MTH 114: Statistics for Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science     Prof. A. Wittenstein

Science 415      Wittenstein@adelphi.edu

Spring 2023 Office Hours - Tuesday 10:30-11am on Zoom. Tuesday 5:45-6:15pm in SWL 100. 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.
  • Brase Readings are from "Understandable Statistics: Concepts and Methods: 13th edition" by Brase and Brase
  • Cronk Readings are from "How to use SPSS: 11th edition" by Cronk.
  • 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: W 5/3/23

    Date HW/Quiz Brase
    Readings    		 Cronk
    Readings    		 Topic HW Exercises
    To be submitted on WebAssign by the due date unless stated otherwise
    T 1/24 - 1.1 Course Syllabus; The Vocabulary of Statistics HW1
    Th 1/26 - 1.2, 2.1 Random Samples; Frequency Distributions and Histograms
    T 1/31 - 2.1, 2.2 Cumulative Frequency, Ogives; Bar and Pareto Graphs HW2
    Th 2/2 - 2.2, 2.3 Circle and Time Series Graphs; Stem-and-Leaf Displays
    2/6: University Deadline to Add Courses
    T 2/7 - 3.1 1.1-1.4 Measures of Central Tendency; Lab 1: Getting Started in SPSS HW3
    Th 2/9 3.2 Measures of Dispersion
    T 2/14 - 3.3 1.5-1.7 Percentiles and Box-and-Whisker Plots; Lab 1: Getting Started in SPSS (cont.) HW4
    Th 2/16 QUIZ 1 4.1 Basic Probability Theory
    2/20: University Deadline to Drop Courses
    T 2/21 4.2 2 Basic Probability Theory (cont.); Lab 2: Entering and Modifying Data in SPSS HW5
    Lab Report 1 (due Th 3/23)
    Th 2/23 - 5.1 Random Variables and Discrete Probability Distributions; Lab 2: Entering and Modifying Data in SPSS (cont.)
    T 2/28 6.1(~p.233) 3.1-3.4 Introduction to the Normal Distribution; Lab 3: Descriptive Statistics in SPSS HW6
    Th 3/2 - 6.2 Raw Scores vs. Z scores; Standard Normal Distributions
    T 3/7 - Review for Midterm Exam
    Th 3/9 MIDTERM EXAM
    T 3/14 SPRING BREAK, NO CLASSES
    Th 3/16
    T 3/21 - 6.3 Areas Under Any Normal Curve HW7
    Th 3/23 Lab Report 1 due 6.4, 6.5 Sampling Distributions; Central Limit Theorem
    T 3/28 7.1 Confidence Intervals for μ with σ known HW8
    Th 3/30 7.2 Go Over HW7; Confidence Intervals for μ with σ unknown
    4/3: University Deadline to Withdraw From Courses
    T 4/4 8.1 3.5 Introduction to Hypothesis Tests; Lab 4: Normal Probabilities in SPSS Lab Report 2 (due Th 5/4)
    Th 4/6 QUIZ 2 4.1-4.3 Go Over HW8; Lab 5: Graphs & Confidence Intervals in SPSS
    T 4/11 8.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Tests (continued) HW9
    Th 4/13 8.2A,B Hypothesis Tests for μ by the p-value method
    T 4/18 8.4 6 Hypothesis Testing of Paired (Dependent) Samples; Lab 6: Hypothesis Tests in SPSS HW10 (due Wed 4/26)
    Th 4/20 - 8.5A,B 6 Hypothesis Testing of Independent Samples; Lab 6: Hypothesis Tests in SPSS (cont.)
    T 4/25 RESEARCH DAY, NO CLASSES
    Th 4/27 QUIZ 3 Go Over HW10 / Review for quiz
    T 5/2 9.1 Scatter Diagrams and Linear Correlation HW11
    Th 5/4 Lab Report 2 due 9.2 4.4 Correlation in SPSS; Least Squares Linear Regression and the Coefficient of Determination
    T 5/9 Review for Final Exam
    Th 5/11 Makeup/Study Day
    T 5/16
    Final Exam: 3:30pm-5:30pm in SWL 101