STAT217

Additional information

Instructor: Gerry LaBute

Contact information:

Office: MS560

Home phone: 455-6850 (before 10 pm please)

Email: glabute@shaw.ca

Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 1-2; Tuesday/Thursday 5:30-6:30

Mark breakdown:

Best 4 of 5 quizzes @ 10% each 40%

Midterm 15%

Final exam 45%

Test dates:

Quiz #1 May 25

Quiz #2 June 1

Quiz #3 June 8

Midterm June 11 in class

Quiz #4 June 15

Quiz #5 June 22

Approximate course dates (textbook chapters/sections in brackets):

Central Limit Theorem/confidence intervals/sample size calculations – May 14 (5.3, 6.3, 7)

Hypothesis testing for one population – May 19 to May 21 (8)

Hypothesis testing for two populations – May 26 to June 4 (9, 14.3-14.4)

Hypothesis testing for three or more populations – June 9 to June 11 (10, 14.5-14.6)

Other hypothesis tests – June 16 (13)

Regression – June 18 to June 25 (chapters 11 and 12)

Calculators and statistical software are allowed during quizzes (no aid sheets).

One 8.5 x 11 inch aid sheet (both sides) allowed during mid-term and final exam.

The best 4 of 5 quizzes will be used to compute your final grade. If you miss a quiz, your mark for that quiz is zero. You may reschedule a quiz only if a valid reason is provided. It is your responsibility to know the material for the quizzes. No make-up tests or essays will substitute for the quizzes.

The recommended software to use during quizzes is Minitab or Excel. Other software is permissible including programmable calculators. Tutorials will be used to show you how to use Minitab to solve statistical problems.

There are no out-of-class activities planned.

There is no lab on May 18 (Victoria Day).