Instructor: Dr. Scott Richter
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Office: Bryan 389
Hours: MW – 2:30-3:30; TR -2:00-3:30; other times available by appointment |
Phone:
256-1123
email: sjricht2@uncg.edu
web page: www.uncg.edu/~sjricht2 |
I. About the course
STA 662 is the second in a two-course sequence covering statistical
methods, intended for students from any discipline who are preparing to
design, implement, analyze and report their research.
Emphasis is on the practical use of statistical methods, rather than the
mathematical foundations of statistics.
After completing the course, students will
be able to:
1) identify a statistical technique appropriate
to address a given research question;
2) understand the implications of study design on the type of statistical
inference;
3) understand the implications of violations of assumptions of statistical
methods, and identify adjustments or alternative procedures when necessary;
4) carry out the statistical analysis, using computer software if necessary;
5) communicate clearly and correctly the results of their analyses.
Prerequisite: STA 661 or permission of instructor. Students are expected to be familiar with single factor ANOVA and means comparisons, simple linear regression, comparisons and tests for categorical data, and are also expected to be able to use computer software to implement these procedures. Students should also be aware of the different types of statistical conclusions possible for observational and experimental studies.
We will use the text: The Statistical Sleuth:
A Course in Methods of Data Analysis, 2nd edition,
by Ramsey and Schafer. (ISBN: 0-534-38670-9)
* Data sets to accompany the text and solutions to selected exercises
are available here: http://www.statisticalsleuth.com/
II. Assessment
1) Assignments consisting of exercises from the text and supplementary
exercises will be assigned regularly, collected and graded. These will
be designed to provide practice and to help synthesize readings, class
discussions, and lectures. Students are
encouraged to discuss solutions to Assignments, but the final write-ups
for submission should be done independently.*Late
assignments will not generally be accepted without prior arrangement, and
will receive a score of zero.
2) There will be two written exams, the first covering roughly the
first half of the course, and the second covering the remainder of the
course. The test dates are listed on the course outline.*Failure
to take the test at the scheduled time will result in a score of zero.
Conflicts with the scheduled test times must be resolved by prior arrangement.
III. Determination of course grade
Assignments: 60% of course grade.
Test 1: 20% of course grade.
Test 2: 20% of course grade.
Grading scale:
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Overall average
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Grade
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90 or above
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A
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80-89
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B
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70-79
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C
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Below 70
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F
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IV. Academic Integrity
Students are encouraged to discuss solutions
to assignments, but each student is expected to write up his or her solutions
independently. Copying other people's work is plagiarism and is an Honor
Code violation. You are responsible for knowing and abiding by the UNCG
Honor Code.
V. Disabilities
If you have a documented disability and wish
to discuss academic accommodations, please contact me as soon as possible.