SYLLABUS FOR MATH 214 - MULTIVARIABLE STATISTICS
SPRING 2005 SEMESTER AT LYCOMING COLLEGE
IMPORTANT: A grade of C or better in
Math 123 (Introduction to Statistics) or its equivalent is a prerequisite for
this course; without this, your name will be removed from the roster!!!
Instructor
Name: Dr. Gene D. Sprechini
Office: Academic Center D311
Phone Number: (570) 321-4288
Office Hours: Go here to make an appointment to
see me, or email me at sprgene@lycoming.edu.
Grading
The final grade depends
on attendance, four semester exams, a project, and a final exam.
The final course
grade percentage will be reduced by 4% for each unexcused absence beyond the
3rd unexcused absence. An absence is considered to be
excused only when (1) the student emails to the instructor an explanation (or
submits a written explanation) of why class was missed, no later than two days
after the absence, and (2) the instructor approves the explanation. When absent from class for any reason, it
is the student's responsibility to find out all that was missed and stay
current with the coursework by consulting with a tutor or classmate; students
can find out what was done in any class from the course schedule, which is
available by clicking on the appropriate link below.
Each of the four
semester exams is worth 200 points, but only 150 of these 200 points are from
the exam administered in class; the remaining 50 points are from assignments
leading up to the exam. It is possible
for a student to miss a few of the assignments leading up to an exam and still
earn the maximum 50 points toward an exam; however, students are encouraged to
complete all the assignments in order to be fully prepared for each exam. Assignments are collected by the
instructor in class on the due date. Any
student who does not submit an assignment when collected by the instructor (no
matter what the reason) can still get credit for the assignment by having it
checked by a tutor before the next class.
If a student does not submit an assignment when collected or does not
get the assignment checked by a tutor before the next class, then it will NOT
be possible to get credit for the assignment.
It is possible to miss a few assignments and still earn the entire 50
points; however, any student who misses submitting more than 15 assignments
will automatically fail the course.
Students who do not receive credit a particular assignment (for whatever
reason) should still make certain they stay current by submitting the next
assignment and going over the missed assignment with a tutor or classmate. For all missed in-class exams, a grade of
zero is recorded, unless (1) arrangements to make up the exam are made within
24 hours of the originally scheduled time and (2) the instructor is presented
with documented evidence of a medical reason for not
completing the exam at the scheduled time.
The project is
worth 200 points. This project involves
the formulation of a research question and the collection and analysis of
relevant data. An exact description of the project is available by clicking on
the appropriate link below.
The final exam is
worth 400 points, but only 350 of these 400 points are from the exam
administered during Final Exam Week; just as with each of the four semester
exams, the remaining 50 points are from assignments (both in and out of class)
leading up to the final exam.
The final course
grade percentage is the percentage of points earned from the total possible
points, and letter grades corresponding to the final course grade percentage
are assigned according to the following:
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A = above 93.33 |
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A– = 90 to 93.33 |
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B+ = 86.67 to 90 |
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B = 83.33 to 86.67 |
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B– = 80 to 83.33 |
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C+ = 76.67 to 80 |
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C = 73.33 to 76.67 |
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C– = 70 to 73.33 |
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D+ = 66.67 to 70 |
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D = 63.33 to 66.67 |
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D– = 60 to 63.33 |
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F = below 60 |
However, any
student who misses more than ten In-Class and Out-of-Class Assignments will
automatically receive a course grade of F; also, the final course grade
percentage will be reduced by 4% for each unexcused absence beyond the 3rd
unexcused absence. An absence is considered to be excused only when (1) the student
submits within one class day of the absence a written explanation of why class
was missed and (2) the instructor approves the explanation.
Materials
Each student will
need:
Topics
Chapter 1: Review of some Descriptive
Statistics and Introduction to SPSS statistical software.
Chapter 2: Some Inferential
Statistics with One and Two Sample Data
Chapter 3: Simple Linear Regression
and Correlation
Chapter 4: Polynomial Regression
Chapter 5: Multiple Regression and
Correlation
Chapter 6: One-Way Analysis of
Variance
Chapter 7: Two-Way Analysis of
Variance
Chapter 8: Analysis of Covariance
Chapter 9: Logistic Regression
Chapter 10: Choosing an Appropriate
Statistical Analysis
Standards and Policies
Each student should
bring to each class the notebook or folder containing all assignments completed, a calculator, and the textbook. Very often in
class, the instructor will refer to previously completed assignments and
various portions of the textbook and will demonstrate calculations involving
the use of a calculator (in particular, a TI-83 or TI-83plus calculator).
Each section in the
textbook includes homework exercises. You will be required to submit many of
the even numbered exercises. Rarely, if ever will you be required to submit any
of the odd numbered exercises. The odd numbered exercises are for you to do on
your own while you are studying and preparing for exams; the answers to odd
numbered exercises are available here.
If you encounter a problem while working on homework, do not spend more than
20 or 30 minutes trying to solve the problem. If you cannot solve a problem
in 20 or 30 minutes, even with the help of a tutor or lab monitor, work on
something else and show the problem to one of the instructors of the course as
soon as possible.
All work submitted
must be of professional quality. All paper must be neat, without ragged edges,
rips, tears, smudges, stains, etc. All answers must be clear, complete, and
concise; handwriting must be legible. If the instructor can't read it, it's
wrong. Assignments will be down-graded if these standards are not met.
It can be very
helpful for some students to work together on daily assignments and to study
together; this is encouraged when it does not result in one student simply
copying another's work with no understanding. Acts of academic dishonesty
will result in a grade of F for the course, and a
letter to the Dean describing the circumstances. If you are having problems
in the course, talk to the instructor, don't involve
yourself in academic dishonesty. With each assignment submitted, students
are expected to include a short paragraph indicated from whom help was received
and to whom help was given (but this does not affect the grade for the
assignment).
The major goal
of this course is to provide the student with an understanding how some
advanced descriptive and inferential statistical techniques are applied and
interpreted in a variety of fields, such as business, psychology, sociology,
science, etc. This course counts toward mathematics distribution requirement.
The following is
from the FACULTY HANDBOOK in the section titled Student Course Load:
"It is expected that students will spend, in preparation for
courses, two hours of study time outside the classroom for every hour of credit
in the classroom."
This means that you
should spend, on the average, 8 hours per week outside of class working on a
four credit course. While this varies from student to student and from course
to course, you should expect that this class will require at least 8 hours per
week. Be prepared to spend 8 hours or more per week on this course! Your
time will be spent reading the text, reviewing class notes, doing exercises,
and using the SPSS software on the network.
Many of the exercises
assigned both in and out of class will refer back to work done in one or more
previous exercises; for this reason, it is important that your notebook or
folder containing all assignments completed be kept up to date. The schedule of reading
assignments and exam dates is shown in the table below; the written assignments
due each day will be given in class and updated regularly in the table.
(Note:
Whenever a lab corresponds to a text exercise, the due date to submit the output
from the lab is at least a day or two before the due date to submit the text
exercise. This allows you to make certain that your output is correct before
using it with the text exercise.)
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Due Dates |
Daily Assignments |
Assignments |
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01/12
W |
#01
text 1-1, 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, 1-18,1-23, 1-24, 1-31 #02 lab 1-A |
Chapter
1 |
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01/17
M |
#03
text 1-10, 1-17, 1-25, 1-30, 1-35, 1-36 #04 output from
labs 1-11, 1-14 |
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01/19
W |
#05
text 1-26, 1-27 #06 labs 1-B, 1-C |
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01/24
M |
#07
text 1-11(w/lab), 1-14(w/lab), 2-2a, 2-14, 2-18 #08 lab 1-D #09 output from
labs 2-12, 2-24 |
Chapter
2 |
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01/26
W |
#10
text 2-4b, 2-6, 2-8, 2-10, 2-16abcd, 2-22 #11 output from
labs 2-20, 2-30, 2-A, 2-B, 2-C |
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01/31
M |
#12
text 2-12(w/lab), 2-24(w/lab), 2-26, 2-28, 2-32 #13 output from
labs 2-D, 2-E, 2-F |
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02/02
W |
#14
text 2-2b, 2-20(w/lab), 2-30(w/lab), 2-34 #15 output from
labs 2-G, 2-H, 2-I |
Chapter
3 |
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02/07
M |
Exam
#1 - Practice Text Exercises: 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 1-9, 1-13, 1-27, 1-33, 2-1, 2-3,
2-5, 2-13, 2-19, 2-25, 2-30, 2-33 (Answers have been distributed in class) |
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02/09
W |
#16
labs 2-A, 2-B, 2-C, 2-D #17 output from
lab 3-A |
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02/14
M |
#18
labs 2-E, 2-F, 2-G, 2-H, 2-I #19 output from
lab 3-5, 3-6, 3-9 |
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02/16
W |
#20
text 1-20, 3-2afhi, 3-8, lab 3-A #21 output from
lab 3-10, 3-11 |
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02/21
M |
#22
text 1-22, 3-2b, 3-4abcdefg, 3-6(w/lab) #23 output from
lab 4-4 |
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02/23
W |
#24
3-2cdegj, 3-4hijklmn, 3-10(w/lab) #25 output from
lab 4-1(part 1) |
Chapter
4 |
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03/07
M |
#26
text 4-4(w/lab) #27 output from
labs 4-5, 4-6 |
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03/09
W |
Exam
#2 |
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03/14
M |
#28
text 4-2 #29 output from
labs 4-1(part 2), 5-1 (Start thinking about
a research question for the Project.) |
Chapter
5 |
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03/16
W |
#30
text 4-6(w/lab) #31 output from
labs 5-st1&2, 5-2, 5-4 |
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03/21
M |
#32
text 5-1abc(w/lab) #33 output from labs
5-3, 6-2 Submission #1 of Project |
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03/23
W |
#34
text 5-2(w/lab), 5-4(w/lab) #35 output from
labs 6-6, 6-10 #36 text 6-1 #37 output from
labs 6-5, 6-7 |
Chapter
6 |
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03/28
M |
Exam
#3 |
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03/30
W |
#38
text 6-2(w/lab), 6-4, 6-8 #39 output from
labs 6-A, 6-11 Submission #2 of Project |
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04/04
M |
#40
text 6-6(w/lab), 6-7c(w/lab), 6-10(w/lab) #41 output from
lab 7-6 |
Chapter
7 |
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04/06
W |
#42 text 7-1,
7-2, 7-4, lab 6-A #43 output from
labs 7-7, 8-3 Submission #3 of Project |
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04/11
M |
#44
text 7-6(w/lab), 7-8 #45 output from
lab 8-4 |
Chapter
8 |
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04/13
W |
Exam
#4 |
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04/18
M |
#46
text 8-1, 8-3(w/lab), 8-4(w/lab) #47 output from
labs 8-5, 8-6, 9-1 |
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04/20
W |
#48
text 8-2, 8-6(w/lab), 9-2(w/lab) #49 output from
labs 9-2, 9-3 Final Draft of Project |
Chapter
9 |
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04/25
to 04/29 |
Exam
#5 & Final Exam in the Final Exam Period |
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