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MTH 220 -- Statistics
Spring 2012
Mendocino College
Section # 4492
4.0 Units
Instructor: Deborah White
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Room 9181, Science Building
Phone: Work: 707-468-3129
Cell: 707-272-1671
Office Hours: MTWThF 11 am – 12 noon;
(T & Th in the Learning Center)
Website URL: https://portal.mendocino.edu/Faculty/dwhite/default.aspx
Class Location: Room 6020
Class Times: TTh 9:00 - 10:50 am
Texts and Resources
You will not need a textbook for this course. I have written a series of lectures with the same
content as the ones I'll be giving in class, and I will be posting them on my website. They are
free to you. They are MicrosoftWord documents which you can download. You may print them
out if you want. I will also be posting the class activities, assignments, and sample tests and their
solutions in a timely fashion, but I will also provide you with hard copies of these.
You MUST, however, get ahold of a TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator. I have a limited
number which I will be signing out for the semester to the lucky chosen recipients, but if you
have one or can borrow one or otherwise hunt one down, you be doing us all a big favor.
Course Description
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP309 for
45 contact hours. (CAN STAT 2)
Goals
Learn something about the field of statistics; have some fun; get comfortable with numbers; learn
to work with others; satisfy your transferable math requirement.
Student Learning Outcomes
• Understand and be able to apply measures of central tendency, variation, and position, and
know how to calculate them manually and using technology.
• Demonstrate understanding of the principles of probability, and be capable of creating sample
spaces and contingency tables, using appropriately the multiplication rule of counting,
permutations and combinations, and generating probability distributions for random variables.
• Know the meaning of point estimation and confidence intervals, and be able to find such
estimates and intervals for estimating the population mean and proportion.
• Master the procedure of significance testing, and be able to perform such tests on claims about
the population mean, proportion, and standard deviation.
• Comprehend the uses of correlation and regression analysis, including the calculation of
residuals.
Grading Criteria
1.HOMEWORK: Ten homework assignments will be given during the semester. Neatness and
communication skills are very important. Your work has to clearly show your line of thought.
You are encouraged to work with others on the homework. You may ask questions about each
assignment at the beginning of the next class meeting after it has been assigned. It will be due the
second class meeting after it was assigned and will not be accepted late.
2. CLASS ACTIVITIES: They will occur throughout the semester. You'll receive credit simply
for participating. They cannot be made up.
3. TESTS: Three exams will be given in class. Each exam will be preceded by a review day.
Your lowest score will be dropped. Exams cannot be made up.
4. FINAL EXAM: It will cover the entire course.
Grade Composition
HOMEWORK:
CLASS ACTIVITIES:
TESTS -- 2 @ 20%:
FINAL EXAM:
20%
20%
40%
20%