STATISTICS 10
Introduction to Statistical Reasoning

Fall 2004 Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR
Vivian Lew, Ph.D.
Office: 8923 Math Sciences
Office Phone/Voicemail: (310) 206-6474
Email: vlew@stat.ucla.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 2:00pm-3:50pm (drop in), Wednesdays 8:00am-9:30am (drop in), and by appointment (at your convenience, notify me via e-mail to schedule a time)

TEACHING ASSISTANTS	Office	Office Hours
Maria Chang	8105F Math Sciences	TBA
Sabrina He	8105C Math Sciences	TBA

MEETING TIMES & PLACES
Lecture Section 1: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 10:00am - 10:50am, Boelter 3400

SECTIONS:

ID	DAY	TIME	ROOM	TA
DIS 1A 263-031-221	Tuesday	8:00am-8:50am	Math Sciences 5128	TBA
DIS 1B 263-031-222	Tuesday	9:00am-9:50am	Math Sciences 5128	TBA
DIS 1C 263-031-223	Tuesday	10:00am-10:50am	Math Sciences 5128	TBA
DIS 1D 263-031-224	Tuesday	11:00am-11:50am	Math Sciences 5128	TBA

TEXT
Intro Stats (First edition), by Richard De Veaux and Paul Velleman. Boston, Mass: Addison Wesley. 2004 ISBN: 0201709104

SUMMARY
You will learn how statistics is used to solve problems in various disciplines by allowing statisticians to describe, infer, inform, and predict from data. We will stress the ideas underlying statistical methods and will focus on applications rather than on abstract theory. No computer software is used but it is strongly suggested that you own a calculator with a square root key at minimum for your exams.

SECTIONS and HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Sections are your opportunity to work through statistical issues, raise questions, and get a lot of help from your TA. Your six homework assignments are due at the end of lecture on the dates listed below.

Homework assignments are given out during lecture and then posted on the web in case you miss the handout. Homework is due before the end of lecture on the specified days/times (last page). If for some reason you cannot attend lecture that day, you can turn the homework in at my office (slide it under the door if it is locked). Homework is considered late if I do not receive it before NOON of the due date.

Get assistance from or work with other people (me, your TA, classmates, friends, tutors) on your homework assignments. It helps to be in study groups. What I ask is that you honestly learn how to solve the problems on your own and please turn in your own original copy of the assignment. Photocopied assignments will not be accepted (but you may wish to keep one for yourself).

Only your best 5 of the 6 assignments will count towards your final grade. Missed/late homework assignments will not be accepted unless you have made prior arrangements with me. Please do your homework, it cannot hurt you but only help you. Homework assignments have a maximum of 12 points. Not all homework questions assigned are graded. Questions are randomly selected for grading. So be aware that incomplete assignments can be worth a lot less than you think if we select questions for grading that you did not complete. Submit all homework grading complaints to the professor, not the TA.

EXAMS
You will have three exams total. Two are progress exams. Each Progress Exam will cover only the material presented in the readings and lectures leading up to the exam. The third is the final exam and it is cumulative. The final exam code is 3 and it will be given on Tuesday, December 14 from 3:00pm –6:00pm in the lecture hall (unless you are told otherwise later in the quarter). Always bring a calculator and your student photo ID or some other kind of photo ID (e.g. driver's license, passport) to all exams. Identification will be checked and attendance will be taken. I will provide all answer forms and scratch paper. You will not need to purchase answer sheets or bluebooks for any exam in this course.

MISSED EXAMS and GRADE APPEALS

Make-up examinations are given only when circumstances beyond a student's control make attendance during the scheduled examination period impossible. Documentation will be required to verify a student's claim and permission to take a make-up examination must be obtained from the instructor. If a make-up exam is permitted, it will be written individually for that student and will have a different format that the regular examination. In all cases, final determination of whether or not to give a make-up examination rests with the instructor.

There may be a time when we make a mistake grading one of your exams. If you think this is the case, write a note describing the error, attach it to the original exam, and give it to me within 3 business days of the date when the exams are returned to the class as a whole. I will review your argument and the initial grading decision and return a decision to you in a timely manner.

FINAL GRADE
Your grade is based on your best 5 of the 6 homework assignments (total 20%), the 2 progress exams (15% exam 1, 25% exam 2 -- total 40%) and the final (40%). The course is graded on a "curve". Grades are not e-mailed, posted, or given out over the phone, they can be found on URSA or in the electronic “gradebook” in a timely manner. If you believe your final grade is not correct after it has been issued, please contact me before finals week of the next quarter. Requests for corrections after that time period will be denied unless it was due to a procedural or clerical error.

STAT 10 WWW PAGE
All class related material (i.e. lecture notes, handouts, practice exams) is available to you via the World Wide Web. The URL (“address'') of this course's page is:

http://courses.stat.ucla.edu/04F/stat10_1

Lecture notes are posted on the web before the lecture is given, you may print your own copy out before class if you like to take notes on them during the actual lecture. Handouts for illustration and other course related materials are usually posted after the lecture has been given.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

EVENT	DATE
Problem Set 1:	October 13, 2004
Problem Set 2:	October 20, 2004
Review Session (in lecture):	October 22, 2004
Progress Exam 1	October 25, 2004
Last Drop Date w/o Notation	October 29, 2004
Problem Set 3:	November 3, 2004
Problem Set 4:	November 10, 2004
Last Day to change to P/NP	November 12, 2004
Review Session (in lecture):	November 17, 2004
Progress Exam 2	November 19, 2004
Problem Set 5:	November 24, 2004
Holiday	November 26, 2004
Review Sessions (in lecture):	December 8 & 10
Problem Set 6:	December 14 before the end of the final
Final (Tuesday Dec. 14th):	December 14 3:00pm-6:00pm

Quick Overview of Stat10

Statistics is the science of collecting, presenting, and interpreting data to answer questions.

There are four primary issues:

1.Determining the question and the data that will help you answer the question.

2.Collecting the data.

3.Summarizing and presenting the data graphically and numerically.

4.Making generalizations from the data and drawing conclusions. This is usually accomplished by making comparisons between groups of people, animals, or things.