Syllabus MAT108 Fall 1998
Elementary Statistics

Instructor:

Prof. Carlos C. Rodríguez , 442-4617

Office Hours:

Wednesdays 10-12, ES-319B.

Text:

Statistics, 1998. Freedman, Pisani, Purves and Adhikari. third Edition. Norton.

WebPage:

http://omega.albany.edu:8008/mat108

Exercises:

http://omega.albany.edu:8008/Estats

T.A.s:

Tutoring room ES138. Check the schedules.

1. Histogram, Stem-and-leaf, Average, Standard Deviation, Median, Quartiles. Gaussian Approximation for Data.( » CH3-5 Exam I).
2. Correlation, and Regression. ( » CH6-12 Exam II).
3. Probability, Accuracy of Percentages, Accuracy of Averages. ( » CH13-25 Exam III).
4. Tests of Significance, Contingency Tables. ( » CH26-29 Exam IV).

Exam I	Thrs. Sept. 17
Exam II	Thrs. Oct. 22
Exam III	Thrs. Nov. 12
Exam IV	Thrs. Dec. 3

Note: The final grade is computed by dropping the lowest of the 4 exams. All exams are cumulative, multiple choice, close-book, calculators are allowed. Final scores below 30% are failing grades.