EASTERN UNIVERSITY
Mathematics Department
Math 220
Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Spring, 2008
Instructor: Mark A. Herman
Telephone: 610-225-5059
e-mail: mherman@eastern.edu
Office: McInnis 243
Office hours: M-F: 8:00 a.m. to 8:50 a.m.
M-F: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
(Do not hesitate to come to my office at other times as well.)
Teaching Schedule: MWF: 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. (Math 220)
MWF: 12:00 n. to 12:50 p.m. (Math 212)
T&R: 10:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. (CSC 150)
T&R: 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. (CSC 150)
Prerequisite: None (You should have a background in elementary algebra. A calculator
will be required for this course.)
Textbook: Understandable Statistics (eighth edition), by C. H. Brase & C. P.
Brase, New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin, Co., 2006
Policies: If you have any documented special educational needs, you are encouraged
to work with the Cushing Center for Counseling and Academic Support to
prepare a written request for the accommodations you need in this course.
In order for you to get educational accommodations in this course, the
instructor must receive a written request from CCCAS at the beginning of
the course, or as soon as the disability is diagnosed.
All college policies pertaining to academic dishonesty, drop/add
procedures, grade appeal, etcetera, will apply in this class. Consult the
handbook or ask me if you have any questions about these policies.
Attendance: You are strongly encouraged to attend every scheduled class. You may not
miss any of the quizzes, any of the tests, or the final exam without prior
approval of the instructor. You will be permitted up to three (3) class
absences without an acceptable reason without a grade penalty. If you are
absent four (4) or more times without an acceptable reason, ALL of the
grades for the absent days will revert to zeros.
Participation: You will be expected to do the reading assignments as instructed (careful
reading is the most important thing you will do in this class), participate
in class discussions, do the assigned problems in class or outside of class
as necessary, and ask questions when you have them.
Grading: Your letter grade will be awarded on the basis of a 10 point scale
(e.g. 69.5% to 72.4% is a “C-“; 72.5% to 76.4% is a “C”; 76.5% to 79.4% is
a “C+”). 50% of your grade will be your quiz average. 30% of your grade
will be from homeworks. 20% of your grade will be your final
exam.
Objectives: By the end of this course, the student should be able to:
1) understand and accurately use statistical vocabulary.
2) use descriptive statistics to represent data effectively.
3) quantify future likelihood utilizing probability.
4) use inferential statistics to discover information about a population.
Schedule: Monday 1/14/08 First class
Monday 1/21/08 M.L.King, Jr. holiday (no class)
Wednesday 2/6/08 First quiz
Wednesday 2/27/08 Second quiz
M,W,&F 3/3,5,&7/08 Mid-Semester vacation (no classes)
F & M 3/21&24/08 Easter break (no classes)
Wednesday 4/2/08 Third quiz
Friday 4/25/08 Fourth quiz
Monday 4/28/08 Last class
Wednesday 4/30/08 Final Exam (9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)
Chapter 1 Read §1.1 Do #1 & 3 (like e.g. 1 & g.e. 1)
#5, 7
p. 33 Do #4
Chapter 2 Read §2.1 Do #1 (like e.g. 1)
#5, 7
Read §2.2 Do #1 & 3 (like e.g. 3, e.g. 4, e.g. 5, g.e. 3 & g.e. 4)
#5abcd
p. 85 Do #3, 4bc, 6b, 10b
Chapter 3 Read §3.1 Do # 1 & 3 (like e.g. 1, e.g. 2, e.g. 3, g.e. 1 & g.e. 2)
#6, 17
Read §3.2 Do #1ad (like e.g. 5 & e.g. 6)
#5bc
Read §3.3 Do #1 (like e.g. 9 & g.e. 7)
#5
p. 148 Do #2, 4
Chapter 4 Read §4.1 Do # 3 (like g.e. 1)
#4, 10
Read §4.2 Do #1 (like g.e. 7 & e.g. 5)
#9, 11
p. 210 Do #3
Chapter 5 Read §5.1 Do #1 (like g.e.1), 3 (like g.e. 2)
#7acdef, 10
Read §5.2 Do #1 & 3 (like e.g. 4, e.g. 5, e.g. 6, g.e. 4, & g.e. 5)
#5, 8
Read §5.3 Do #4bd, 5b, & 6b (like e.g. 8 & g.e. 7)
#7b, 14ab, 18ab
p. 281 Do #3, 7bcd
Chapter 6 Read §§6.1 & 6.2
p. 319 Do #1 & 3 (like e.g. 4, e.g. 5, g.e. 6, & g.e. 7),
9, 13, 15, & 17 (like e.g. 6, e.g 7, g.e. 8, & g.e. 9)
#21 – 29 odd, 33 – 37 odd
Read §6.3 Do # 1 & 3 (like e.g. 8), 7 (like g.e. 10)
#9, 21, 23
Read §6.4 Do #1 (like e.g. 12), 3 & 5 (like e.g. 12 & g.e. 12)
#7, 9, 11
p. 346 Do # 1, 3, 9, 11, 13a, 17
Chapter 1 Read §1.2 Do #9 (like e.g. 6 & g.e. 3)
#15
p. 33 Do #6
Chapter 7 Read §§7.1 & 7.2
p. 373 Do #1 & 2 (like e.g. 2, e.g. 3, & g.e. 3)
#3, 5, 6
p. 391 Do #1, 3, 4, 7
Chapter 8 Read §8.1 Do #1a, 3a, & 5 (like e.g. 2 & g.e. 1)
#7ab, 9b, 11bc
Read §8.2 Do #1 & 3 (like e.g. 3 & g.e. 2)
#5b, 6b, 10
Read §8.4 Do #1 & 2 (like e.g. 6, e.g. 7, & g.e. 6)
#4, 5, 14
p. 468 Do #2, 3, 4, 5b, 6b
Chapter 9 Read §9.1 Do #7 (like e.g. 1 & g.e. 1)
#8
Read §9.2 Do #1 & 3 (like e.g. 3), 5 (like e.g. 4 & g.e. 4)
#7, 9, 10, 13
p. 567 Do #1, 3, 6, 9, 13abde, 16ii