lectures:_Stat_202_Spring_2015|[Spring 2015 Lectures]]] [[Homework:_Stat_202_Spring_2016|[Problems/Homework/Exercises]]][[Data:_Stat_202|[Data]]] [[Links:_Stat_202_Spring_2016|[Links and Other Materials]]]
+'''Materials:''' [[Lectures:_Stat_202_Spring_2016|[New Lectures for Spring 2016]]][[Lectures:_Stat_202_Fall_2015|[Fall 2015 Lectures]]][[Lectures:_Stat_202_Summer_2015|[Summer 2015 Lectures]]] [[Lectures:_Stat_202_Spring_2015|[Spring 2015 Lectures]]] [[Homework:_Stat_202_Spring_2016|[Problems/Homework/Exercises]]][[Data:_Stat_202|[Data]]] [[Links:_Stat_202_Summer_2016|[Links and Other Materials]]]
 '''Instructor:''' <big> Sean Carver, Ph.D., </big> Professorial Lecturer, American University.

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 * March 31 (Thursday): Midterm Exam 2, WARD CIRCLE BUILDING, Room ST-01
 * April 25 (Monday): Last Class, (Optional, Extra-credit) Projects due.
-* May 2 (Monday): Final Exam (2:35PM - 5:05PM, ANDERSON HALL, Rooms B-11 & B-13
+* May 2 (Monday): Final Exam (2:35PM - 5:05PM), ANDERSON HALL, Rooms B-11 & B-13
 '''Optional Extra-credit Project:'''  You are given the opportunity to complete an optional extra-credit project.  The topic will be different for each person, but should be something that interests you.  There should be a written component to the project, which you turn in.  There can also be independent study, library research, interviews of statisticians, use of existing data, etc.  However, if you want to collect your own data, (I really discourage this), you MUST do it in a scientifically acceptable way.

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 * January 11 (Monday): First day of class
 * January 18 (Monday): Martin Luther King Day, no class
-* February 4 (Thursday): Midterm Exam 1 (tentative pending availability of computer lab)
+* February 4 (Thursday): Midterm Exam 1, WARD CIRCLE BUILDING, Room ST-01
 * February 11 (Thursday): Optional Extra-credit Project Proposals due.
 * March 7, 9, & 10 (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) Spring Break, no class.
-* March 31 (Thursday): Midterm Exam 2 (tentative pending availability of computer lab)
+* March 31 (Thursday): Midterm Exam 2, WARD CIRCLE BUILDING, Room ST-01
 * April 25 (Monday): Last Class, (Optional, Extra-credit) Projects due.
-* May 2 (Monday): Final Exam (2:35PM - 5:05PM, location tentative pending availability of computer lab)
+* May 2 (Monday): Final Exam (2:35PM - 5:05PM, ANDERSON HALL, Rooms B-11 & B-13
 '''Optional Extra-credit Project:'''  You are given the opportunity to complete an optional extra-credit project.  The topic will be different for each person, but should be something that interests you.  There should be a written component to the project, which you turn in.  There can also be independent study, library research, interviews of statisticians, use of existing data, etc.  However, if you want to collect your own data, (I really discourage this), you MUST do it in a scientifically acceptable way.

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 '''Prerequisite:''' MATH-15x or higher, or permission of department.  No prior knowledge of statistics is assumed.
-'''Text:''' Intro to Practice of Statistics, Edition: 8th  Online version of textbook is here:  http://www.macmillanhighered.com/Catalog/Product.aspx?isbn=1464133409
+'''Text:''' Intro to Practice of Statistics, Edition: 8th.  Online version of textbook is here:  http://www.macmillanhighered.com/Catalog/Product.aspx?isbn=1464133409
 '''Software:''' StatCrunch (web-based software), use this link:  http://statcrunch.american.edu/.

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 '''Prerequisite:''' MATH-15x or higher, or permission of department.  No prior knowledge of statistics is assumed.
-'''Text:''' Intro to Practice of Statistics, Edition: 8th
+'''Text:''' Intro to Practice of Statistics, Edition: 8th  Online version of textbook is here:  http://www.macmillanhighered.com/Catalog/Product.aspx?isbn=1464133409
 '''Software:''' StatCrunch (web-based software), use this link:  http://statcrunch.american.edu/.

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	* May 2 (Monday): Final Exam (2:35PM - 5:05PM, location tentative pending availability of computer lab)		* May 2 (Monday): Final Exam (2:35PM - 5:05PM, location tentative pending availability of computer lab)

−	'''Optional Extra-credit Project:''' You are given the opportunity to complete an optional extra-credit project. The topic will be different for each person, but should be something that interests you. There should be a written component to the project, which you turn in. There can also be independent study, library research, interviews of statisticians, use of existing data, etc. However, if you want to collect your own data, (I really discourage this), you MUST do it in a scientifically acceptable way. If you are thinking of ~~pursuing this opportunity~~, please work with me during the first month of class to decide on a project topic. We will also brainstorm ideas in class. Please turn in a project proposal stating your intentions by February 11. Grades will be awarded based on percentage points added to your final score. Typically this will be up to 3 percentage points (usually 1, 2, or 3), but can be higher in exceptional cases. How do I decide what grade to give? Basically I am looking for (1) projects that relate to statistics, and (2) projects that involve worthy effort---worthy in the sense of benefiting your goals, dreams, and/or interests. Projects are due on the last day of class.	+	'''Optional Extra-credit Project:''' You are given the opportunity to complete an optional extra-credit project. The topic will be different for each person, but should be something that interests you. There should be a written component to the project, which you turn in. There can also be independent study, library research, interviews of statisticians, use of existing data, etc. However, if you want to collect your own data, (I really discourage this), you MUST do it in a scientifically acceptable way.
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		+	If you are thinking of doing a project, please work with me during the first month of class to decide on a project topic. We will also brainstorm ideas in class. Please turn in a project proposal stating your intentions by February 11. Grades will be awarded based on percentage points added to your final score. Typically this will be up to 3 percentage points (usually 1, 2, or 3), but can be higher in exceptional cases. How do I decide what grade to give? Basically I am looking for (1) projects that relate to statistics, and (2) projects that involve worthy effort---worthy in the sense of benefiting your goals, dreams, and/or interests. Projects are due on the last day of class.

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 '''Academic Integrity:'''  ''Cheating is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.''  Consider this:  in subtle ways, cheating to get a better grade on an exam can result in ''lowering'' the grades of some of your classmates.  Certainly this is true when a specific curve is used to assign grades.  Even when I don't use curves explicitly, they can be implicit in decisions about writing and grading exams.  As required by the policy of American University, I will report '''all''' suspected cases of cheating to the Dean's office who will proceed to investigate and adjudicate the issues.   Cheating is giving or receiving unauthorized assistance on exams, from other students or other people, from notes, from books, or from the web.  When inappropriate copying between students is caught, both parties may be culpable.
-'''Homework, Attendance and Participation Policy:'''  Usually I award a maximum of 10 points for each homework set, due one week after it is assigned.  Additionally I award 5 points per day for class attendance.  I like to give the solutions to homework problems at the same time I assign the problems.  Conscientious students, who wrestle with problems before looking at the answers, benefit from having instant feedback about their solutions, right, wrong, or incomplete.  Less conscientious students who use the answers to easily complete the assignments often do poorly on exams.  The responsibility for your education rests in your own hands.  Don't be one of the outliers who use shortcuts to avoid preparing for the exams.    Concerning homework, you are encouraged to work with your classmates, if you find that helpful.  In fact, you are encouraged to do whatever you find most helpful with the homework, but by turning in a solution to a problem, you pledge that you understand the solution, or that you talked to me in office hours or during or after class and made a good faith effort to understand how to do the problem.   If it looks like you got the full benefit from the assignment, I will award you a perfect 10 points.  I may mark you down if it seems that you have copied the answers without including any of the required calculations.  You must include your work.  One more thing about homework: you can turn in your homework by showing me your solutions during office hours or during active-learning periods of class, or after class.  Some students prefer to turn in their work this way because they prefer not to tear pages from their notebooks.  Absences will be excused if you have a compelling reason why you can't make it to class.  Please email me ahead of time if possible.
+'''Homework, Attendance and Participation Policy:'''  Usually I award a maximum of 10 points for each homework set, due one week after it is assigned.  Additionally I award 5 points per day for class attendance.  I like to give the solutions to homework problems at the same time I assign the problems.  Conscientious students, who wrestle with problems before looking at the answers, benefit from having instant feedback about their solutions, right, wrong, or incomplete.  Less conscientious students who use the answers to easily complete the assignments often do poorly on exams.  The responsibility for your education rests in your own hands.  Don't be one of the outliers who use shortcuts to avoid preparing for the exams.    Concerning homework, you are encouraged to work with your classmates, if you find that helpful.  In fact, you are encouraged to do whatever you find most helpful with the homework, but by turning in a solution to a problem, you pledge that you understand the solution, or that you talked to me in office hours or during or after class and made a good faith effort to understand how to do the problem.   If it looks like you got the full benefit from the assignment, I will award you a perfect 10 points.  I may mark you down if it seems that you have copied the answers without including any of the required calculations.  You must include your work.  One more thing about homework: you can turn in your homework by showing me your solutions during office hours or during active-learning periods of class, or after class.  If you do this, please DO turn in a mostly blank page of paper with your name on it and the numbers of the homework set(s) you have completed.  After I check your work, I will put my initials on your mostly blank page, then keep the page for my records.  Some students prefer to turn in their work this way because they prefer not to tear pages with work from their notebooks.  Absences will be excused if you have a compelling reason why you can't make it to class.  Please email me ahead of time if possible.
 '''Optional Homework'''  I am evaluating a computer program from our textbook publisher called Launchpad.  I may use require and use LaunchPad in future courses.  For now, you can use it to drill on extra optional problem problems.  It costs money, but it comes with online access to the textbook for the duration of the semester, so if you get LaunchPad, you won't need to buy the textbook (and LaunchPad costs $97.99 which is cheaper than the textbook).  There is also a trial membership for a few weeks, for free.  This is completely optional, I haven't used it enough to be able to recommend it.  But do let me know if you are thinking of trying it.

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 '''Class times and locations:'''
-* Monday & Thursday:  2:35 AM - 3:50 PM, WARD CIRCLE BUILDING, Room 302
+* Monday & Thursday:  2:35 PM - 3:50 PM, WARD CIRCLE BUILDING, Room 302
-* Wednesday:  2:35 AM - 3:35 PM, WARD CIRCLE BUILDING, Room 302
+* Wednesday:  2:35 PM - 3:35 PM, WARD CIRCLE BUILDING, Room 302
 '''Important Dates:'''