Course Summary
Statistics is a course designed to teach students to college, organize and draw conclusions from data. Statistics B includes the following topics: Estimates and Sample Sizes, Designing a Statistical Study, Hypothesis Testing, Comparing Two Populations or Treatments, Correlation and Regression, Analyzing Data from a Statistical Study, Analyzing Data in Tables, Statistical Process Control, Reporting Findings from a Statistical Study, Election Theory.
Your grade in Statistics is made up of Tests (55% of the total grade), Quizzes (25%), and Portfolios (15%).
TestsTests are assessments given at the end of an entire unit. The content includes objectives from the entire unit. There are unit tests for Unit 1 through 8, as well as a semester exam over objectives for the entire semester.
Make sure to take your time on these. Read each question and carefully consider each answer. Every question makes a difference. Though there are not many of them, essay questions are very important, as they are worth more points than the other questions. So, as a rule, don't leave them blank. Always try to demonstrate what you know on each of them. Even after a test has been taken, much may still be done to improve your grade. Essay questions may be redone and submitted for some of the missed points back. Submit corrections by Webmail. You may book a LiveLesson with me for the purpose of recovering missed points as well. Notes submitted from these sessions can improve your test score. |
QuizzesThere are no Quick Checks in this course. Instead, each lesson has an associated Quiz. As such, quizzes are a significant part of your overall grade, and should be taken seriously.
Make sure to take your time on each quiz question. As with tests, you may submit essay question corrections (detailed notes) by Webmail for some of your quiz points back. PortfoliosDoing well on Portfolios is critical. Though worth only 15% of your grade, they are few, usually only 2 or 3 per semester. So each Portfolio carries a lot of weight. Failing to submit one Portfolio is likely to drop your grade at least one whole letter. Resist the urge to skip them, or turn in blank documents. As a rule, for every portfolio assignment, visit the Portfolio page on this site for special instructions, changes, accommodations, and help. This information is updated regularly.
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We graph a lot in this class. So, while you may print graph paper from a free graph paper Website, it is cheaper to buy a pack or notebook ahead of time. A ruler or card edge may be used to draw straight lines. Graphs may also me made in Desmos.
A calculator is nice to have, but is not absolutely required for this course, as an online calculator is available. Visit Desmos.com and choose Graph. Desmos is a full function graphing calculator that actually does more than most hand-held calculators. We will be demonstrating this calculator in LiveLessons and recordings. Here is a good introductory video. More can be found at learn.desmos.com. We will become familiar with the Statistical functions in Desmos.