MTH 114: Statistics for Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science     Prof. A. Wittenstein

Post Hall 103     Wittenstein@adelphi.edu

Spring 2012 Office Hours - MW 5:00-5:30pm. 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: Seventh Edition" by Peck and Devore.
  • CN Readings are from "Doing Data Analysis with SPSS: version 18" 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: Mon 5/7/12

    Week Date Assignments PD
    Readings    		 CN
    Readings    		 Topic HW Exercises
    Collected on the following Monday
    Part One: Understanding Data
    1 M 1/23 - 1 - Introduction HW1
    W 1/25 - 2 - Collecting Data Sensibly
    Part Two: Displaying Data
    2 M 1/30 HW1 due 3-3.2 p.1-7 Graphical Methods: Categorical Data, Stem-and-Leaf Displays
    SPSS: Entering Data    		 HW2
    W 2/1 QUIZ 1 - p.7-16 Go Over Chapter 1 HW; Quiz
    SPSS: Bar Chart, Saving and Printing, Stem-and-Leaf
    3
    2/6: University Deadline to Add Courses
    M 2/6 HW2 due 3.3 p.20-22 Graphical Methods: Frequency Distributions HW3
    W 2/8 - p.16-20 Graphical Methods: Histograms
    4 M 2/13 HW3 due 4-4.2 - Numerical Methods: Describing Center and Variability HW4
    W 2/15 QUIZ 2 - 4(p.39-45) Quiz; SPSS: Computing Summary Measures
    5 M 2/20 - - - No Class - Makeup by take-home assignment (HWM)
    2/20: University Deadline to Drop Courses
    W 2/22 - - - No Class - Makeup on W 5/9
    6 M 2/27 HW4 due 4.3 - Numerical Methods: Boxplots HW5
    W 2/29 - 4.4-4.5 4(p.46-47) Numerical Methods: Interpreting Center and Variability
    7 M 3/5 HW5 due 3.4(p.133-137) - Scatterplots; Brief Review for Midterm HWM
    W 3/7 - - - Midterm Exam
    M 3/12 SPRING BREAK, NO CLASSES
    W 3/14
    8 M 3/19 - - 4(p.47-48) Go Over HW5 and Midterm; Percentiles; Z-score in SPSS HW6
    Part Three: Probability Theory
    W 3/21 HWM due 6-6.1 6 Basic Probability
    9 M 3/26 HW6 due 7-7.3(to p.355) - Population Distributions: Introduction, Uniform and Triangular, Standard Normal HW7
    3/27: University Deadline to Withdraw From Courses
    W 3/28 - 7.3(p.356-358) - Population Distributions: Density Histograms, More on Standard Normal
    10 M 4/2 HW7 due 7.3(p.358-364) 8(p.81-83, 86) Population Distributions: Other Normal HW8
    W 4/4 QUIZ 3 8-8.1 8(top of p.87) Quiz; Sampling Distributions: Introduction
    11 M 4/9 HW8 due 8.2 9(p.93-98) Sampling Distributions: For a Sample Mean HW9
    Part Four: Analyzing Data
    W 4/11 - p.411-413, 431-432 10(p.103-106) Point Estimation, Confidence Intervals For a Population Mean
    - M 4/16 RESEARCH DAY, NO CLASSES
    12 W 4/18 - 9.3(p.433-440) 10(p.108-109) Confidence Intervals for a Population Mean with σ unknown
    M 4/23 HW9 due 9.3(p.440-441)
    10-10.2    		 - Bounds and Sample Sizes for Confidence Intervals;
    Hypothesis Tests: Introduction    		 HW10
    13 W 4/25 QUIZ 4 - - Go Over HW9; Quiz; More on Ho vs. Ha
    M 4/30 HW10 due 10.4 - Hypothesis Tests: For a Population Mean HW11
    14 W 5/2 - 5-5.1 5(p.54-56) Linear Regression: Descriptive Methods
    M 5/7 HW11 due 5.2-5.3 - HW12 (ungraded)
    15 W 5/9 - 13-13.1 - Simple Linear Regression Model;
    Brief Review for Final Exam
    16 W 5/16
    Final Exam: 3:30pm-5:30pm - SWL 100