MA 3253

Statistics II

I.  Course Description

This course is for students who wish to continue their study of statistics.  The topics to be studied all fall under the general heading of inferential statistics or tests of hypotheses.  These statistical tests include t-tests, Z-tests, chi-square tests, analysis of variance, regression and correlation (linear and non-linear), along with various nonparametric tests including the sign test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Mann Whitney U test, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and the Kruskal-Wallis test.  Throughout the course, students will use the campus-wide statistics package JMP to supplement and enhance the classroom material. 

II.  Tentative Course Outline

Semester I, 2008

III.  Stats II Specifics

    A. Project

    B. List

    C. Templates

    D. Handout

IV.  Supplemental Course Material

    A. Graphing Calculators

        1. TI-83 Plus

    B. Computer Software

         1. Excel 2007

            a. Data Tab ® Analysis Group ® Data Analysis

            b. Load the Analysis ToolPak

         2. JMP

            a. Quick Reference Card

            b. Quick Reference Stats Guide

            c. JMP Hints – Part 1, Intro & Hints

            d. JMP Hints – Part 2, Desc & Inf Stats

            e. JMP Hints – Part 3, Qualitative Stats

            f. JMP Hints – Part 4, ANOVA

            g. JMP Hints – Part 5, Correl & Reg

            h. JMP Hints – Part 6, Nonparametric Stats

         3. Minitab

         4. KeyStat

         5. Graph

         6. PowerPoint

         7. Correlation Coefficient and Scatter Plots

         8. Components of r