Syllabus MAT108 Spring 1999
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:

Ms. Lucy Howes. (Office) ES239 442-4643. (Email) LH1940. (Office Hours) MWF 10:05-11:10. Also tutoring room TAs at 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. Feb. 18
Exam II	Thrs. Mar. 18
Exam III	Thrs. Apr. 15
Exam IV	Thrs. May 6

EXTRA CREDIT: You can add up to 20 extra points to your final cummulative score by emailing (before each exam) to CR569, five *original* and *correct* multiple choice questions with the special format and special instructions explained in

Note:

FinalScore = (TotalBest3Exams + XtraCredit)/3

All exams are cumulative, multiple choice, close-book, calculators are allowed. Final scores below 30% are failing grades.