INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS II 960:212:01, Spring 2005
QUIZZES
There will be five* quizzes, the exact dates of which will be announced at least one week in advance. Generally, quizzes will consist of two problems that are similar, if not identical, to those assigned as homework. Any formulas needed to perform certain computations will be provided. As such, you may not use the textbook or any notes. Unless otherwise announced, quizzes will be given during the last 20-25 minutes of the class they are scheduled for.
Quiz No.
Date
Coverage
Quiz #1
02/10/2005
Chapters 8 & 9
Quiz #2
02/21/2005
Chapter 10
Quiz #3
03/28/2005
Chapters 12 & 13
Quiz #4
04/11/2005
Chapters 14 & 15
Quiz #5
05/02/2005
Cumulative/Review**
IMPORTANT NOTE: No make-up quizzes will be available. With proper documentation from a college dean or a doctor, missed quizzes will be excused, re-adjusting the individual weights to the other quizzes accordingly.
* = An in-class majority vote on Monday 02/14 changed the quiz policy to five administered quizzes (up from four), where only your best four scores will be used for grading. In other words, your lowest score will be dropped.
** = Quiz #5 will be structured as an open-notes group quiz, where I will divide the class into groups and have you work on a small case study that pertains to any topic from the course. During the last 30-40 minutes of class, each group will have one of its members present the solution. Grades will be reported immediately, and everyone within any group will receive the same grade (as always, out of 25 points, just like the other quizzes). I hope this will serve as a good comprehensive review of the course.
EXAMS
There will be two non-cumulative mid-term exams, the exact dates of which will be announced as far in advance as possible. The projected time frames, though, are mid/late February and mid/late April. The cumulative final exam will be given on Friday 05/06 from 8:00AM to 11:00AM. You will be permitted to use a one-page handwritten help-sheet (front & back, 8.5" by 11") for the mid-term exams and two help-sheets for the final exam, but you may not use the textbook. Copies of all needed statistical tables will be provided with the exam; do not bring your own. Please bring pencils (no pens please), erasers, and a calculator. As a general rule, once the first person has left, no one else may enter to take the exam (i.e., do not be late).
Exam
Date & Time
Coverage
Mid-Term Exam #1
02/28/2005 (regular class time/place)
Chapters 8-11
Mid-Term Exam #2
04/18/2005 (regular class time/place)
Chapters 12-15
Final Exam
05/06/2004 8:00AM -- 11:00AM
Chapters 8-16
MAKE-UP POLICY: Make-up exams will only be given if written documentation of a major outside circumstance is provided by a college dean or a doctor. Students who miss exams without presenting proper documentation in a timely manner will receive a grade of zero. Scheduling conflicts with the final exam need to be resolved promptly, and the student will be responsible for providing all necessary documentation proving that such a conflict exists. Please note that there are absolutely no exceptions to this policy.
EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL
Below are study guides for our exams. Included are specific coverage information, extra review problems from the textbook, and possibly some practice exam problems as well.
Below is some general summary information regarding class performance on the quizzes and exams. This information will be used when deriving letter grade equivalents at the end of the course. It is difficult to project where letter grade thresholds will fall on, say, an individual quiz or exam, but you are certainly welcome to talk to me about your interim progress.
Quiz #1
Quiz #2
Quiz #3
Quiz #4
Exam #1
Exam #2
Final
Points
25
25
25
25
100
100
150
Mean
18.22
21.78
19.76
20.25
73.31
69.09
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Std. Dev.
6.17
4.99
5.23
4.66
21.74
20.11
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MIN
3
2
4
5
9
25
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Q1
17
22
17
18
56
56
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Median
20
23
21
22
81
69
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Q3
23
25
23
24
92
87
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MAX
25
25
25
25
98
100
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Just as an advisory note, measures of central tendency (e.g., mean and median) were near-worthless summaries for both mid-term exam distributions, as the distributions were very bi-modal. There were hardly any scores located near the center.
