MATH 2400 Class Schedule

Fall 2008

 

Dr. Dianna J. Spence

Newton Oakes Center 213

djspence@ngcsu.edu

(706) 864-1808

 

All projects and homework assignments are due by 11:00 p.m. on designated date unless otherwise specified.

Schedule may be changed any time during the semester at the discretion of the instructor.

 

Date

Topics/Class Activity

Resources Online

Assigned

Reading

Assignment
DUE TODAY

[SP = StatsPortal]

8/20 W

Introduction/Expectations

Syllabus/Scavenger Hunt

Variables

Chapter 1 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 1

[pp 3-21]

 

8/22 F

Using Excel

Relative Frequency

Formulas and Formatting

Tables and Charts

Relative Frequency Page [DOC]

Relative Frequency Data [XLS]

Assignment: Survey Data

 

 

 

8/25 M

Stemplots

Histograms

Introduction to TI-83/84

Chapter 1 Notes [PPT]

Stemplot Worksheet [DOC]

TI-83: Lists

TI-83: Plots

 

Due AT START OF CLASS:
Bring TI-83/84

8/27 W

Boxplots

Mean, Median, Quartiles

More Charts on TI-83/84

Chapter 2 Notes [PPT

Boxplot Worksheet [DOC]

TI-83: Plots

TI-83: Summary Stats

Chapter 2

[pp 37-47]

Survey Data
(by e-mail)

8/29 F

More Charts in Excel

Functions in Excel

Features in StatsPortal

Class Survey Data File [XLS]

 

Due BY START OF CLASS: Set up your StatsPortal Account

9/1 M

Labor Day Holiday – No Class

9/3 W

Mean vs. Median

Standard Deviation

Chapter 2 Notes [PPT

Mean/Median Web Applet

Std. Deviation Worksheet [DOC]

Chapter 2

[pp 47-56]

SP Chapter 1 HW

9/5 F

Begin Technology Project

Review of Excel

Technology Project:

Even Teams – Version A [DOC]

Odd Teams – Version B [DOC]

Team Assignments [DOC]

 

 

9/8 M

Density Curves

Normal Distribution

Using Table A

Chapter 3 Notes [PPT]

Density Curves Web Applet

Tables and Formulas [PDF]

Chapter 3

[pp 64-74]

SP Chapter 2 HW

9/10 W

Normal Distribution

TI-83

Chapter 3 Notes [PPT]

TI-83: Normal Curve Areas

TI-83: Finding Boundaries

Chapter 3

[pp 74-84]

 

9/12 F

Scatterplots in Excel

Correlation

Review for TEST #1

Class Survey Data File [XLS]

 

SP Chapter 3 HW

9/15 M

TEST 1

 

 

 

 

9/17 W

Correlation

Scatterplots on TI-83

Begin Regression Project

Chapter 4 Notes [PPT]

TI-83: Scatterplots

 

Chapter 4

[pp 90-105]

Technology Project

Version A (even)

Version B (odd)

9/19 F

Regression in Excel

 

Linear Regression Project (LRP)

LRP Team Assignments [DOC]

LRP Research Variables [PDF]

LRP Student Guide [PDF]

Class Survey Data File [XLS]

 

 

9/22 M

LRP Project Variables

Survey and Sampling

Chapter 8 Notes [PPT]

 

Chapter 8

[pp 189-206]

Due AT START OF CLASS:

LRP Hypothesis Assignment [DOC]

9/24 W

Regression on TI-83

R2 and slope

LRP Surveys

Chapter 5 Notes [PPT]

TI-83: Regression Lines

 

Chapter 5

[pp 115-125]

 

 

9/26 F

Regression Examples

Categorical Variables

Class Survey Data File [XLS]

Linear Regression Exercises [DOC]

 

LRP Proposal [DOC]

LRP IRB Form

9/29 M

Outliers

Residuals

R2 versus r

LRP Report Requirements

Chapter 5 Notes [PPT]

LRP Overview and Requirements

LRP Report Guidelines [DOC]

StatsPortal Regression Applet

Chapter 5

[pp 126-137]

SP Chapter 4 HW

10/1 W

Probability

Chapter 10 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 10 

[pp 246-256]

 

 

10/3 F

Probability

Conditional Probability

Independent Events

Sampling Distributions

Coin Toss

Spinner

Dice

Marbles

 

SP Chapter 5 HW

10/6 M

Probability

Overlapping Events

Compound Events

Discrete vs. Continuous

Chapter 10 Notes [PPT]

 

Chapter 10

[pp 257-263]

Chapter 12

[pp 302-308]

 

10/8 W

Sampling Distributions

Central Limit Theorem

Chapter 11 Notes [PPT]

Class Sampling Data [XLS]

Chapter 11

[pp 271-285]

 

10/10 F

Fall Break – No Class

10/13 M

Central Limit Theorem

Review for TEST #2

Chapter 11 Notes [PPT]

 

 

SP Chapter 10 HW

10/15 W

LRP Class Presentations

 

 

 

LRP Report

LRP Presentation

10/17 F

TEST 2

 

 

 

10/20 M

Descriptive vs. Inferential

Confidence Intervals

Chapter 14 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 14

[pp 343-352]

SP Chapter 11 HW

10/22 W

Confidence Intervals

Chapter 14 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 14

[pp 353-356]

 

10/24 F

Experiment Design Significance Tests: Introduction

Chapter 9 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 15 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 9

[pp 213-223]

SP Chapter 14 HW

10/27 M

Significance Tests:

Hypotheses and P-values

Chapter 15 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 15

[pp 362-381]

 

10/29 W

Statistical Significance

Setting Alpha

Type I/Type II Errors

Chapter 15 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 16

[pp 396-404]

 

10/31 F

Computing z in Excel

Significance Tests in Excel

z-test formulas [XLS]

 

 

 

 

11/3 M

The t distribution family

The t confidence interval

1-Sample t-tests

Begin Comparison Project

Chapter 18 Notes [PPT]

Tables and Formulas [PDF]

 

Student Guide for Project [PDF]

Chapter 18

[pp 433-444]

SP Chapter 15 HW

11/5 W

Matched Pairs Design

(Dependent Samples)

Chapter 18 Notes [PPT]

Chapter 18

[pp 444-451]

 

11/7 F

2-Sample t-Tests

(Independent Samples)

t-Tests in Excel

Class Survey Data File [XLS]

 

 

 

11/10 M

2-Sample t-Tests

 

Chapter 19

[pp 460- 472]

SP Chapter 18 HW

 

11/12 W

2-Sample t-Tests

 

Comparison Project Report Guide and Scoring Rubric [DOC]

 

 

11/14 F

Comparison Project

Review for TEST #3

Test 3 Study Guide [DOC]

 

SP Chapter 19 HW

11/17 M

TEST 3

 

 

 

11/19 W

Two-Way Tables

Chapter 6 Notes [PPT]

2-way table worksheet [DOC]

Chapter 6

[pp 149-160]

 

11/21 F

Chi-Square

Begin Chi-Square Project

Chapter 23 Notes [PPT]

Chi-Square Project Guide [DOC]

Chapter 23

[pp 547-566]

Comparison Project

11/24 M

Chi-Square

 

 

SP Chapter 6 HW

11/26 W

Thanksgiving Break – No Class

11/28 F

12/1 M

Selecting Statistical Tests

Final Exam Review

Exam Review Outline [DOC]

Review Questions [PPT]

 

SP Chapter 23 HW

Chi-Square Project

12/5 F

FINAL EXAM 8:00 – 10:00