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DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
MAT-268 STATISTICAL METHODS
COURSE Statistical methods provides the student with a foundation in the techniques
DESCRIPTION: that underlie more advanced courses in statistics. Topics considered include
descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing and estimation
for one and two populations, goodness-of-fit and contingency tables, analysis
of variance, linear regression and correlation, and nonparametric statistics.
CREDITS/HOURS: 4 credits 4 hours
PREREQUISITE: MAT-160 with a grade of C or better or by permission of the Department Chair
GENERAL EDUCATION
COURSE: No
STUDENT As a result of meeting the requirements for this course, students will be
LEARNING able to:
OBJECTIVES:
1. Demonstrate comprehension of appropriate statistical terminology.
2. Create graphical displays of data and use the graphs to analyze the data.
3. Compute measures of dispersion, central tendency, and relative positions.
4. Use the Central Limit Theorem to construct and interpret a sampling
distribution of sample means.
5. Analyze sample data in order to construct a confidence interval for
one and two populations and make inferences based on the results.
6. Conduct a test of hypothesis to draw conclusions about the validity of a
claim about one and two populations.
7. Create graphical displays of data and develop the simple linear
regression model to make predictions from this data.
8. Demonstrate comprehension of the fundamentals of experimental design
and develop the analysis of data collected from a completely randomized
design using ANOVA.
ASSESSMENT Each of the above listed student learning objectives will be assessed by,
MEASURES: 1. Written assignments and/or quizzes.
2. Written examinations
3. Other, as announced by the instructor
COURSE GRADE: Students should refer to the instructor’s grading policy which will be distributed
during the first meeting of the class.
TEXTBOOK: Elementary Statistics, Allan Bluman, 9th Edition, McGraw Hill Publisher
Customized for Bergen Community College
COURSE CONTENT:
TOPIC CHAPTER SECTIONS
Introduction to Statistics 1 1 - 4
Frequency Distributions and Graphs 2 1 - 3
Descriptive Statistics 3 1 - 3
The Normal Distribution and the 6 1 - 4
Central Limit Theorem
Estimation of Parameters 7 1 - 4
Hypothesis Testing 8 1 - 6
Inferences for Two Populations 9 1 - 5
Linear Correlation and Regression 10 1 - 3
Goodness of Fit and Contingency Tables 11 1 - 2
Analysis of Variance 12 1 - 3
Nonparametric Statistics 13 1 – 2
3 – 5 (optional)
REFERENCES: Fanur, Mosteller, et al. Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown.
Larson and Farber, Elementary Statistics, Pearson/Prentice-Hall.
Richmond, Statistical Inference, Ronald Press.
Spiegal, Statistics, Schaum Publishing Co.
Weinberg and Schumaker, Statistics: An Intuitive Approach, Brooks/Cole.
ELECTRONIC The Department of Mathematics prohibits the use of cell-phones, PDA’s, laptops,
DEVICES: headphones, IPODs and other such devices in mathematics classes unless
otherwise specified in the grading policy provided by the instructor at the
beginning of the semester.
FACULTY CLASS CANCELLATIONS may be found at http://www.bergen.edu/classcancellations
ABSENCE A list is also posted in a glass case near A-129, the main corridor on the first floor and
PROCEDURE: in Ender Hall. If a cancelled class is not listed, it should be reported to the Department
Office (A-327) or the Adjunct Office (C-107).
WEBSITE: Go to http://www.bergen.edu/academics/academic-divisions-departments/mathematics
for more information regarding the Mathematics Department.
STUDENT Learning Assistance Center Room: L-125 879-7489
SUPPORT Math and Science Walk-In Room: L-131 879-7489
SERVICES: Office of Specialized Services Room: L-115 612-5269
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