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Statistics

Math 227

Fall 2019

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WHATDOINEEDTOKNOWABOUTTHISCOURSE?

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YOURINSTRUCTOR:ADAMH.LITTIG

Catalog Description:Thiscourseusestechnologyto

analyzedata.Probabilitytechniques,hypothesistesting,

andpredictivetechniquesareemployedtofacilitate

decision‐makingbyinferringpopulation‐levelconclusions

basedonsamples.Topicsincludedescriptivestatistics;

probabilityandsamplingdistributions;statistical

inference;correlationandlinearregression;analysisof

variance(ANOVA),chi‐squareandt‐tests;andapplication

oftechnologyforstatisticalanalysisincludingthe

interpretationoftherelevanceofthestatisticalfindings.

Applicationsusingdatafromdisciplinesincludingbusiness,

socialsciences,psychology,lifescience,healthscience,

andeducation.

Student Learning Outcomes: Uponsuccessful

completionofthiscourse,studentswillbeabletothinkand

readcriticallyatacollegeleveltosolvestatisticalproblems.

Statement of Academic Dishonesty:Plagiarismisthe

useofothers’wordsand/orideaswithoutclearly

acknowledgingtheirsource.Whenyouincorporatethose

wordsandideasintoyourownwork,youmustgivecredit

wherecreditisdue.Plagiarism,intentionalor

unintentional,isconsideredacademicdishonestyandis

nottolerated.Anyonefoundtobeplagiarizingorcheating

onassignments(e.g.,copyingorgivinganswers,using

‘crib’sheets,etc.)will(1)receiveazero(fail)onthe

assignment,and(2)bereferredtotheVicePresidentof

StudentServicesforfurtherdisciplinaryaction,following

dueprocess.Forfurtherinformationonplagiarism,goto

theAcademicResourceCenterwebsite(

https://www.lavc.edu/Academic‐Resource‐Center/ARC‐

Home.aspx)andrefertothePolicyonAcademic

DishonestyinthecurrentScheduleofClassesandCatalog

(

http://www.lavc.edu/policies/index.aspx#academicdishon

esty).

Website:https://ilearn.laccd.edu

Course:Math227

MW11:20AM—12:45PM,MS114,Class#18742&26382

MW1:00PM—2:25PM,MS106,Class#18754&26386

M6:50PM—10:00PM,MS114,Class#19561&26400

Instructor:AdamH.Littig

Student Contact Hours:

MW3:00PM—6:30PM,LARC226

Email:littigah@faculty.laccd.edu

Phone:818‐947‐2589

Prerequisite:AgradeofCorbetterinMath125orMath

122,orappropriateskillleveldemonstratedthroughthe

mathplacementprocessorcounselordetermination.

Important Dates:Lastdaytoaddandaudit—Friday,

09/06/2019;Dropclasseswithoutincurringfeesandwith

refundofenrollmentfeesandwithoutreceivinga“W”—

Sunday,09/08/2019;ElectPass/No‐Pass—Friday,

09/27/2019;Dropclasseswitha“W”—Sunday,11/17/2019.

Required Materials:

 ElementaryStatistics,13thEdition,byMarioF.Triola

MyMathLabAccessCode.

 StatisticsCompanionWorkbook,byAdamH.Littig.

 Accesstoacomputerwithinternetaccess,aCanvas‐

configuredbrowser,aMyMathLab‐configured

browser,andSTATDISKinstalled.

 Aninexpensive,scientificcalculatorlikeaTi‐30xIIs.

Optional Materials:

 ElementaryStatistics,13thEdition,byMarioF.Triola

HardcoverorLoose‐leafTextbook.

 Ti‐83orTi‐84familycalculator.

 Nocellphonesorcomputerspermittedonexams!

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Hybrid Course:Thiscourseisahybridcourseincluding

bothanonlineandanin‐personcomponent.Theonline

componentofthecoursewillbeadministeredviaCanvas.

MostgradedassignmentswillbesubmittedviaCanvas.

LAVC Virtual Valley:TheLAVCVirtualValleywebsite

containsagreatdealofhelpfulinformationforstudents

embarkingontheirfirstjourneyintohybridandonline

coursesofferedthroughLAVC.TheLAVCVirtualValley

websiteislocatedat:http://www.lavc.edu/virtualvalley.

Attheupperright‐handcorner,studentswillfindalinkto

“ClassLogin”.ThiswilltakeyoutoCanvas.Ifyouare

havingtroubleloggingin,Icannothelpyou.Please

contacttheVirtualValleyhelpdeskforfurtherassistance.

Canvas:Canvasisaweb‐basedteachinginterfacethat

wewillbeusinginthehybridportionofthiscourse.The

directlinktotheCanvashomepageis:

https://ilearn.laccd.edu.ForCanvas‐specificcomputerand

browserconfigurationandsupportissues,pleasevisit

LAVCVirtualValley.Itisextremelyimportanttologin

today!

How to Login to Canvas: Accesstoclassesis

determinedbysemesterstartdateand/orinstructor

preference.StudentuserIDsandinitialpasswordsare

automaticallygenerated.

 Inawebbrowser,gotohttps://ilearn.laccd.edu

 YourusernameisyourstudentIDnumber(no

spacesordashes)

 Yourpasswordisthenumber“8888”followedby

thefourdigitmonthanddayyouwereborn

(mmdd),withnoyear.

Thispasswordinformationappliestostudentsaccessing

Canvasforthefirsttime.Changesyoumaketoyour

account,includingyourpassword,willpersisttonew

semesters.Ifyouarehavingtroubleloggingin,Icannot

helpyou.PleasecontacttheVirtualValleyhelpdeskfor

furtherassistance.

Canvas’ “Canvas by Instructure” Android/iOS

app:TheCanvas“CanvasbyInstructure”Android/iOS

appisavailableassiststudentswithconvenientaccessto

Canvasfeatures;however,STATDISKassignmentsrequire

acomputerwithSTATDISKinstalled.

STUDYTIPSFORSUCCESSINTHISCOURSE

Asscheduled,thiscombinedlectureandlabcourse

(accordingtotheCarnegieCreditHour)demands

three(3)hoursoflectureeachweekandfifteen(15)

hoursofindependentreading,writing,laband/or

activitiesoutsideoftheclassroomeachweek.

 Scheduleall18hoursperweek.

 Scheduleaminimumoftwo(2)hoursperday

andamaximumofthree(3)hoursperday

 Takeashortbreakaftereveryhour.

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BEANACTIVESTUDENT!Askquestions!Participation

ishighlyencouragedandexpectedfromallstudents.

 Beontimeanddonotleaveearly!

 TakeClearNotes.STAYALERT!

 DohomeworkDAILY!!!

 VisityourInstructor’sOfficeHours.

 VisittheMathLabforadditionalhelplocated

inLARC226.

 Readthetextbookbeforeclass.

 Reviewclassnotesimmediatelyafterclass.

 Reviewhomeworkandquizzesbeforeany

exams.

 StudyMatheverydayandstudyseveralhours

aday.

 Practice,practice,practice,andmorepractice.

FOLLOWTHESERULES

Youwillbeaskedtoleaveclassifyoudonotfollow

theserules.

 PUTAWAYallcellphonesandelectronic

devices.PUTAWAYmeansthatthestudent

doesNOThavetheseitemsonthedesk,onthe

lap,orhand‐held.Ifyourcellphoneringsorifit

isvisible,youwillbeaskedtoleavetheclass

andwon’tbeallowedbackuntilthenextclass

meeting.Ifyouareaskedtoleavebecauseof

yourcellphone,youwillbegivenanabsence

forthatclassmeeting.

 Donotsleepinclass.Ifyouareaskedtoleave

becauseyousleepduringclass,youwillbe

givenanabsenceforthatclassmeeting.

 Nobooks,notes,cellphone,electricdevices,

orglancingoveranotherstudent’sworkare

allowedduringtheexams.

 Notalkingintheclass.Ifyouhaveanyquestion

aboutclassmaterial,don’taskyourclassmates

duringclass,insteadofcommunicatingwith

me.

 NOFOODSORDRINKSareallowedinclass.

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Canvas Assignments:

Studentsshouldcompleteall

assignmentsincludingMyMathLabassignmentsvia

Canvas.Canvascourseworkshouldbecompletedbefore

theduedatesubjecttoLatePenaltiesdescribedbelow.

(nnSCW) Statistics Companion Workbook

Knowledge Check:

Theinformationinthiscourseis

dividedintotwenty‐two(22)sections.Aftereachofthese

sections,aknowledgecheckisadministeredviaCanvas.

(nnLD) STATDISK Large Dataset Assignments:

In

recentyears,statisticshasbecomeheavilydependenton

technology.Inthiscourse,studentswillbeusing

technologytocompletevariousstatisticslabassignments.

STATDISKstatisticalsoftwarewillbeusedtocompletelab

assignments.STATDISKisfreetocurrentorpastusersof

anyTriolaStatisticsSeriestextbooks.WithinCanvas,

studentswillfindmodulesthatwillteachand

demonstratetheuseofSTATDISK.

(nnSCMML) MyMathLab Skills Check:

Skillschecks

(nnQMML) MyMathLab Quizzes:

Quizzesaredesigned

totestyourknowledgeofthehomeworkthathasbeen

assigned.Thereareeleven(11)quizzesinthecourse.

Pleasenotethatquizzeshavetimelimitsandcanonlybe

attemptedonce.

Late Penalties:

Allonlineassignmentshaveaduedate

inCanvas.Onlineassignmentsmaybecompletedatany

time;however,thetotalpossiblescorewillbediscounted

atarateof10%perdaypasttheduedate.Assignments

onpaperliketheexamsandthegroupprojectwillnotbe

acceptedaftertheduedate.

(GP) Group Project:

Therewillbeonegroupprojectin

whichstudentswillconductasurveyandperform

statisticalanalyses.Studentsmayworkingroupswhose

sizerangesfrom1‐4people.Additionalinformationabout

thegroupassignmentisavailableinthegroupproject

modulesinCanvas.

(Mn & F) Exams:

Therearefourexamsinthiscourse.