Statistics 200: Autumn Quarter, 2000

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Display Case

The solutions to the homeworks and the quizzes will be posted on the Statistics 200 display case outside the southeastern door to Eckhart 133. A copy of the solutions will also be on reserve in Eckhart library.

Information pertinent to the course will frequently be posted on this Stat200 Web Page. You should check this page regularly, since you are responsible for its contents.

Instructors

 
Section 01:  Timothy Thornton Office Ryerson N375 E-mail: thornton@galton.uchicago.edu
Section 02:  Andrew Nobel Office Eckhart 128 E-mail: nobel@galton.uchicago.edu
Tel. (773) 702-8044 

Course Assistants

Robert Molnar     Office Ryerson N375  E-mail: molnar@galton.uchicago.edu
Guowen Zhang       Office Eckhart 107 E-mail: guzhang@galton.uchicago.edu

Office Hours

You are most welcome to speak to the instructors or the course assistants about any aspect of the course. Feedback from you is important to us. The best way to contact Professor Nobel is by phone, or by coming to his office hours. The best way to contact Mr. Thornton or the course assistants is via electronic mail, but you may also call us during office hours.

Recitation Session

Attendance of the recitation sessions is voluntary, but recommended. Students need only attend one session each week. There is no recitation session during the first week of each quarter.

Textbook

Required: [FPP] David Freedman, Robert Pisani and Roger Purves, Statistics, W. W. Norton. Third edition. (On reserve in Eckhart Library). Check here for chapters that will not be covered in this course.

Calculators

For the homeworks, quizzes and exams, students will need a simple calculator that can calculate squares and square roots.

Grade components

The course grade has four components: Homework, Short Quizzes, Midterm, and Final. All quizzes and exams are closed book.
  1. Homework (20%) will be assigned weekly, collected, graded, and returned. All homework will be due at the beginning of class on the assigned due date (normally a Friday). Late homework will not be accepted for any reason. To allow for emergencies or bad luck, the lowest homework score will be dropped from the grade computation.
  2. Short Quizzes (20%) will be given throughout the quarter (normally every other Friday). The quizzes will typically last 15 to 20 minutes. As with the homework, there will be no excused absences from the quizzes, but the lowest score will be omitted from the grade computation.
  3. The midterm exam (25%) will be a 75 minute examination. It will be held on
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      Midterm exam: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 6:30-7:45 PM in Eck 133


    No makeup examination will be given. The exam is closed-book, but you will be allowed to bring one 8 x 11 inch sheet with formulas and other relevant material on both sides.

  4. The final exam (35%) will be two hours in length and will cover the entire course. Schedule for the final exam is as follows
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      Final Exam: Tuesday, December 5, 6:30-8:30 PM in Eck 133


    No makeup examination will be given. The exam is closed-book, but you will be allowed to bring one 8 x 11 inch sheet with formulas and other relevant material on both sides.

    For the students graduating this quarter, another time and place must be arranged for the convocation final exam. Let the instructors know ASAP if you are graduating.

Grading policies

The Department of Statistics has some special rules about grades in Statistics 200. Note in particular that the Department's policy on `I' is very restrictive.

Prerequisites

Statistics 200 has empirical science and mathematics prerequisites. Make sure that you have satisfied the prerequisties. Students who have taken Statistics 220 or equivalent courses should not take Statistics 200.

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