Spring 2011 Porterville College
Professor: Jon D. Satko
Office: SM 211-K Phone: 791-2345 E-mail: jsatko@pc.cc.ca.us
www.portervillecollege.edu/satko
Class meetings:
MTWR 7:45 am – 9:00 am Room SM 115
Materials required:
Texts: Triola’s Elementary Statistics, 11th ed.
Best’s Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data
Notebook
Scientific calculator (TI-83 or TI-84 recommended)
Obtaining a calculator
You may rent or purchase a TI-83 calculator from Porterville College. If you wish to rent a calculator, visit the Business Office; the rental fee will be $15. Then bring the receipt to Professor Sherie Burgess (SM 112-C) to receive the calculator. For my class, a computer link is not required for the calculator.
If you wish to purchase a TI-83 calculator, the cost is $30. Please see Professor Sherie Burgess.
Contacting the professor:
The best way to reach me, especially if you want a response, is by email (jsatko@pc.cc.ca.us).
Attendance:
Attendance at all scheduled sessions, including lectures, labs and exam, is highly recommended. If you miss a session, you will not be allowed to make up the work (this includes tests!).
Disability resources at Porterville College:
Students with verified disabilities may qualify for alternate media, extended time testing, and other various accommodations provided by the Disability Resource Center. Contact the DRC in AC 115 (791-2215) for further information.
Course content:
Chp. 1 Introduction to Statistics
Chp. 2 Summarizing and Graphing Data
Chp. 3 Statistics for Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data
Chp. 4 Probability
Chp. 5 Discrete Probability Distributions
Chp. 6 Normal Probability Distributions
Chp. 7 Estimates and Sample Sizes
Chp. 8 Hypothesis Testing
Chp. 10 Correlation and Regression
Lectures will be an important source of information in the course, but the lectures may not cover everything. You are responsible for reading and understanding the book as well. If there is a concept in the reading that you do not understand, please ask in class or during my office hours. You are expected to read the specified assignment prior to the class meeting when it will be discussed.
Student Learning Objectives:
By the completion of this course the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the data classifications and descriptive measures.
2. Apply knowledge of hypothesis testing to specific situations.
3. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of correlation and linear regression analysis.
4. Calculate, analyze and interpret probabilities and probability distributions.
Expectations for personal conduct in class:
(1) Please be on-time to class, both at the beginning of class, and also when returning from scheduled breaks. If you do come to class while it is already in session, please enter through the rear door (if possible), and do your best not to disturb your classmates.
(2) Please do not disrupt class with conversations/noise.
(3) If you have a cell-phone, please silence it before coming to class.
You can access your grade report at any time on www.mygradebook.com. To log on to the website, type stats2011 for Username. You will receive your individual password from me.
Consult the course catalog for the College’s definitions of cheating and plagiarism. If at any time I suspect that a student has cheated / plagiarized on an assignment, he/she will receive a zero grade for that assignment, and will be referred to the Dean’s office for probationary action.
There will be approximately six tests.
The purpose of the homework is to help you to learn and understand the concepts presented in the book and in my lecture, and to help you prepare for each test.
There may be occasional quizzes in class. The quizzes may cover material presented in lecture, homework problems, or material from the book Stat-Spotting.
The final exam will be a cumulative exam, covering all material from the semester.
No credit will be earned for late work, and there will be no make-up test, except in cases of emergency.