The Instructor
Amonthep Chawla
Email: amonthep@hawaii.edu
Meeting Times
1:30-2:45 pm. Monday-Friday
Classroom: Kuykendall 306
Office Hours
3:00-4:00 pm. Monday and Thursday
And by Appointments
Office: Saunders 539
Course Description
This three credit hour course is designed for the students who have
little or no background in statistics. Statistics is an incredibly useful tool
that we see almost everywhere in everyday life and our studies. The basic
statistical ideas, techniques, and methods to be covered range from, but are
not limited to: probabilities, frequency distributions, the normal
distribution, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation and
regression analysis, and analysis of variance.
Course
Topics
Chapter
1: The Nature of Probability and Statistics
Chapter
2: Frequency Distribution and Graphs
Chapter
3: Data Description
Chapter
4: Probability and Counting Rules
Chapter
5: Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter
6: The Normal Distribution
Chapter
7: Confidence Intervals and Sample Size
Chapter
8: Hypothesis Testing
Chapter
9: Testing the Difference between 2 Means, 2
Variances, & 2 Proportions
Chapter
10: Correlation and Regression
Chapter
11: Chi-Square and Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA)
Textbook (Required)
Bluman, Allan G.,
“Elementary Statistics, A Step by Step Approach, 3rd ed.” McGraw
Hill, 2003.
Homework: 10%
Quizzes: 10%
Midterm Exam I: 20%
Midterm Exam II: 20%
Final Exam: 40%
Exam Policies
• There will be no make up exams or quizzes, except for medical
emergencies. If you cannot take exams on any of these dates (due to travel arrangements, multiple exams scheduled,
time conflicts, etc.), please let me know by the first week of the semester.
• Problem sets are due at the beginning of the class on the due date. Late
assignments will be penalized 10% per day.
• It is the students’ responsibility to cover all of the readings. Assigned
readings for each class meeting should be read prior to class and then
carefully reviewed after class. However, not all of the readings will be
covered in detail in class.
• Class participation is encouraged.
• Course grades will be assigned using +/- grading.
You need to
turn in all the homework assignments and I strongly suggest you to complete all
homework problems from the text. Homework problems are intended to prepare you
for quizzes and exams.