Department of Statistics

Department of Statistics

Business Statistics - STAT 2160

Stat 2160

Instructor Policy Statement

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Instructor: Mr. Loren Heun
Phone: 387-2007
Office hours: 11 to 12:20 T R, 5505 Everett Tower or
appointments are welcome
Office: 5505 Everett Tower
E-mail: Instructor
web-page: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~lheun/
Textbook: Business Statistics by WMU Statistical Computing Lab


Grading Scale:
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90-10085-8978-8473-77 63-7257-6250-560-49

Grading System:
Exam 1200
Exam 2200
Final exam 300
in-class quizzes(7*7=49) + homework (13*7=91) + Excel (4*40=160)300
Total1000

Calculator: You must have a TI-84 calculator for this course.
Prerequisites: Math 1160, Math 1180, Math 1220, or Math 1230
Homework: in-class and on-line quizzes will be assigned and graded.
Incomplete Policy: Same as Stat Department policy.
Makeup tests: Same as Stat Department policy
Crib sheets:
a. You can use one sheet during the hourly tests.
b. You can use two sheets during the final exam.

Syllabus

Topics: Some probability; random variables; expectations; descriptive statistics; estimation; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; one and two sample inference problems; simple linear and multiple regression and correlation; contingency tables. We will use EXCEL Statistical software.

Syllabus: topics from chapters: 1-11

Exam 1: Tuesday, 12 October 2010, During class period
Exam 2: Tuesday, 16 November 2010, During class period
Final Exam: Friday, 17 December 2010, 8:00 - 10:00

Ethics:

Student's ethics code

Class decorum: CELL PHONES must be off / no text messaging


 

Department of Statistics
3304 Everett Tower
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-#### USA
(269) 387-1420 | (269) 387-1419 Fax
loren.heun@wmich.edu
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