It is truth very certain that, when it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable. --Rene` Descartes
| Days | Office Hours | Location |
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9:00-10:00am |
O1-102 |
Check out the Excel 2000 webpage. If you are interested in more advanced statistics classes than this class, see what ASU has to offer.
Grades and Testing: Your grade is based on three tests to be given throughout the semester and your homework. Unless I say otherwise in class, all tests are closed book. Bring a Scantron (which may be picked up at the bookstore) and a #2 pencil with a good eraser to each test. You will be tested on material covered in class and in the textbook. Except for scantron answers, to receive full credit on test questions, show all your work using proper notation. The questions not answered on a scantron are to be completed on Excel. Each test is worth 100 points. The homework is worth a total of 150 points.
Two tentative final grades are determined based on these two scales:
| Grade | SCALE A | SCALE B |
| A | 88%- 100% | 80th to 100th percentile |
| B | 75%- 87% | 60th to 79th percentile |
| C | 65%- 74% | 25th to 59th percentile |
| D | 55%- 64% | 10th to 24th percentile |
| F | below 55% | below 10th percentile |
The higher of the two tentative grades is your final grade. Penalties may be assessed for turning in homework late or taking tests late.
Material to be Covered: See the handout on sections to be covered. Some material may be presented that is not covered in the textbook.
| Chapters | |
| Test 1 | 1 - 3 |
| Test 2 | 4 - 6 |
| Test 3 | 7 - 9, 13 |
Attendance and Withdrawal Policy: Unless you make arrangements with me, you may be withdrawn from the course if you have accumulated more than three unofficial absences. You will be allowed to withdraw from the course with a "W" if you submit a withdrawal form to me at least one week before the final exam.
Homework: Review the homework page. You are required to turn in homework exercises on the day of each test. Homework must be placed in a folder prior to its being turned in. Unless I state otherwise in class, all homework must be done using MsOffice97 software.
Student
Preparation Responsibility: You are responsible for reading each respective
chapter prior to the time we begin covering that chapter in class. In addition,
you should be prepared to work each exercise on the chalkboard, it requested.
Reading the text is important for a good understanding of the material
covered in class.
INFORM: Scores are posted and are available for you on
the INFORM system. You
should periodically check your scores on the terminal. If you think a score
is incorrect, send me a message using the terminal.
Here is an example of a Joint Probability Table which was created in Excel and then converted to an HTML document. You are also going to want check out the Spreadsheets Newsgroup. As part of an assignment, you may have to post a question to this newsgroup and turn in the correct response to your question (or, in the alternative, you may correctly answer someone else's question.) Your web browser must be correctly configured in order for you to link to the Newsgroup and exchange articles and messages.
Be sure to read the General Instructions for Excel Workbook Assignments.
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