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Syllabus: Advanced Quantitative Reasoning DC/Elementary Statistical Methods
Course Description:
173210 Advanced Quantitative Reasoning DC
Credit: 1 (High School Math)
TC Math 1442 Elementary Statistical Methods
Credit: 4 (College)
Prerequisite: Algebra II
Grades: 11 and 12
College requirements for admission: THEA (M23), TAKS (M2200), ACT (M19), or SAT (M500)
This course provides the opportunity for students to receive both high school and college credit
at the same time. Students who enter this course must meet the enrollment criteria of Texarkana
College and must pay their tuition at TC for four hours of college credit. Grades will be
recorded both at Texas High School and at Texarkana College and will appear on each
institution’s transcript. Students are expected to have a good working knowledge of a graphics
calculator.
Instructor Information:
Name: Linda Teeters
Office: Texas High School Room 228
Telephone: 903-794-3891 ext 2228
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Office/Conference Hours: 9:30-10:50 (A2)
11:26-1:14 (B3)
Textbook/Materials Information:
Elementary Statistics 7th Edition; Bluman
A Graphing Calculator (preferably a TI-84)
Student Learning Outcomes for the Course:
This course will include the collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data, and
probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence
intervals, and hypothesis testing. Use of appropriate technology is recommended.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Explain the use of data collection and statistics as tools to reach reasonable
conclusions.
2. Recognize, examine, and interpret the basic principles of describing and presenting
data.
3. Compute and interpret empirical and theoretical probabilities using the rules of
probabilities and combination/permutation.
4. Explain the role of probability in statistics.
5. Examine, analyze, and compare various sampling distributions for both discrete and
continuous random variables.
6. Describe and compute confidence intervals.
7. Solve linear regression and correlation problems.
8. Perform hypothesis testing using statistical methods.
Grading Policies:
 Assessment will be based on: the quality and/or completion of in-class assignments,
projects, and presentations; the quality and/or completion of assignments to be done
outside of class; group work; and tests of students’ knowledge and skills. Students will
be required to support their conclusions with appropriate written and/or verbal
explanations.
 Instructors have the option of administering at most one take-home exam for the semester
(it may not be the midterm or final exam).
 Instructors have the option of administering a comprehensive midterm exam that can be
used to replace one lower exam grade for any exam covered on the midterm. It is the
option of the instructor to either count the midterm grade as an additional exam or only
count the grade as a makeup grade if it is better than the lowest exam grade for each
student.
 Course grades will be calculated according to the following percentages:
 Each six week for THS: Daily 50% and Tests 50%
Minimum of six daily grades and two test grades
Semester averages based upon 6/7 (six weeks grades) and 1/7
(semester final)
 Final grade for TC:
60%
Chapter Tests/Case Studies
20%
Homework/Participation/Quizzes
20%
Final Exam
Final Exam Information:
 All DC Math students must complete a departmental final exam. No exemptions will be
honored.
 Instructors have the option of allowing the final exam grade to count in place of one low
chapter exam score in addition to the required 25%.
Classroom Supplies:
 3-ring binder with pockets
 Loose-leaf paper (college ruled is preferred)
 Pencils/pens
 TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator (optional but highly recommended. The school provides
a calculator for classroom use, but it is beneficial for students to have their own calculator
to complete assignments at home)
Course Policies and Procedures:
 Students are not allowed to turn in late work with the exception of one during the first
six-weeks. All assignments must be completed and turned in on time.
 District policy will be followed for make-up work from absences. Students will have one
day plus the number of days absent to make up work following the student’s return to
school. Students will receive a zero for any assignment or test not made up within the
allotted time period.
 If you miss class for a SCHOOL EVENT/EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY, you
need to get your assignments in advance. All missed assignments will be due at the
beginning of the next class period.
Behavioral Expectations:
 Students are not to use or have cell phones out during class time. It will be confiscated!
 No food or drinks (only capped bottled water) allowed in the classroom
 You must be inside the classroom at the appropriate time to avoid a tardy
 Excessive requests for bathroom passes, water requests, etc will result in a tardy
 Please use a pencil for homework and tests…neatness matters!
 Know and follow all rules in the THS student handbook
Student Assessment:
You have opportunity to earn points in the following 3 areas. Your final grade will be
determined by the corresponding percentages. This applies to TC only:
(1) Homework
20%
(2) Chapter Tests
60%
(3) Final Exam
20%
Final Grade = 0.2*homework average +0.6*chapter test average + 0.2*final exam average
Grading Scale:
Grade
A
B
90-100
80-89
C
D
F
70-79
60-69
59-below
Attendance Policy:
Students are allowed 4 absences. More than 4 absences may result in being dropped from
the course. Two tardies count as one absence. If you arrive after I have taken role you
will be counted absent. It is your responsibility at the end of class to inform me if you
came in late so that I can change the absence to a tardy. After that class period, if you
have not informed me that you came in tardy, the absence will stand. Leaving early is
also counted as a tardy. You should come to class on time and stay until you are
dismissed. DO NOT leave during class.
Make-up Policy:
Excused absences for which you may make up missed tests include military service,
religious holidays, a death in the family, a medical emergency, or school functions. If
you miss an exam, you must contact the instructor within 24 hours of the missed exam in
order to schedule a make-up exam. The make-up exam must be completed within one
week of the missed exam. Make-up tests may be a different form of the test and may be
given either in the classroom before or after school in Night Library on Monday and
Thursday evenings. Any homework assignments due on the day of the missed test may
be turned in for full credit before the make-up test.
Academic Integrity Statement:
Scholastic dishonesty, involving but not limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, collusion, or falsification of records will make the student liable for disciplinary action after
being investigated by the Dean of Students. Proven violations of this nature will result in
the student being dropped from the class with an “F”.
This policy applies campus wide, including TC Testing Center, as well as off-campus
classroom or lab sites, including dual credit campuses. This information can be found in
the Student Handbook at https://texarkanacollege.edu.
Disability Act Statement:
Texarkana College complies with all provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act
and makes reasonable accommodations upon request. Please contact Larry Andrews at
903.823.3283, or go by theRecruitment, Advisement, and Retention Department located
in the Administration building for personal assistance.
If you have an accommodation letter from their office indicating that you have a
disability which requires academic accommodations, please present it to me so we can
discuss the accommodations that you might need for this class. It is best to request these
changes at the beginning if not before the start of class so there is ample time to make the
accommodations.
Cell Phones:
Cell phone use is prohibited during class. If you are using a cell phone during class you
may be asked to leave and counted absent for the day.
Financial Aid:
Attention! Dropping this class may affect your funding in a negative way! You could
owe money to the college and/or federal government. Please check with the Financial Aid
office before making a decision.
Course Correspondence:
Any course correspondence will be through TC student email or THS Knomi. It is the
student’s responsibility to check his/her TC email (or Knomi at THS) regularly for any
information relating to the course.
Course Calendar/Schedule for Instruction:
1st 6 weeks
The Nature and Probability of Statistics
Fair Dice? Uses and Misuses of Statistics
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, Variables and
Types of Data, Data Collection and Sampling Techniques,
Surveys, Observational Studies, and Experimental Design
Frequency Distributions and Graphs
Organizing Data, Histograms, Frequency Polygons, Stem and Leaf
Plots, Ogives, and Other Types of Graphical Representations
2nd 6 weeks
Data Description
Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Variation, and
Measures of Position (with Box Plots)
Exploratory Data Analysis
Probability and Counting Rules
Sample Spaces and Probability, Addition Rules, Multiplication
Rules, Conditional Probability, Dependent/Independent Events,
Counting Rules with Permutations and Combinations
3rd 6 weeks
Discrete Probability Distributions
Probability Distributions (Mean, Variance, Standard Deviation
And Expectation)
The Binomial Distribution, the Geometric Distribution, the
Multinomial and the Poisson Distributions
Midterm Exam
4th 6 weeks
The Normal Distribution
Bell Shaped Curve, Probability Distributions, Cumulative
Distributions, Applications, the 68-95-99.7 Rule, the
Central Limit Theorem, and Approximating the Normal
Distribution to the Binomial Distribution
Confidence Intervals and Sample Size
CI’s for Mean, Proportions, and Variance/Standard
Deviation when Applicable to both Z-scores and T-scores
5th 6 weeks
Hypothesis Testing
Traditional Hypothesis Testing using Z Tests for Mean, T Tests
for Mean, Z Tests for Proportion, and X^2 (Chi Squared Tests
for Variance/Standard Deviation, Type I and II Errors
Testing the Difference Between Two Means, Proportions,
and Variances
6th 6 weeks
Correlation and Regression
Scatter Plots, Regression, Coefficient of Determination,
Standard Error of the Estimate, Linear Regression Analysis,
Non-Linear Regression (Exponential and Power) Analysis
Using Chi-Square Tests for Goodness of Fit and Tests Using
Contingency Tables
Semester Exam
Statement of Acknowledgement and Agreement
I have read, understand, and agree to abide by the above course policies and requirements. In
particular, I understand and agree to abide by the mastery requirements for the course. If I do not
achieve the mastery requirements I will be dropped from the course or receive a grade of an F for
the course. I am aware of and understand that the instructor reserves the right to modify the
content of this course without prior notification.
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