Stat 200-08: Schedule and Other Information


Name/ Office

:

Prasanta Basak/ 149 CLRC

Phone/ E-mail

:

(814) 949-5270/ fkv@psu.edu

Office Hours

:

MWF 11:00 - 12:00 and by appointment


Catalog Description: Elementary Statistics (4) Descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, probability, binomial and normal distributions, statistical inference, linear regression, and correlation. Prerequisite: 2 units in algebra.

Text and Calculator: Statistics: Principles and Methods, 5th Edition, R. A. Johnson & G. K. Bhattacharyya, John Wiley. A scientific calculator is required for the course.

Time/Location: MWF 2:00 - 2:50/142 Hawthorn; T 9:25 - 10:40/102B Smith

Examinations and Quizzes: Schedule is as follows. Necessary formulae and tables will be provided during the quizzes/exams.

Exam

Date

Max. Point

Weight(%)

I

9/29/'09

50

15

II

10/27/'09

50

15

III

12/01/'09

50

15

Final

12/15/'09 (1:00 - 2:50)

100

35

Quizzes

9/22, 10/20, 11/17

20

15

Minitab Projects

 

 

5

Makeup Examinations: Makeup exams are permitted with valid verifiable reasons. The student is responsible for presenting the valid verifiable reason to the instructor. This must be done prior to the scheduled exam or quiz, except in case of emergencies on the day of examination.

Grades: Grades will be computed using the following table. No curving will be done.

Percent

93 - 100

90 - 92

88 - 89

83 - 87

80 - 82

78 - 79

70 - 77

60 - 69

Grade

A

A-

B+

B

B-

C+

C

D

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