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Columbus State Community College

Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers, Stat 2470

 

Course Description (from the College): This course introduces probability theory; discrete and continuous random variables; probability distributions; expected value and variance; the normal distribution; point estimation; sampling distributions; one and two sample confidence intervals; one and two sample hypothesis testing; simple linear regression and correlation; chi-square goodness-of-fit- test; analysis of variance; and multiple linear regression. Applications to problems in science, engineering, computer science, and related areas are explored. STAT 2470 is intended primarily for students needing a calculus-based course in probability and statistics. Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 2 hours Prerequisites: MATH 1152, MATH 1157 or MATH 1172; minimum grade of “C” 

 

Syllabus -- in Word format
Project Directions

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Important Dates
Exam I -- Tuesday, September 23rd key/practice exam
Exam II -- Tuesday, October 14th  key/practice exam
Exam III--  Thursday, November 13thth  key/practice exam
Final Exam -- Tuesday, December 9th at 6 p.m. key/final supplement practice
 

see the syllabus for a more detailed calendar
 

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Grade Calculator -- javascript online grade calculator

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My CSCC voicemail # 287-3848
My CSCC email: bmccall2@cscc.edu
Office hours: see syllabus


 

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Portfolio Problem Sets

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Labs
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Instructions for Completing & Submitting Labs

Lab #0 (orientation lab to Excel, optional)
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Calculator Guides:

TI 84 Entering Data
TI 84 Box and Whisker Plots
TI 84 Frequency Histograms
TI 84 Descriptive Statistics
TI 84 Descriptive Statistics Grouped Data
TI 84 Discrete Probability Distribution
TI 84 Discrete Probability Distribution (With Graph)
TI 84 Binomial Experiments
TI 84 Poisson Probability
TI 84 Normal Distribution
TI 84 Determine x or z
TI 84 Confidence Intervals
TI 84 Hypothesis Testing
TI 84 Hypothesis Testing - two proportions
TI 84 Hypothesis Testing - Two Means Independent Samples
TI 84 Hypothesis Testing - Two Means Dependent Samples
TI 84 Contingency Tables
TI 84 Correlation - LinRegTTest
TI-84 Geometric Distribution
TI-84 Chi-Squared Distribution
TI-84 F-Distribution
TI-84 ANOVA
TI-84 LinRegTInterval
Formulas
MLE exercise -- key
Maximum Likelihood Functions (pdf) -- key

 

Answer Keys

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Links!

PDF Graph Paper
Bad Graphs (Convention Speeches)
Visualizing Data Badly: 8 Examples
Correlation is not Causation: orginal article / handout
Presidents by State
TI-Connect Software
How much people lie on surveys
On the Hazards of Significance Testing
Exploring Correlation and Regression
Central Limit Theorem: with Bunnies and Dragons
SOCR: Statistics Online Computational Resources
How Many Ways Can You Arrange a Deck of Cards?
Free Online Math Courses

Spring Semester 2014

 

 

 
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