Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 University of Alberta Department of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Statistics 141 — INTRODUCTION To statistics — Lecture Al Spring 2013 (Term: 1450 — Class Number: 42665) Instructor: Alireza Simchi Office: CAB 587 Phone: (780) 492- 5730 E-mail: asimchi@ualberta.ca Personal Web Page: Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. or by appointment, To set up an appointment, please e-mail me, Subject line in all your e-mails should say "Stat 141 - Lecture Al” Lecture Room & Time: MWF in TLB 2 from 12:00 noon to 12:50 p.m. Course Web Page: The web site for this course is in the eClass home page. hutps://eclass.srv.ualberta.ca/portal/ Note: Lecture notes and other supplementary materials can be found on my Statistics 141 web site in eClass. I will expect you to print off my notes and bring them to class. You won't be given time to copy out the examples in class, ‘Course Description: STAT 141 is an introductory statistics conrse focusing on statistical reasoning and data analysis. Topics inchide: Data collection and presentation, descriptive statistics. Probability distributions, sampling distributions, and the central limit theorem. Point estimation and hypothesis testing. Correlation and regression analysis. Goodness of fit and contingency tables. ‘Course Prerequisites: Pure MATH 30 or MATH 30-1 This couse may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in any STAT course, or in PSYCO 211 or SOC 210. Note: “It is important to prepare yourself for this course through a review of the prerequisite material. Students who do not have the required prerequisites at the time of taking this course should not expect supplementary professorial tutoring from the instructor.” Page 1 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 Course Objectives and Expected Learning Outcomes ‘This course provides an introduction to statistical methods and their applications. The ‘main course objective is to lear the three main aspects of statistics: (a) Design: Planning how to obtain data to answer the question of interest. (b) Description: Summarizing the data that are obtained, and (©) Inference: Making decisions and predictions based on the data Required Textbook: Textbook: ‘STATS: Data and Models", Canadian Edition, by De Veaux, Velleman, Bock, Vukov, and Wong, published by Pearson. Note: The text packaged with MyStatLab and e-text (online textbook) is available in the bookstore for arond $125. It is up to you if you wish to purchase this package, however you will need an access code for MyStatLab (o do the homework assignments and have them graded. If you already have the text from another venue or you have decided not to buy the text, the MyStatLab access code and e-text together are available for purchase for $87 in the bookstore. You may also buy them online, Lecture Schedule & Assigned Readin; We will cover Chapters 1 to 28, except chapter 27 of the textbook. Please note that the text is divided into eight parts, usually consisting of several short chapters. Chapters 27 and 29-33 are omitted. The following is a breakdown of the tentative topics we will cover (including the estimated number of hours needed to cover each topic). Chapters | Description Hours Part 1: | Introduction and Exploratory Data Analysis 9 1-6 _ | Exploring and understanding data 5 7-10 | Exploring relationships between variables (Ch. 10: Covers 4 only the idea og logarithm transformation) 11-13 _| Gathering Data (Assigned Reading) 0 Part2: _ | Probability, Random Variables and Sampling 10 Distributions ‘Randomness, Probability and Probability Models (Ch 16: 14-17 | Covers only E(@X + bY 4c) and Var(aX.+ bY+¢)) A (Ch 17: Covers only Bernoulli, Binomial, and Binomial to ‘Normal Distribution) 18 | Sampling Distributions 3 Part 3:__ | Inferential Data Analysis 17 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing about 19-22 6 Proportions 23-25 _| Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing about Means é 26 | Comparing Counts (Chi-square Tests) 2 28__| Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) 3 Page 2 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 ‘The course mark will be calculated based on the following breakdown: Course Component ‘Weight of Total Date Mark Homework Assignments 10% ‘Available on www.mystatlab.com Participation/Top Hat 5% Go to https://app.tophat.com/login Midterm Exam 35% ‘Wednesday, November 6 — in class Final Exam 30% ‘See registrar office website From Course Marks to Letter Grade ‘Your final grade will be determined based on your overall score out of 100. An overall course mark of 50% or more guarantees a passing grade of at least D. Am overa course mark of 90% or more guarantees a grade of at least A. Here is the tentative distribution that will be used to assign grades (depending on the actual results, the grades may be adjusted to account for exceptional grade distributions Scor |<50 ]50- [53- [56 |60- [65- [70- |75- | 80- | 85- 95- e s2_|ss_|so |o4 |o9 [74 (79 |s4 | 89 100 Gad |F |[D [D+ fc [ce [c+ |B TB [BY [a At e Note: Grades are unofficial until approved by the Department and/or Faculty offering the course Homework Assignments (10%): ‘There are eleven homework assignments for this class. The homework assignments with the due dates are posted on my MyStatLab web site; an online homework assessment system. Note: (a) You are required to register on MyStatLab (www.mystatlab.com). To registere on “MyStatLab, students need: + A MyStatLab access code that comes with your copy of the textbook or e textbook. + Your instructor's course ID. Course ID for Stat 141 — lecture A1 is simehi67745. + A valid email address. It is strongly recommended NOT to use your UofA email address, but to supply another (working) email address. Page 3 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 ()) When registering, you will be asked to provide your first and last name, These should normally be the same as the first and last name on your U of A ONEcard. Your MyStatLab information is stored on srvers controlled by the publisher Pearson. If you have concems about entering your name online, contact your instructor to obtain a pseudonym before registering (©) When registering, you will be asked to set up a Pearson account with a login name and password. It is strongly recommended NOT to use your UofA ccid as your tusemame nor your student id. (@ you have used a Pearson product in another course (such as MathXL, Mastering Physics, Mastering Biology, MyPsychLab, MyNutritionLab, etc.), you will already have a Pearson account. You can register your MyStatLab access code with this same login information that you have already created. If you are not sure if you have a Pearson account, follow this link hitps://register_pearsoncmg.com/forgotlogin/forgotLogin.fl and enter your email address. If you have an account, your login name and password will be emailed to you and, if yon do not have an account, you will receive an error message stating that you do not currently have an account. That means you can set up a new account at www.mystatlab.com. (© You should min the MpStatLab “Browser Check” to verify that your computer software is compatible. If you experience technical problems using MyStatLab. first contact MyStatLab tech support at this link: hitp:/hvww.mysta You will be given an incident number. Ifthe problem is not resolved, you can email this incident number to your instructor, who will then seek additional help. (© The best internet browsers to use for MyStatLab are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari, If you encounter technical problems, first try switching to one of these intemet browsers. (g) Once you log in to MyStatLab, you will be able to see the homework assignments and when a homework is available and due. The homework is intended primarily for learning rather than assessment. MvStatLab provides several tutorial online aids within each question sch as hints, step by step help, and similar examples are available while you work on homework. (h) After an answer is entered on MyStatLab, you will get an instant response as to if your answer is correct. To have a question marked, you must complete all parts, then click on “Save”. There is no “submit” button. Changes are allowed without penalty up to the deadline, MyStatLab allows several attempts for each answer. ‘You can return to a saved question and click on “similar exercise” for another attempt. You are allowed unlimited tries for each question, but MyStazLab will give you a new but similar question after enough attempts with incorrect answers, Page 4 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 (® You must save your assignments before 11:59 p.m. on the due date. You are advised to begin each assignment well before its deadline. (@)_ The average of the best 10 out of 11 assignments will be used as an overall mark of for assignmnets. On-Line Homework Disclaimes On-line homework is a component of this course and is provided by a third-party company. Please be aware that this company will be storing assessment information that may be associated with you. Participation/Top Hat (5%) Your participation will be administered through Top Hat, a classroom response system. You are required to register on Top Hat and have it ready to use for your next lecture, To register for Top Hat: a) Open a web browser, go to https://app tophat.convregister/student/ b) Enter the course code corresponding to the section that you are resigstered in, and then click Yes if the course info is correct. The course code for stat 141 — lecture Al is ¢) Enter your name and email address, then choose a username and password. You will be asked to make your own login ID and password, where we advise you NOT to use your UofA CCID ot password, nor your student id. We instead advise you to use your name as it appears on your OneCard so that the instructor can properly identify you on the online grade book. Read and accept the terms and conditions! d) Please enter your FULL name (Last, First) used for grading purposes. If you're unsure of what you should enter here, you can skip this page for now and enter this information later. If you have concerns about entering your name online, contact your instructor fo obtain a pseudonym before registering e) Enter your mobile phone number, This will link your phone to your account, should you ever submit an answer to Top Hat via text message. The system will send you a Verification text message as confirmation. If you don't own a mobile phone and will be participating with a laptop or tablet device. simply click "Skip. I don't want to use my phone.” f) Find your course from the available list of classes. You can search by the last name of your instructor of by the name of the course. Once you find your course in the list, simply click the "Enroll!" button to continue. Page 5 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 2) You will automatically be taken to the payment-processing page. You can purchase a 12-month subscription for $15 by clicking the "Buy Now" button, h) You should receive a confirmation email with your receipt. i) Once you have an account, you can log in by visiting tophat.com/login from your web browser and typing in your username and password. This will take you to the Top Hat lobby where you will have access to all your course information. You can use any of the following methods to answer questions: + Laptop, tablet, or web-enabled smartphone: You can submit answers by accessing the Top Hat web interface using a web browser. There are known compatibility issues with Intemet Explorer, so we recommend using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox instead. If you're using a smartphone, please use the native Android or Safari web browser that came standard with your device. All active items should appear on the left side of your screen depending on how your instructor decides to use the system. If you can’t see anything. your instructor either disabled reviewing questions or no items have been created yet. + SMS submissions: You can submit answers in class using any phone by sending a message to your course’s texting number. The number is displayed on the right side of your sereen as well as your instructor's screen, Each question is assigned ‘a unique 4-digit ID; this is also displayed on your instructor’s screen. For example: if your course’s number is (315) 636-0905 and you'd like to send “A” as an answer to a question with 1234 as an ID, all you have to do is send a message to that number with the text: 1234 a, Notice that the space between the code and your answer is optional. You should always receive a confirmation message that the submission has been received, if you don’t please check the number and make sure you have good reception. We highly recommend that you retain a record of your SMS submissions and do not delete your messages from your phone. i) Go to the website. There are three general questions regarding your age, sex, and income. Answer the questions to be sure that you are ready for the first lecture. In general do not worry if your answer during lecture is right or wrong. As long as you participate (answering questions) you will get full marks. k)_ If you'd like to see how you're doing in a course, access Top Hat from a computer or web-enabled device and click the GradeBook link towards the left side of the screen It is highly recommend that you Keep track of your grades and check the gradeBook often. The gradeBook will show you a list of all active, answered and unanswered items in the course. |) To get help with Top Hat's technical issues, click Support at the bottom left corner of your screen, email support@tophat.com or visit support.tophat.com to access the support forum, Page 6 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 ‘Midterm Exam (35%) ‘The 50-minute midterm exam is tentatively scheduled on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Term exams will be administered during the lecture periods. There will be no make-up exam for students who are absent on this day. Unless a legitimate excuse is provided, a grade of 0% will be given for the missed exam, If there is just cause for being absent, that portion of the final grade reserved for the missed exam will be added to the pottion reserved for the final exam, Final Exam (50%): The final exam is cumulative. The time, date and place of the final examination are set by the Registrar and takes precedence over the final examination date reported in this document. Students must verify this date on Bear-Tracks when the Final Exam Schedule is posted, Note: The Final Exam schedule can also be found on the Registrar's website at ttp://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/, Click on Examinations. Past (or Representative) Evaluative Material: Some of old midterm and final exams are available on the course website in the eClass home page. Students should understand that those exams are ONLY for practice and your real exams may or may not be similar to posted old exams. We will discuss about the exams in more details in class close to the exam times. Exam Aids: All exams are closed book. Formula sheets and all required statistical tables will be provided for exams, You must bring your own NON-PROGRAMMABLE calculator (you are not permitted to share a calculator). Note: Programmable calculators are not permitted (even if you clear the memory). All other electronic equipment is prohibited. Your student photo LD. is required at exams to verify your identity. During each examination, each student is required to have a picture ID to produce if requested Missed Assignments You must complete your homework before the due date, Late assignments will not be accepted. Medical and other excuses are not accepted as a reason for late assignments as due dates for these assignments are known in advance. Within 48 hours of the due time of a homework assignment, any technology/computer problem (unless it is a general problem with MStatLab that affects all students) will not be accepted as a valid excuse for failing to complete the assignment in time, Similarly, excuses such as intemet connection problems are not acceptable, Students should plan to complete the assignments well in advance of the actual due date. If you have an isolated issue, you therefore have plenty of time to resolve it and/or access another computer. As it was mentioned earlier, the average of the best 10 out of 11 assignments will be used as an Page 7 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 overall mark of for assignmnets. Hence, the lowest assgiment score (including zero for missed one assignment) will be dropped. Therefore, you will not lose any mark, if you ‘miss one assignmnet Missed Midterm: There is no deferred midterm exam. A. student who cannot write a midterm due to incapacitating illness, severe domestic affliction or other compelling reasons can apply for an excused absence. To apply for an excused absence, the student must present supporting documentation pertaining to the absence to the instructor within two working days following the scheduled date of the missed term work, or as soon as the student is able. In the case of an incapacitating illness, either a medical note or a statutory declaration (which can be obtained at the student’s Faculty Office) will be accepted. The student must be ill on the day of the missed exam. Note: An excused absence is a privilege and not a right: there is no guarantee that an absence will be excused. The weight of the missed midterm (35%) will be transferred to the final exam, if your instructor accept youe excuses. On the other hand, the instructor may not accept your excuse and give zero for the missed midterm exam. Please Note: (@) Misrepresentation of Facts to gain an excused absence is a serious breach of the Code of Student Behaviour. (b) “should a student write an exam, hand in the paper for marking, and later report extenuating circumstances fo support a request for cancellation of the Paper and for another exam, such a request will not be entertained”. To know what a student should do when they are sick, please go to: bttp:/www.registrar.walberta.ca/fles/What_to do when vou are sick%5B1%S5D.pdf ‘You can also find the pdf file in my website in eClass in the “General Information” folder ‘Missed Final Examinatios A student who cannot write the final examination due to incapacitating illness, severe domestic affliction or other compelling reasons can apply for a deferred final examination. Such an application must be made to the student’s Faculty office within 48 hours of the missed examination and must be supported by a Statutory Declaration (in Tiew of a medical statement form) or other appropriate documentation (Calendar section 23.5.6). Deferred examinations are a privilege and not a right: there is no guarantee that 1a deferred examination will be granted. Misrepresentation of Facts to gain a deferred examination is a serious breach of the Code of Student Behaviour. ‘The deferred final exam is scheduled Saturday, January 11, 2014 starting at 9:00 a.m, Students should meet outside CAB 357 at 8:30 to register Re-examination: Page 8 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 A student who writes the final examination and fails the course may apply for a re- examination. Re-examinations are rarely granted in the Faculty of Science. These exams are governed by University (Calendar section 23.5.5) and Faculty of Science Regulations (Calendar section 192.5.9). Misrepresentation of Facts to gain a re-examination is a serious breach of the Code of Student Behaviour. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES Academic Integrity: ‘The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour (online at www.governance.ualberta.ca) and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, mistepresentation of facts anc/or participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University. All foms of dishonesty are unacceptable at the University. Any offense will be reported to the Senior Associate Dean of Science who will determine the disciplinary action to be taken. Cheating, plagiarism and misrepresentation of facts are serious offenses. Anyone who engages in these practices will receive at minimum a grade of zero for the exam or paper in question and no opportunity will be given to replace the grade or redistribute the weights. As well, in the Faculty of Science the sanction for cheating on any examination will include a disciplinary failing grade (no exceptions) and senior students should expect a period of suspension or expulsion from the University of Alberta. COOCTOIOMILON CICCOCCCCoICC CS ocCCoCTnce Cocoon Oo Coo ooo oo oo oe (C0 GOO OCCT 0 OONCoono mncocooTnoTcon COO ‘Your student photo LD. is required at exams to verify your identity. Students will not be allowed to begin an examination after it has been in progress for 30 minutes, Students ‘must remain in the exam room until at least 30 minutes has elapsed. Electronic equipment other than non-programmable calculators cannot be brought into examination rooms and hats should not be worn. Page 9 of 10Statistics 141 — Course Outline for Fall 2013 Cell Phones: Cell phones are to be turned off during lectures, labs and seminars. Cell phones are not to be brought to exams. Audio or Video Recording: Audio or video recording of lectures, labs, seminars ot any other teaching environment by students is allowed only with the prior written consent of the instructor or as a part of ‘an approved accommodation plan. Recorded material is to be used solely for personal study, and is not to be used or distributed for any other purpose without prior written consent from the instructor. Students with Disabilities: Students who require accommodation in this course due to a disability are advised to discuss their needs with Specialized Support & Disability Services (2-800 Students’ Union Building). Student Success Centre: Students who want to improve their learning and academic capacities (such as better time management, study skills or examination skills) ate encouraged to contact the Student Success Centre (2-300 Students” Union Building). Decima Robinson Support Centre for Mathematical & Statistical Science: Students who require additional help with assignments or have questions about the course material in general are encouraged to visit the Decima Robinson Support Centre (528 Central Academic Building). The Centre is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ‘Monday to Friday starting Wednesday September 11, 2013 until Wednesday December 4, 2013. During peak periods, helpers will be able to devote at most a few minutes to any one student, In order to get maximum help during each visit, students are asked to be specific about the problem with which they are seeking help. Students experiencing difficulties in any 100- or 200-level statistics courses can also obtain help from senior students in the support centre. For more information, visit the Centre website at: oOo Disclaimer Any typographical errors in this Course Outline are subject to change and will be ‘announced in class. Other Legal Stuff: Policy about course outlines can be found in §23.4(2) of the University Calendar. Page 10 of 10