STAT213

Additional information

Instructor: Gerry LaBute

Contact information:

Office: MS446

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 22

Quiz #2 May 29

Quiz #3 June 10

Midterm June 13 in class

Quiz #4 June 17

Quiz #5 June 24

Approximate course dates:

Basic statistics – May 14 to May 21 (chapter 2)

Probability – May 21 to May 28 (chapter 3)

Discrete distributions – May 30 to June 4 (chapter 4)

Expectations and variances – June 6 to June 11 (chapter 4)

Continuous distributions – June 13 to June 18 (chapter 5)

Hypothesis testing – June 18 to June 23 (chapters 6-8)

Regression – June 25 (chapter 11)

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. Other software is permissible including non-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 class on May 19 (Victoria Day).

There is no lab on June 5 (reading day).