MATH215 Introduction to Statistics

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Textbook: Introductory Statistics, 9th ed., by Prem S. Mann (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2016)
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organize, summarize, and display data in a meaningful way.
compute various measures of centre, variability and position of data sets.
apply basic rules of probability to calculate likelihoods of random events.
use appropriate probability distributions to estimate and test hypotheses about parameters of single and multiple populations.
perform goodness-of-fit tests and analyse cross-tabulated data.
use linear correlation and regression methods to analyse relationships in bivariate data.

Assignment 1-6 20% MATH215 Assignments
- Marking 7-8 business days when single, 5 additional business days each for marking multiples per service standards
- Writing an equation in word
Midterm Exam 40%, 3-hr
- 7-10 business days for exam
- academic appeal - 1 month in North America
Final Exam 40%, 3-hr
- request an exam days before

U1 - Descriptive statistics (Chapter 1-3) - fields, areas, terms, common methods to organize, display, and summarize data
Week 3 Self-test & Assignment 1, and submit for marking
U2 - Probability (Chapter 4)
Week 7 Self-test & Assignment 2
U3 - Probability distribution (Chapter 5, 6)
Week 10 Self-test & Assignment 3
U4 - Estimation and Tests of Hypotheses for One Population (Chapter 7-9)
Week 13: midterm exam, review feedback on Assignment 1-3 and contact academic expert for problem discussion and
Week 15 Self-test and Assignment 4
U5 - Tests of Hypotheses for Two or More Populations (Chapter 10-12)
Week 19 Self-test and Assignment 5
U6 - Bivariate Analysis (Chapter 13)
Week 21 Self-test and Assignment 6, book final exam
Week 23-24 Write final exam and Review Assignment 4-6