Mathematics 213: Statistics

Fall 2009

Professor:

Aaron A. Allen
Office: Science Building (southeast wing)
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM; or by appointment.
E-mail: aaallen@milligan.edu

Prerequisites:

High school algebra or equivalent

Credits:

3 credits

Homework:

I will post homework soon.

Disabilities Assistance:

Milligan College provides reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. To receive accommodations, students must make a formal request according to the policy outlined on pages 29-30 of the current college catalog. Once your request has been evaluated, a list of accommodations will be prepared for distribution to your professors. If you have additional questions, please contact Traci Smith, director of disability services. You may contact her by phone (8981), email (tjsmiyh@milligan.edu) or appointment in the McMahan Student Center.

Syllabus:

I will post the syllabus soon

Textbook:

Elementary Statistics, a Step by Step Approach, 7^th ed. by Allan G. Bluman

Course Topics:

Chapter 1: The Nature of Probability and Statistics
Chapter 2: Frequency distributions and Graphs
Chapter 3: Data Description
Chapter 4: Probability
Chapter 5: Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter 6: The Normal Distribution
Chapter 7: Confidence Intervals and Sample Size
Chapter 8: Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 10: Correlation
Chapter 12: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Exams:

Exam #1: My tentative plan is to have this near Thursday, September 17 over Chapters 1, 2, and 3.
Exam #2: Sometime near midterm.
Exam #3: Sometime close to Thanksgiving.
Final Exam: Wednesday, December 9 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm in our regular classroom (Derthick 110).

Modified: August 14, 2009