Math 220 Introduction to Statistics

Colleen Watson

M.S. Statistics Georgia Institute of Technology

Section 006 lecture W,F room Miller 31 9:05-9:55

lab M room Burruss 135 9:05-9:55

Section 007 lecture W,F room Miller 31 9:05-9:55

lab M room Burruss 135 10:10-11:00

Section 014 lecture W,F room Miller 31 12:20-1:10

lab M room Burruss135 12:20-1:10

Section 015 lecture W,F room Miller 31 12:20-1:10

lab M room Burruss135 1:25-2:15

Office Hours: Tues 9:30-12:30, Fri 10:10-12:10 or other hrs by appt

Phone: 540-568-2699

Room Burruss 024-A

email: watso2ca@jmu.edu

Please check your email regularly – I will use Blackboard to communicate any changes/cancellations etc to you.

website: www.math.jmu.edu/~watsonc

answers to tests posted here, syllabus, etc

Text: Basically Ch 1-12 Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis, 2nd ed., Peck, Olsen, Devore

SPSS Manual optional

supplies:

calculator: 2 variable statistics required, TI-83 an added benefit

bring appropriate book(s) to class

Grading:

Test 1, 2, 3 @ 22% each 66%

Final Exam 25%

SPSS 9%

100%

Scale:

89.5-100 A

79.5-89.49 B

69.5-79.49 C

59.5-69.49 D

below 59.5 F

+/- are given at MY discretion. They will not be used to “hurt” your grade, only to help it.

At NO TIME WILL I ISSUE A WP OR A WF

Exemption from the final exam is occasionally given to students who have all A’s. This is solely at my discretion and will be handwritten and given to you the last week of the semester.

Tutoring help: Wilson 102. also stats help in stats lab 135 – check door for hours.

www.math.jmu.edu/tutoring-center or call 568-3379

Attendance: You are adults and are paying for this class. Attendance is YOUR responsibility. Be warned: attendance is highly recommended for success in this class- you are responsible for any and all changes to syllabus( changes of test dates, etc). Do not skip class regularly and then expect me to catch you up during office hours.

There will be no make-up tests, unless I receive an email before or on the test day and permission has been granted. In those circumstances, the test must be made up the following class time or during office hours agreed upon .

You may attend a different class time if necessary and if this offer is not abused. Be aware some times different sections are at different places in lecture.

This is NOT an AP Stats course - the TI-83 will be incorporated lightly, I will give some basic instruction, but the rest, if desired, is up to you. Be aware that often I ask for detailed work on tests, where a numerical answer generated form the Ti-83 will not be sufficient. The calculator should be a tool to ease computing and to help you arrive at your answers.

You are responsible for lecture notes, and all readings of the book. The book will fill in gaps, provide many worked out examples etc to supplement lecture.

No Saturday make-up classes for snow, etc unless notified by me. This will “never” occur!!