HDFS 2040: Module I & II Basic Statistics
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination."
~ Vin Scully
Online Lectures and Due Dates
Textbook link when on Auburn WiFi: Link Assignments Due Before Class for January 18th: 1. Online Lecture: Des/Infer Statistics; Pop/Sam; Variables; Operational Def; RION; Rel/Val Textbook Readings: Pages 2-7; 8-10 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 60 minutes (longest single lecture of the semester) Average range for completion time for students: 60 - 158 minutes Lecture Outline Assignments Due Before Class for January 20th: 1. Online Lecture: Freq Distr./Graphs; Normal Distr. Textbook Readings: All of Chapter 2 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 45 minutes Average range for completion time for students: 50 - 106 minutes Lecture Outline 2. Online lecture: Standard Frequency Table in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 14 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission 3. Online lecture: Interval Frequency Table in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 24 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission 4. Online lecture: Histogram in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 19 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission 5. Online lecture: Frequency Polygon in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 7 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Assignments Due Before Class for January 25th: 1. Online lecture: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Textbook Readings: All of Chapter 4 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 48 minutes Average range for completion time for students: 43 - 119 minutes Lecture Outline 2. Online lecture: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Excel Data Analysis Toolpak (PC): Link Excel Data Analysis Toolpak (Mac but recommend practice with PC instead): Link Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 16 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Assignment Due Before Class for January 27th: 1. Practice Exercise: Link Assignments Due Before Class for February 1st: 1. Online Lecture: Normal Distribution; z-scores Textbook Readings: Pages 117-132 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 25 minutes Average range for completion time for students: 28 - 78 minutes Lecture Outline 2. Online lecture: Variable Transforms in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 17 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission 3. Online lecture: z-scores in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 18 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Table of z-sores: Link 4. Online lecture: Percentiles Textbook Readings: Pages 147-155 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 25 minutes Average range for completion time for students: 32 - 94 minutes Lecture Outline Syllabus Signature (Due February 1st): Link Extra Credit Due Before Noon on February 2nd Extra Credit 1: Link Extra Credit 2: Link Extra Credit 3: Link Extra Credit 4: Link Extra Credit 5: Link Assignment Due Before Class for February 3rd 1. Practice Exercise: Link Practice for Exam Preparation (not graded but strongly encouraged): Practice Exam 1 Basics of Statistics: Link Practice Exam 2 Z-scores and Percentiles: Link |