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Probability and Descriptive Statistics Syllabus

This course covers fundamentals of probability and statistics including types of data, probability, random variables, distributions, data visualization, measures, correlation, and sampling. Students will learn through lectures, problem sets, a midterm, and final exam. The course emphasizes both calculating by hand and using software like Excel. Attendance is important, and students are allowed one absence but additional absences lower the attendance score. Homework is assigned weekly and due the following class, though students may work together. Plagiarism is not permitted and can result in penalties. The textbook is Statistics for Business & Economics 13th Edition.

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Probability and Descriptive Statistics Syllabus

This course covers fundamentals of probability and statistics including types of data, probability, random variables, distributions, data visualization, measures, correlation, and sampling. Students will learn through lectures, problem sets, a midterm, and final exam. The course emphasizes both calculating by hand and using software like Excel. Attendance is important, and students are allowed one absence but additional absences lower the attendance score. Homework is assigned weekly and due the following class, though students may work together. Plagiarism is not permitted and can result in penalties. The textbook is Statistics for Business & Economics 13th Edition.

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Probability and Descriptive Statistics

Instructor: Jeff Haines

Term: 2021-2022, semester 2

Overview

In this course we learn the fundamentals of probability and statistics. Topis we will cover include the
basics of what data is, types of data, probability, random variables, discrete and continuous
distributions, data visualization, numerical measures, correlation, and sampling. There is a strong
emphasis on both solving problems by hand and using software for analysis. This is because it is
important both to understand the math and the concepts of what you are doing, but also be able to
effectively use software to analyze real world data.

Attendance

Attendance is an important part of the course. Every class attendance will be taken. Students are
allowed one unexcused absence, but every additional absence will lower the attendance score. If you
must miss class, please bring a doctor’s note or other form of documentation.

Assignments

Throughout the course there will be several small problem sets. It is impossible to learn math without
doing math, and the homework assignments will be given with an aim of building the skills for students
to conduct their own data analysis in the future. Homework assignments will be due the following class.
Students may work together on homework assignments but must submit their own work.

Grading

Attendance and Participation 10%

Problem Sets 30%

Mid-Term 30%

Final Exam 30%

Software

This course will use Microsoft Excel in some of the lectures and Excel is needed to complete some of the
assignments. Although the instructor will cover all of the background knowledge needed to complete
the assignments, some familiarity with Excel is helpful. If you are unfamiliar with Excel, it would be
helpful to watch some brief tutorials to increase your comfort level.

Book

Anderseon, David R. et al. (2017). Statistic for Business & Economics 13th Edition. Cengage Learning.

Plagiarism

Without exception, students must do their own work in this course. For the homework, students are
permitted to work with other students to get ideas or for assistance, but the final work they submit must
be their own. If there is sufficient evidence of plagiarism, the student will get a 0 for that assignment and
be referred to the university for possible additional penalties.

Plagiarism sometimes happens unintentionally. If you are citing someone else’s work in your final paper,
be sure to give them credit. This includes noting in the text that the words or ideas are theirs, and not
your own and including a “references” page at the end of your paper.

Course Schedule

Week Topic Homework


1 Introduction to the Course Read PPT
2 Basics of Probability: Notation, Read PPT
Axioms, Sample Space, Basic
Probability
3 Basics of Probability: Set Read PPT
Theory
4 Independence and Conditional Read PPT
Probability
5 Conditional Probability and Read PDF
Bayes’s Theorem
6 Bernoulli Trials, Binomial Read PDF
Random Variables
7 Continuous Distributions
8 Continuous Distributions Study!
9 Mid-Term Read p. 32-41
10 Graphs and Tables for Read p. 55-64
Descriptive Statistics
11 Graphs and Tables for Read p. 104-117;
Multiple Variables Problem Set 4
12 Numerical Measures Read p. 130-137
13 Numerical Measures and Read p. 138-141
Outliers
14 Variance and Covariance Read p. 144-148;
Problem Set 5
15 Correlation Read p. 175-183
16 Sampling Read p. 186-195
17 Review

Future Changes

With the exception of the grading scale, the instructor has the right to change any part of this syllabus
during the progression of the course.

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