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Stats 10 Lec 2: Syllabus Introduction to Statistical Reasoning UCLA, Fall 2017

Course Description Introduction to statistical thinking and understanding, including strengths and limitations of basic experimental designs, as well as graphical and numerical summaries of data, inference, and regression as a descriptive tool. The overall goal of this class is to introduce you to the discipline of statistics as a science of analyzing data and quantifying uncertainty. This class is designed to provide you with the tools you need to solve real world problems using statistics while giving you a better understanding of the process of scientific research and statistical inference.

Course Staff Instructor: Michael Tsiang Preferred Pronouns: He/Him Email: [email protected] Office: Math Sciences 8105J Office Hours and Location: Tuesdays 1–2:30pm and Thursdays 1–2:30pm, Math Sciences 8141 Teaching Assistants: Woong Bae (Alex) Kim, Terri Johnson Email: [email protected], [email protected] Office Hours and Locations: TBA

Course Materials Course Website: http://ccle.ucla.edu Discussion Forum: https://piazza.com/ucla/fall2017/stats10 Course Textbook: Introductory Statistics: Exploring the World Through Data, 2nd Edition, by Gould and Ryan Course Reader: Statistics 10: Introduction to Statistical Reasoning Lab Manual Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics MyStatLab, StatCrunch, and iClickers will not be used in this course. Calculators: You will need a calculator for homework and exams. A basic or scientific calculator is fine, as long as it can compute square roots. A graphing calculator is not allowed on exams. You are not allowed to use your phone as a calculator on exams, and you cannot share your calculator with other students.

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Assignments and Evaluation Grading Policy: Your grade will be based on the following components: • 5% “Homework” • 10% Online Quizzes (lowest score will be dropped) • 15% Labs (5 total) • 20% Midterm 1 (Thursday of Week 3) • 20% Midterm 2 (Thursday of Week 7) • 30% Final exam (Finals Week) If everyone does well, everyone will get a good grade. There are no predetermined numerical cutoffs for letter grades. In the past, grades typically follow at least an absolute scale (90% is an A, 80% is a B, etc.), but the cutoffs can be flexible to accommodate score distributions that do not fit that very well. Homework: Homework will be assigned but not collected. This means you can get away with not doing the homework, but you will be cheating yourself out of a learning opportunity. At the end of the course, all students will receive 100% for their homework score. Quizzes: There will be weekly multiple-choice quizzes posted on the course website and will be due by 11:55pm on the specified due date. Labs: There will be 5 lab assignments. The lab component of the course will be run by the teaching assistants during the discussion sections in Boelter 9413. The seats in the computer lab are very limited, so please attend the section to which you are assigned. The lab assignments will be due by the end of the day (11:55pm) on the specified due date. The statistical software used for the labs is Fathom, which is preinstalled on all computers in the computer lab and all CLICC laptops. A one-year student license can be purchased for a personal computer for $5.25 from the Fathom website (http://fathom.concord.org/). Exams: There will be two midterms and a final exam. The exams will be closed-book and closednotes, but you will be allowed one sheet (front and back) of handwritten notes for each midterm and three sheets for the final exam. Speak with the instructor immediately if you foresee any difficulty in taking the exams at the scheduled time. • Midterm 1: Thursday, October 19 (in class) • Midterm 2: Thursday, November 16 (in class) • Final Exam: Thursday, December 14, 11:30am–2:30pm (Location TBA)

Course Policies Late lab assignments and quizzes will not be graded except in extenuating documented circumstances. In calculating your overall quiz grade, your lowest score will be dropped. No lab scores will be dropped. Collaboration is allowed in solving lab problems, but each student must submit independently written solutions that adhere to the university policy on academic integrity.

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University Policies Academic Integrity: As a student and member of the University community, you are here to get an education and are, therefore, expected to demonstrate integrity in your academic endeavors. All students must uphold University of California Standards of Student Conduct as administered by the Office of the Dean of Students. Students are subject to disciplinary action for several types of misconduct, including but not limited to: cheating, multiple submissions, plagiarism, prohibited collaboration, facilitating academic dishonesty, or knowingly furnishing false information. You may have assignments or projects in which you work with a partner or with a group. For example, you are welcome, and even encouraged, to work with others to solve homework problems. Even though you are working together, the assignment you submit for a grade must be in your own words, unless you receive specific instructions to the contrary. For more information about academic integrity, please go to http://www.deanofstudents.ucla.edu/. Accessible Education: If you have a disability that will require academic accommodation, please contact the UCLA Center for Accessible Education (CAE), formerly called the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD). Please contact the CAE as soon as possible to allow for sufficient time to coordinate accommodations. Title IX: Title IX prohibits gender discrimination, including sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. If you have have experienced sexual harassment or sexual violence, you can receive confidential support and advocacy at the CARE Advocacy Office for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, 1st Floor Wooden Center West, [email protected], (310) 206-2465. In addition, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides confidential counseling to all students and can be reached 24/7 at (310) 825-0768. You can also report sexual violence or sexual harassment directly to the Universitys Title IX Coordinator, 2241 Murphy Hall, [email protected], (310) 206-3417. Reports to law enforcement can be made to UCPD at (310) 825-1491. Faculty and TAs are required under the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment to inform the Title IX Coordinator should they become aware that you or any other student has experienced sexual violence or sexual harassment.

Miscellaneous Advice 1. Please include “Stats 10 Lec 2” in the subject heading of all email correspondence with the instructor or TAs. We want to make sure your email is not weeded out by any spam filters. 2. In consideration of your fellow students, please arrive to class on time so there is minimal distraction to the instructor and to your classmates. 3. The teaching team holds 7 office hours spread out over the week. Please let the instructor know if there are time conflicts with these. The TAs and instructor also have responsibilities other than Stats 10, so please go to them during office hours. 4. The primary role of the teaching team is to facilitate and guide your learning. Let us know how we can improve your learning experience. 5. No grade in any class, including this one, is your mental well-being, and your integrity. hang out with friends, speak to a counselor, might not feel like it, but you are not alone.

more important than your physical well-being, Take time to rest, eat, exercise, go for a walk, or whatever it takes to take care of yourself. It Be mindful of others’ struggles as well.

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“We need to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.” – Leslie Knope (from Parks and Recreation)

Tentative Course Schedule Week 0 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Finals Week

Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Thursday

9/28 10/3 10/5 10/10 10/12 10/17 10/19 10/24 10/26 10/31 11/2 11/7 11/9 11/14 11/16 11/21 11/23 11/28 11/30 12/5 12/7 12/14

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapters 3 Chapters 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Midterm 1 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Review Midterm 2 Chapter 8 Holiday Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Review Final Exam

Introduction to Data Visualizing Data Measuring Center and Variation Measuring Center and Variation Regression Analysis Regression Analysis Introduction to Probability Introduction to Probability Probability Models (Normal and Binomial) Probability Models (Normal and Binomial) Survey Sampling and Inference Survey Sampling and Inference

Hypothesis Testing for Proportions Thanksgiving, no class Hypothesis Testing for Proportions Inference for Population Means Inference for Population Means 11:30am–2:30pm, Location TBA

Tentative Lab Schedule Lab Baby Boom (Lab 1) Batter Up (Lab 2) Hot Hands (Lab 3) TB or Not TB? (Lab 4) Compared to What? (Lab 5)

Start Date Week 1 Week 3 Week 5 Week 7 Week 8

Due Date Week 3 Week 5 Week 7 Week 8 Week 10...