MTH 114: Statistics for Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science     Prof. A. Wittenstein

Post Hall 103     (516) 877-4486     Wittenstein@adelphi.edu

Spring 2011 Office Hours - MW 5:30-6:00pm. Other days/times by appointment.

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  • Please complete all reading assignments before the dates indicated. Be sure to ask about anything that you do not understand about a reading assignment at the start of the class covering it.
  • PD Readings are from "Statistics: The Exploration and Analysis of Data: Sixth Edition" by Peck and Devore.
  • CN Readings are from "Doing Data Analysis with SPSS: version 16" by Carver and Nash.
  • Please check the calendar frequently as dates may shift. For example, this could happen if a topic which is planned for 1 day actually takes 2 days, or vice-versa.

    Last Updated: Wed 5/4/11

    Week Date Assignments PD
    Readings    		 CN
    Readings    		 Topic HW Exercises
    Collected on the following Monday
    Part One: Acknowledging Variability
    1 M 1/24 - 1 - Introduction HW1
    W 1/26 - - - SNOW DAY, NO CLASS
    2 M 1/31 HW1a due 2-2.3 - Collecting Data Sensibly
    W 2/2(A) - 2.4-2.6 -
    Part Two: Describing Variability
    W 2/2(B) - 3-3.2 - Graphical Methods - Bar and Pie Charts, Stem-and-Leaf Plots HW2
    3 M 2/7 HW1b due 1&2(p.13-16)
    2/7: University Deadline to Add Courses
    W 2/9 QUIZ 1 3.3 - Graphical Methods - Frequency Distibutions
    4 M 2/14 HW2 due 2(p.16-22) Graphical Methods - Histograms HW3
    W 2/16 - 3.4-3.5 3 Graphical Methods - Bivariate Data
    5
    2/21: University Deadline to Drop Courses
    M 2/21 HW3 due 4-4.2 - Numerical Methods - Describing Center and Variability HW4
    W 2/23 QUIZ 2
    6 M 2/28 HW4 due 4.3(p.161-162) 4(p.39-45) Numerical Methods - Describing in SPSS, Skeletal Boxplots HW5
    W 3/2 - 4.3(p.163-166) 4(p.46-47) Numerical Methods - Outliers, Modified Boxplots
    7 M 3/7 HW5 due 4.4-4.5 - Numerical Methods - Interpreting Center and Variability HW (ungraded)
    W 3/9 - - - Confirmed Date for Midterm Exam
    M 3/14 SPRING BREAK, NO CLASSES
    W 3/16
    Part Three: Probability Theory
    8 M 3/21 - 6 6(p.61-65) Probability HW6
    W 3/23 - 7-7.2 - Population Distributions: Introduction
    9 M 3/28 HW6 due 7.2-7.3 - Population Distributions: Uniform, Triangular, and Standard Normal Distributions HW7
    3/28: University Deadline to Withdraw From Courses
    W 3/30 - 7.3 8 Population Distributions: Other Normal Distributions
    Part Four: Analyzing Data
    10 M 4/4 HW7 due 8-8.1 - Review of Ch. 6-7; Introduction to Sampling Distributions HW8
    W 4/6 QUIZ 3 8.2 - Quiz; Sampling Distribution of a Sample Mean
    11 M 4/11 HW8 due 9.3 10 Confidence Intervals For a Population Mean HW9
    W 4/13 -
    12 M 4/18 HW9 due 10-10.2 - Hypothesis Tests: Introduction HW10
    W 4/20 QUIZ 4 10.4 - Quiz; Hypothesis Tests: For a Population Mean
    13 M 4/25 HW10 due 11-11.1 11(p.117-118)
    12(p.125-129)    		 Comparing Two Populations: Independent Samples HW11
    W 4/27 -
    14 M 5/2 HW11 due 5-5.2 (to p.203) 5(p.54-56) Linear Regression: Descriptive Methods HW12
    W 5/4 5.2-5.3 15(p.165-171)
    15 M 5/9 HW12 due 13-13.2 (to p.587) - Linear Regression: Inferential Methods; Review for Final Exam HW (ungraded)
    W 5/11
    Final Exam: 3:30pm-5:30pm - SCB 227