202002 STAT203 Aubie Anisef PDF

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Stat 203: Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences SEMESTER: INSTRUCTOR: EMAIL: OFFICE HOURS:

Summer 2020 Aubie Anisef [email protected] Thursdays 12:30-1:30 or by appointment

PREREQUISITES Pre-Calculus 11 or equivalent OBJECTIVES Aimed at a non-mathematical audience, this course discusses procedures that are most commonly used in research in the social sciences. The rationale for these procedures is explained in detail but the use of mathematical formulas is kept to a minimum. The course covers basic techniques in Descriptive and Inferential statistics aimed at students in the social sciences. These include various graphs and summary numbers, probability, discrete and continuous random variables, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, correlation and regression. REQUIRED TEXT The Basic Practice of Statistics (8th edition), by D.S. Moore, W.I. Notz, M.A. Fligner. Publisher: W.H. Freeman The textbook package is available at the SFU bookstore. Alternatively, student may purchase the online text and resources (StatsPortal) at the Freeman website: http://www.bfwpub.com Free Online Textbooks https://cnx.org/contents/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de for a free online Statistics text. https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_introductory-statistics/index.html COURSE ASSESSMENT

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Term Tests (weeks 5 and 10) Quizzes Final exam Assignments, participation, etc...

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Notes About Assessments

1. Term Tests: The term tests are approximately 2 hours long and will consist of two problem types: (i) True/False, multiple-choice and numerical response problems. You will enter your responses to these question types directly into Moodle. (ii) Essay/assignment questions. You will write out your solutions to these questions on paper and upload PDFs of these solutions to Moodle. Test questions may be revealed at time intervals, and answers to these questions may need to be answered within a fixed time frame. For example, if a test has 10 questions, question 1 will be initially revealed and you may be required to submit the answer to question 1 after 10 minutes. Question 2 may be revealed a 10 minutes after question 1 and you may be required to submit the answer to question 2 within 10 minutes, etc... 2. Quizzes: These are approximately 30 minutes long and will consists of true/false, multiple-choice and numerical response questions. Academic integrity. In writing any quiz or test in this course you are expected to present your own work. Any collaboration between a student and others (in person, online, etc...) is considered cheating and can have serious consequences. Such websites as Chegg and Course Hero and others are monitored and investigations can take place if course material is found there. Further, if a student is suspected of academic

dishonesty, I reserve the right to conduct a face-to-face Zoom "test" with students and base all or part of their evaluation on this assessment method. 3. Assignments/Participation For a synchronous Stat 203 section the assignment/participation grade will be based on • • •

Attendance in online Zoom sessions Completion of interactive class activities Completion of assignments

For an asynchronous Stat 203 section the assignment/participation grade will be based on • •

Completion of interactive class activities within a specified time frame Completion of assignments (Note that the assignments for the synchronous and nonsynchronous classes may differ)

Comments: It is important that you learn how to write Moodle online quizzes and tests. There will be "mock" quizzes and tests to practice with but it will be your responsibility to accurately enter your test/quiz information in a single attempt on test/quiz day. Once an answer is submitted, you cannot go back and change it. Also, part of your tests and the final exam will consist of "worked-out" questions where you must show your calculations (on paper) and upload your response to Moodle in a PDF format. This can be done on a scanner or, if you are using photographs, there are several free apps that will convert pictures to pdfs.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION Your letter grade is based on a relative ranking system (how well you perform compared to the rest of the class) along with standard expectation levels. Grades are not "curved", i.e. raised should you not perform well on an evaluation. Past experience shows the following guidelines accurately reflect expectation levels: A- To A+ : 80-100 B- To B+ : 65-79 C- To C+ : 55-64 D : 50-55 F : less than 50

MAKE-UP Quizzes/Tests/Exams

FIC does not offer any make-up opportunities for missed evaluations. Please be sure to check your schedule very carefully.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY Academic Integrity refers the values on which good academic work must be founded: honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. Academic integrity includes a commitment not to engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty violate the fundamental ethical principles of the College community and compromise the worth of work completed by others. Students found to have breached the regulations related to any form of academic misconduct including but not limited to plagiarism and cheating will be subject to the following measures: • First Offence: Awarded “0” for the assessment and given a permanent record on their file • Second Offence: Awarded “0” for the course, regardless whether the offence was committed in the same course or another course • Third Offence: Risk expulsion from FIC and the cancellation of Study Permit It is solely the student’s responsibility to be aware of Academic Integrity Policy and consequences of violating it. The policy is available at: http://85401dc13f6ba5867f46aacfababc729cd49a24606938417f53d.r33.cf6.rackcdn.com/FIC_Academic_Integrity_Policy. pdf

HOW CAN YOU DO WELL IN THIS REMOTE LEARNING COURSE?

There are a few things that you can do to improve your probability of success in this course: 1. Read the class notes before watching the live or recorded Zoom lecture. Note that the Zoom lecture will undoubtedly contain course material that is not in the class notes (and you will be responsible for any material covered during Zoom lectures) 2. Allocate at least 2-3 hours a week of out of class time for this course. 3. Read the textbook references and do lots of practice exercises on each topic. I will not be assigning or collecting homework questions--you should work through questions on each topic yourself. Remember: you are the best judge as to whether you can competently answer questions on a topic or whether extra exercises and/or extra help is needed in becoming proficient in the material.

Schedule of Lectures and Assessments (Subject to Change) Week

Topic

Book References

Ch 1,2 of Openstax text 1

Data collection and types. Graphical and numeric data summaries

Ch 1,2 of Saylor Academy text Ch 1,2 of Openstax text

2

The 68-95-99.7% rule, Chebyshev's Theorem and the Normal Distribution

3

Linear Regression and Correlation

4 5

Probability Test 1

6

12

Random Variables Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem Confidence Intervals for a Single Population Hypothesis Tests on a Single Parameter Test 2 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests on a Population Mean Differences (Dependent Samples) Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests on the Difference of Parameters

13

The Chi-Square Distribution and its Applications

Ch 1,2 of Saylor Academy text Ch 12 of Openstax text

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11

Ch 10 of Saylor Academy text Ch 3 of Openstax text Ch 3 of Saylor Academy text Ch 4,5 of Openstax text Ch 4, 5 of Saylor Academy text Chapter 7 of Openstax text Chapter 6 of Saylor Academy text Chapter 8 of Openstax text Chapter 7 of Saylor Academy text Chapter 9 of Openstax text Chapter 8 of Saylor Academy text

Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter

10 of Openstax text 9 of Saylor Academy text 11 of Openstax text 11 of Saylor Academy text

Final Exam Information Please note that the final exam schedule will not be released until later in the semester. Please make sure to check the schedule on your student portal. If you do not see your exam scheduled please contact me directly....