Columbus State University
A unit of the University System of Georgia

Department of Mathematics	Faculty Office Building
4225 University Avenue	Telephone number: (706) 568-2292
Columbus, GA 31907-5645	Fax number: (706) 569-3125

 

  Syllabus Math 1127

 Textbooks

   The Basic Practice of Statistics, by David S. Moore, Purdue University, 2nd ed, 2000, THE CORRECT ISBN FOR the text and Student Minitab (Statistics Software) is:0-7167-4006-0. There should be a data CD in the text also.  Used texts may not have the Minitab nor the data CD but is acceptable for most instructors. 

 Course Description: MATH 1127. Introductory Statistics (3-0-3) Prerequisite: High School Algebra 2 or its equivalent. Survey of modern statistical methods applicable to behavioral, biological, health and managerial sciences, and education. Organization and analysis of data, probability distributions, sampling distributions, point estimation, confidence interval, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis.

ADA Statement

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Policy & Procedure for Course Withdrawal

Students wishing to drop a course after the last official day of schedule change must officially withdraw from the course. A withdrawal form must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Prior to the W grade deadline as published in the Schedule of Courses, a grade of W will be assigned by the registrar unless a grade of WF has already been assigned by the instructor for excessive absences. A grade of WF will be assigned when a withdrawal form is received in the Office of the Registrar after the deadline. A student may appeal the assignment of a WF grade by submitting to the registrar documentation of non-academic hardship. Students may not withdraw from a required developmental studies course with a grade of W while remaining in degree level courses. To remain in degree level courses, the grade in the developmental studies course must be a WF and would be considered a developmental studies attempt. Refer to the Schedule of Courses book for specific dates and additional information regarding course withdrawal.

Topics

   Understanding Data 

   Understanding Distributions 

   Displaying Distributions with Graphs 

   Describing Distributions with Numbers

   The Normal Distributions

   Examining Relationships 

   Scatterplots 

   Correlation 

   Least-Squares Regression

   Interpreting Correlation and Regression (Read)

   Producing Data 

   Designing Samples

   Designing Experiments

   Understanding Inference 

   Sampling Distributions and Probability

   Sampling Distributions

   Probability Distributions (Optional)

   Sample Proportions 

   The Binomial Distributions 

   Sample Means

   Introduction to Inference 

   Estimating with Confidence

   Tests of Significance 

   Using Significance Tests

   Inference as Decision (Optional)

   Inference for Distributions

   Inference for the Mean of a Population 

   Comparing Two Means

   Inference for Proportions 

   Inference for a Single Proportion

   Comparing Two Proportions 

   Topics in Inference (Optional)

   Inference for Two-Way Tables (Chi-squared )

   Inference for Regression

Fall 2001