Math320: Statistics (Spring 2007)
	Section 1	Section 2
Instructor	Nan Lin	Joost Berson
Office	Cupples I, Room 205	Cupples I, Room 114
Phone	935-5703	935-8120
Email		berson@math.wustl.edu
Time and location	12:00pm - 1:00pm MWF Wilson Hall, Room 214	3:00pm - 4:00pm MWF Busch Hall, Room 100
Office hours	3pm-4pm Monday and Wednesday	11am-12pm Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Help sessions	TA: Joseph S Guinness (jsguinne@wustl.edu) Monday and Wednesday, 1pm-2pm: McDonnell 162 Tuesday 1pm-3pm: Louderman 458
Textbook	De Veaux, R. D., Velleman, P. F. and Bock, D. E. (2005). Stats: Data and Models, Addison-Wesley. (This is the edition that has an apple and orange on its cover.)
Description	This is an introductory statistics course. The topics include descriptive statistics and graphics, elementary probability theory, hypothesis testing, linear regression and analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Computing	Real statistical analysis is practical only in the context of computer statistical packages. Since it is infeasible to allow 200 computers in the examination room, there is no way to test you on your ability to compute. However, since the software in the TI-83 and its cousins closely follows the style of computer packages, you will learn the basics of statistical computation as you do the homework and the examination problems. Also, the computer program Excel will be used on homework assignments during the course. This program is available on every PC and Mac in the Arts & Sciences computer lab and in the South 40 computer areas. Excel, as a part of Microsoft Office, is often preinstalled on new computers. If it is not on your computer, you can purchase a student copy of Microsoft Office for around $100. The Texas Instruments calculators TI-83, TI-84, and TI-89 contain essentially every probability function and statistical program we will be using during the course. The above will be the official calculators for the course. These calculators obviate use of the tables in the back of the book.

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Grading policy

Exam Schedule

Homework Assignments

Academic Integrity

Links:

TI-83: This is the official TI-83 website at Texas Instruments. You can also find a link to download the guidebook of the calculator.

TI-83 tutorial 1: A TI-83 tutorial by Kings County Office of Education

TI-83 tutorial 2: A TI-83 tutorial by Macon State College