Stat 50 Pasadena City College

Elementary Statistics

Course:  Stat 50 — CRN 36281, Spring 2019

Time & Place:  TuTh 1:15-3:20 (R Bulding, Room 109)

Instructor:  Jorge Basilio (gbasilio@pasadena.edu)

Office:  MSC R-406

Office Hours:

Handouts

Good vs Bad Cheat Sheets

Tutoring

Exam Related Documents

Announcements

Exam 4 Solutions now Available!

Final Exam Study Guide Now Available!

Exam 3 Solutions

Exam 4 Study Materials

Exam 4 Date changed!

Exam 2 Solutions

Exam 3 Study Materials

Exam 2 Study Materials

Exam 1 Solutions

Exam 1 Study Materials

Substitute Teacher on Thursday 2/21

I'll be traveling to a conference so I will not be in class on Thursday. The substitute will finish Chapter 1 and start Chapter 2. Also, the sub will go over the worksheet notes with you. See you all next Tuesday.

Updates to website (Wed 2/20)

I uploaded class notes for each section of Chaters 1 and 2 to the website. Also, I've uploaded Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 worksheets (I handed out printed copies for Tuesday's class, but you will need to have future worksheets printed before class).

How to rent a TI-84 Calculator for the entire semester!

You are required to have a TI-84 graphing calculator for the semester, and can borrow one for FREE by completing this google form (do this ASAP)

https://goo.gl/forms/dr1bJfdYkeHmz4302

When a student completes this google form, once the spring semester starts they can go to the library to pick up a calculator. Calculators will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. However, please note that because the graphing calculators are also being used this winter intersession, students wanting to borrow a calculator for the spring semester will NOT be able to pick up a calculator until the first day of the spring semester.

MyStatLab Access and Class Key

Feb 10 2019
Here is the "Class Key" to register and access MyStatLab, which is the online homework system that we will use.

Please purchase access to the "homework AND e-book" which is approximately $100 total and is the best deal.
Sign-up immediately since registration is FREE for the first two weeks of class.
Email me with any questions.
Week 1 will cover Chapter 1 from the textbook.

Hello!

Welcome everyone to Elementary Statistics!
I'm excited to begin the new semester and to meet all of you. I'll post important information here.
I posted the course syllabus below--for students who have not taken a course with me please read it carefully.
More info coming soon...

Week Class Hand-outs
Week 1
  • 2/19
  • 2/21
  • {Tu} Class 1
  • {Th} Class 2
Week 2
  • 2/26
  • 2/28
  • {Tu} Class 3
  • {Th} Class 4
Week 3
  • 3/5
  • 3/7
Week 4
  • 3/12
  • 3/14
  • {Tu} Class 7
    • Exam 1 (80 min)
    • Section 4.1 (notes)
  • {Th} No class! — FLEX day
Week 4 Exam 1 (80 min) {Tu} 3/12
@ 1:15 — 2:35pm
Week 5
  • 3/19
  • 3/21
  • {Tu} Class 8
  • {Th} Class 9
—
Week 6
  • 3/26
  • 3/28
  • {Tu} Class 10
  • {Th} Class 11
Week 7
  • 4/2
  • 4/4
  • {Tu} Class 12
    • Review
  • {Th} Class 13
    • Exam 2 (80 min)
    • Section 6.1 (notes)
Week 7 Exam 2 (80 min) {Th} 4/4
@ 1:15 — 2:35pm
Week 8
  • 4/9
  • 4/11
  • {Tu} Class 14
  • {Th} Class 15
  • 4/16
  • 4/18
  • {Tu} Spring Break!
  • {Th} Spring Break!
—
Week 9
  • 4/23
  • 4/25
  • {Tu} Class 16
    • Continue with 7.1
  • {Th} Class 17
    • Review and Finish 7.1
Week 10
  • 4/30
  • 5/2
  • {Tu} Class 18
  • {Th} Class 19
Week 11
  • 5/7
  • 5/9
  • {Tu} Class 20
    • Finish 8.1
    • Section 8.2 (notes)
    • Review
  • {Th} Class 21
    • Exam 3 (80 min)
    • Continue 8.2
Week 11 Exam 3 (80 min) {Th} 5/9
@ 1:15 — 2:35pm
Week 12
  • 5/14
  • 5/16
  • {Tu} Class 22
  • {Th} Class 23
      Finish 8.3
Week 13
  • 5/21
  • 5/23
  • {Tu} Class 24
  • {Th} Class 25
Week 14
  • 5/28
  • 5/30
  • {Tu} Class 26
  • {Th} Class 27
    • Exam 4 (80 min)
    • Section 10.5 (notes)
Week 14 Exam 4 (80 min) {Th} 5/30
@ 1:15 — 2:35pm
Week 15
  • 6/4
  • 6/6
  • {Tu} Class 28
  • {Th} Class 29
    • Review — Last Day of Class! :-)
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Week 16 Final Exam (2 hrs) {Th} 6/11
@ 1pm — 3pm

Course Policies

Please consult the Course Syllabus for a more detailed description.

What is this class?

Analysis of data relative to social and natural processes. Collecting, grouping and presenting numerical data by means of: frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and deviation, probability and sampling, measures of prediction and correlation, linear regression, hypothesis testing, including analysis of variance.

Prerequisites

A minimum of C in Math 131 or 133B or 134B or 141 or 150 or placement based on the Math assessment process.

Online Homework via MyStatLab

Practice, practice, practice!
We will have pre-class assignments and post-class assignments administered online through the MyStatLab website.

Textbook

The textbook is Elementary Statistics, 13th Ed., by Mario Triola. We will cover most of the material in Chapters 1–12. You should read the relevant section of the text before we cover the material in class, and then again while doing the homework.

The textbook comes with access to the MyStatLab system. So if you are ok with studying from an ebook then you DO NOT have to buy a hard copy of the textbook.

You can buy an earlier edition for cheaper if you plan to use it as a future reference or resource. Since the HW is done online you will not need the textbook for the homework, only to read the book and study.

Additional Textbooks and Resources

Grading

The grade will be based on the following:

Pre-Class Assignments 5%
In-Class Assignments 5%
Online Assignments 15%
Labs 10%
Exams (4 @ 10% each) 40%
Final Exam 25%

Exams

The in-class exams are 80 minutes long, and are tentatively scheduled for:

Dates are subject to change. Exams are scheduled during the beginning of the class period, approximately 80 minutes long. Class will continue after a break and attendace is take at the end of class on test days.

The final exam is two hours long, and will be on Tuessday, June 11, in our usual classroom from 1—3pm.

Calculator

You will need to buy, borrow, or rent a Ti84 (or Ti84 plus) calculator (TI83plus is ok too). The calculator is required for this course. You may be able to borrow a calculator from the school by signing up here: https://goo.gl/forms/dr1bJfdYkeHmz4302. If you need to rent a calculator, you can rent it from https://www.graphtor.com or https://www.rentacalc.com

I hope to also use the free computer code (Python) based ``R'' software using CoCalc.