Statistics 101: Principles of Statistics
Fall 2009

This web page contains information for sections A, B, G, H, J, K, M, N, P, Q, R, T for the Fall 2009 semester.
Links to each section's homepage are given in the table at the bottom of the page.

Course Project:

• Project Description
• Annotated Project Example
• Tennis Ball Data
• Grading Rubric

  If you wish to take a short survey looking at the relationship between gender and career choices, click on the following link Gender and Career Study

Homework Assignments for Sections A, B, M and N can be found on WebCT

Homework Assignments for sections G, H, J, K, P, Q, R and T:

• Homework 10 Due December 4, 2009.
  Body Tempurature Data
• Solution to Homework 9
  Homework 9 Due November 11, 2009.
  
• Solution to Homework 8
  Homework 8 Due November 4, 2009.
  
• Solution to Homework 7
  Homework 7 Due October 28, 2009.
  

• Solution to Homework 6
  Homework 6 Due October 14, 2009.
  
• Solution to Homework 5
  Homework 5 Due October 5, 2009.
  JMP Data table for 2004 Model Year Cars
• Solution to Homework 4
  Homework 4 Due September 28, 2009.
  JMP Data table for 2004 Model Year Cars

• Solution to Homework 3
  Homework 3 Due September 16, 2009.
  JMP Data table for Body Temperatures
• Solution to Homework 2
  Homework 2 Due September 9, 2009.
  JMP Data table for 2004 Model Year Cars
• Solution to Homework 1
  Homework 1 Due September 2, 2009.
  

Lab Information:

• Take home lab for the week of September 7, 2009 Due Monday, September 14, 2009

Data sets and Scripts:

Final Exam Information:

The final examination in Statistics 101 is cumulative, with special emphasis on the topics covered since Exam #3. All students enrolled in Statistics 101 are required to take the final exam. Graduating seniors are NOT exempt from the final exam.

The table below gives the tentative dates and times for the final exams in Stat 101 for the Fall 2009 semester. Students with three or more finals in one calendar day may request a make-up final exam in Stat 101 if Stat 101 is the class with the smallest enrollment. Students in this situation must contact their course instructor by the last day of classes: Dec. 11. Otherwise, students are required to take the final exam at the time listed below for their section.

Computing:

• JMP
  Statistics 101 uses the statistical package JMP for data analysis. This program is available to all students free of charge through a university site-wide license. Please click on the link below for detailed instructions on how to install JMP on your own computer.

  Installing JMP on Your Personal Computer

  The link below gives instructions on the basic commands required for analyzing data in Statistics 101 using JMP. You will need to refer to this Guide throughout the semester.

  Guide to Using JMP in Statistics 101

• Calculator Help It appears that this site is no longer active.
  Limited help for some calculators is available at Calculator Help

• Normal Model Applets
  • David Lane's Applet
  • Rossman-Chance's Applet

• t Distribution Applet
  • SurfStat t Distribution calculator

• Guessing the value of the correlation coefficient

• Putting points and regression lines

• Table Values for the t and chi-square distributions

• Sampling Senators

• Reeses Pieces Applet

• Confidence Interval for a Proportion

• Sampling Distributions

• Confidence Interval for a Mean

Obtaining Extra Help:

If you find that you need extra help in STAT 101, here is a progression of options to try.

• Office Hours

  Graduate Student course instructors and lab assistants for Stat 101 will hold office hours in 3205 Snedecor Hall this semester. You may visit during office hours and receive help from the Stat 101 person there. You are not limited to visiting only during your course instructor's or lab assistant's office hours. Office hours will begin the second week of the semester.

  Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
  9:00			Randy Griffiths		Randy Griffiths
  9:30			Randy Griffith		Randy Griffiths
  10:00		Adam Loy	Kevin Kasper	Adam Loy	Emily Casleton
  10:30		Adam Loy	Kevin Kasper	Adam Loy	Emily Casleton
  11:00	Amanda Bell		Adam Loy	Emily Casleton	Amanda Bell
  11:30	Amanda Bell		Adam Loy	Emily Casleton	Amanda Bell
  12:00	Emily Casleton	Kevin Kasper	Emmanuel Criner	Emmanuel Criner	Karsten Mauer
  12:30	Emily Casleton	Kevin Kasper	Emmanuel Criner	Emmanuel Criner	Karsten Mauer
  1:00	Brenna Curley		Amanda Bell	Randy Griffiths	Brenna Curley
  1:30	Brenna Curley		Amanda Bell	Randy Griffiths	Brenna Curley
  2:00	Dan Able		Dan Able	Brenna Curley	Dan Able
  2:30	Dan Able		Dan Able	Brenna Curley	Dan Able
  3:00			Kevin Kasper	Karsten Mauer
  3:30			Kevin Kasper	Karsten Mauer
  4:00			Karsten Mauer
  4:30			Karsten Mauer

• Tutors

  Tutors can be sought in at least two locations

  • Statistics Main Office (Snedecor Hall: phone 294-3440)

    The main Statistics office keeps a list of names of Statistics graduate students interested in tutoring. Graduate students can charge anywhere from $5 to $15+ per hour. Exact details of when, where, etc to meet need to be worked out directly with the tutor.

  • Academic Success Center 1060 Hixson-Lied Student Success Center, 294-6624.

    These tutors consist mainly of undergraduate students who have successfully passed one or more statistics courses and have been accepted by the ASC due to their submitted application and letters of reference. Please contact them directly for more information.