AMS 315

Data Analysis
Summer Session II, 2017

Class: Tuesday and Thursday, 01:30-04:55 pm, Earth & Space 131
Instructor: Yao Kuang
Office: Math Tower 2-103
Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30 am to 11:30 am, or by appointment.
Email: yao.kuang@stonybrook.edu

TA: Ashley Kaleita

Office Hours: Monday 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Harriman 132
Email: ashley.kaleita@stonybrook.edu

TA: Zhaorong Li
Office Hours: Wednesday 9:00 am-11:00 am, Harriman 132
Email: zhaorong.li@stonybrook.edu

Textbook: An Introduction to Statistical Methods & Data Analysis by Ott and Longnecker
7th edition, Cengage ISBN# 9781305269477. You will not suffer much of a loss if you get
an older edition or even a different text. Chapters to be covered: Chapters 3 through 12.

Topics to be covered: Overview of basic statistics (hypothesis testing, regression, chi-

square test, confidence intervals), Probability and Probability Distributions, Inferences
about Population Central Value, Inferences Comparing Two Populations Central Values,
Analysis of Categorical Data, Linear Regression and Correlation, Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA), Multiple Regression if we have time, and some introductory statistical
programming using the program R.

Prerequisites: The prerequisite for this course is AMS 310 (or ECO 320).

Homework: Assignments and deadlines will be posted on Blackboard. All assignments

are due before the start of class for full credit. Hardcopy homework is preferred. Solutions
missing some key steps will not be given full credits. There will be around 4 homework
assignments.

Exams: There will be two midterm exams and one final exam. The questions on the exams
will depend on the coverage of the topics up to that point. You may have one page of notes
using standard paper size (8.5 by 11 inches). You may write on the front and back, and the
sheet must have your name on it. There may not be any photocopied material on this sheet.
You must turn it in with your examination. It will be returned to you with your graded
examination paper. You may use an approved calculator in the examination provided that
you permit the proctor to inspect it and reset the memory during the examination. Your
calculator may not have wireless communication capability.
Exam I will be in class on tentatively Tuesday, July 25.
Exam II will be in class on tentatively Tuesday, August 8.
Final Exam will be on August 17, the last class.

Computing Projects: There will be one statistical computing assignments. The contents
of the assignment will be discussed in class.

Grading: The target grade distribution is 25-30% As, 30-35% Bs, and the remainder Cs
or lower. HW (10%), Exam I (20%), Exam II (20%), Final Exam (30%), Projects (20%).

It is my belief that since the Final Exam is cumulative, a student who receives an A on the
final exam (and satisfactory grades on the computing projects) should receive an A in the
course. A student with a B on the final exam (and satisfactory grades on the computing
projects) should receive at least a B in the course, and so on. The final examination grade
will not be "curved."

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They will determine with you what accommodations, if any, are necessary and appropriate.
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personally accountable for all submitted work. Representing another person's work as your
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