MAS 170 Elementary Statistics Spring 2020
Course Syllabus, Part 1
David W. Lyons
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Course Description
This course is an introduction to elementary descriptive and inferential
statistics. We emphasize qualitative understanding and judgment in the use of
statistics, addressing questions such as when conclusions based on statistics
are justified or meaningful. Topics may include design of experiments,
descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, probability, sampling and
hypothesis testing.
Prerequisites and Requirements Met
There are no prerequisites beyond high school algebra skills. This course meets
the Liberal Studies Area 4 requirement of College's General Education
Program, and is a "Quantitative Reasoning" course in the Constellation
LVC program.
Text and Materials
- Freedman et al., Statistics, 4th edition
- Calculator for homework and exams. Business and graphing calculators are
allowed, but not required.
Reading and Problem List
Reading Problems
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Ch 1
Ch 2 A:1,2,5,7,8,11 Rev.Ex.:1,3,5,6,8,10--12
Ch 3 Sec 1--4 A:1--4,7 B:1,2 C:1--3 D:1,2 Rev.Ex.:1--9
Ch 4 A:1--6,9 B:1--6 C:1--5 D:1--3,5,6,9 E:1--5,12 Rev.Ex.:1--7
Ch 5 A--F:all Rev.Ex.:1--4,6--9,11
Ch 6 Rev.Ex.:1--5
Ch 8 A:all B:1--6,9 C:all D:1,2,4 Rev.Ex:1,3--5,7--10
Ch 9 A:1--4,6--9 B:1--4 C:1--4 D:1,2 E:1--5 Rev.Ex.:1--5,8,10--12
Ch 10 A:all B:all C:all D:all E:all Rev.Ex.:all
Ch 11 A--E:all Rev.Ex.:1--7,12
Ch 12 A--B:all Rev.Ex.:1--6
Ch 13 Sec 1--4 A:all B:all C:1--5,7 D:1--7 Rev.Ex.:1--5,7--12
Ch 14 A:all B:all C:all D:1--5 Rev.Ex.:1--13
Ch 15 A:1--5 Rev.Ex.:1--10
Ch 16 A:1--6,8 B:1--7 C:1--3 Rev.Ex.:1--10
Ch 17 A:1--6 B:1--7 C:1--8 D:1--4 E:1--3,5--9 Rev.Ex.:1--14
Ch 18 A:1--4 B:1--6 C:1--8 Rev.Ex.:1--15
Ch 19 A:1,2,4,5 Rev.Ex.:1,4,7--10
Ch 20 Sec 2--5 A:1--5 B:1--5 C:1--5 Rev.Ex.:1--3,7--12
Ch 16 A:7 repeat for 50,000, 2,000 and 1,000 marbles in box
Ch 21 A:1--5,7,8 B:1--4 C:1--6 D:1,2 E:1,2 Rev.Ex.:1--6,8,10--15
Ch 23 A:1--10 B:1--4,6,7 C:1--4 D:1--4,6,7 Rev.Ex.:1--5,7,8,10--12
Ch 24 A:1,4,5 B:1--4 C:1--7 Rev.Ex.:1--4,7,9,10
Ch 26 Sec 1--5 A:all B:all C:all D:all E:1--10 Rev.Ex.:1--6,8,9