Course Homepage: Fall 2007: Sect. 13

Usually Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters

Purpose: To provide an integrated introduction to the basic statistical ideas that a person would encounter in everyday life.

Current Textbook: Statistics: Concepts and Controversies (6th Edition) by David S. Moore, W.H. Freeman and Company, 2005.

 

Topics Covered	Chapters	Time
Data Sources and Sampling: Simple random samples, confidence statements, and other sampling designs	1-4	1.5 weeks
Design of Experiments: Randomized comparative experiments, matched-pairs design, block designs	5-7	1.5 weeks
Measurement: Validity and accuracy in measurement and scales of measurement	8	1 week
Describing Distributions: Tables, graphs, averages, variability, and normal tables	10-13*	3 weeks
Comsumer Price Index: Indexes, market baskets	16*	1 weeks
Understanding Relationships: Association, correlation, regression, and prediction; categorical tables	14-15,24*	3 weeks
Probability: Simple properties of probability, finding probabilities by simulation, lotteries, and expected value	17-20	2 weeks
Confidence intervals for proportions and means	21	2 weeks
* Will include homework assignments using WebStat. This statistical software application is accessible through the World Wide Web at http://www.stat.sc.edu/webstat/

The above textbook and course outline should correspond to the most recent offering of the course by the Statistics Department. Please check the current course homepage or with the instructor for the course regulations, expectations, and operating procedures.  

Contact Faculty: Georgie Baker, Beth Johnson
(Last Updated: July 27th, 2006)