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Introduction to Probability and Statistics I

STAT 2500, Fall 2021

Course Description & Materials

Designed primarily for students in College of Business. Descriptive statistics, prob-ability, random variables, sampling distributions, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests. Math Reasoning Proficiency course.

Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in MATH 1300 or MATH 1400 or MATH 1500.

For students who have previously completed a statistics course:

1. If you have completed Stat 1200, 1300, 1400 (or an equivalent transfer course) with a grade of C- or better you can enroll in Stat 2200 (a one-hour course) to fulfill your Stat 2500 requirement.

2. If you have completed Stat 1200, 1300, 1400 (or an equivalent transfer course) you will receive only one hour of credit for completing Stat 2500.

3. You will not receive credit for Stat 2500 if you have completed Stat 2200, 2530, or any course offered by the Department of Statistics numbered 3500 or above.

Textbook

Essentials of Modern Business Statistics (8th ed) by Anderson, Sweeney, Williams, Camm, Cochran, Fry, Ohlmann [ISBN 978-0-357-13162-6] Available with Cengage Unlimited Auto-Access through Canvas.

Course Packets

(1) Stat 2500 Formula and Table Packet and (2) Stat 2500 Workbook Both available at the Mizzou Store or on Canvas as pdf

Calculator (optional)

A calculator that will add, subtract, multiply, divide, compute factorials, and raise numbers to powers will be allowed on all exams and graded assignments, but it will be preferred to use Excel to perform calculations instead.

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel will be used for statistical calculations. Excel tutorial assignments include access to Excel online. In addition, your student access to Microsoft Office 365 will allow you to utilize Excel as needed.

Course Format

This course follows a weekly cycle of lectures, discussions, and assignments.

Monday and Wednesday: Read and Attend Lecture (or watch Lecture Recordings)

To begin each weekly module, you should read the textbook and attend lecture (or watch lecture video recordings). Blank copies of slides used for each lecture are posted so that you can print them and take notes as you attend/watch the lecture.

Wednesday through Friday: Attend Discussion

You will meet ONCE per week (on your scheduled day) for a 50-minute Discussion section with your instructor/TA, either in-person, or via Zoom. During the Discus-sion class, your instructor will provide a short review of the week’s material, work some example problems, and answer your questions.

Assignments & Grading

Excel Graded Tutorials (5%)    due every Monday at 11:59 pm

Online tutorials will be provided for using Microsoft Excel to perform statistical cal-culations.

WebAssign Online Homework (25%)    due every Monday at 11:59 pm

Graded homework will be completed online using WebAssign. Before the due date, you can attempt each problem multiple times.

WebAssign Quizzes (70%)    due on Tuesdays at 11:59 pm

Quizzes will also be given online using WebAssign. Quizzes differ from online home-work in that they are timed and that you may NOT provide assistance to or receive assistance from other students. Quizzes are an individual assessment and any as-sistance, collaboration, or discussion between students constitutes academic dis-honesty and will be dealt with to the maximum extent permitted by university policy.

There is NO extra credit in Stat 2500.

Course Policies

Attendance

Attendance is strongly recommended (but not required) both for in-person Lecture and in-person Discussion. Virtual options are available for students enrolled in online sections, and are available for all students to utilize if they are unable to attend in-person due to illness or other circumstances.

Since all materials are online (or have an online version), you should be able to access materials remotely if you are unable to attend class due to illness or quarantine measures. In the event that the university moves all classes online, all in-person Discussion classes will be held virtually using Zoom.

Assignment Due Dates

Submission deadlines for all assignments are firm and will ONLY be extended as outlined below. However, students who miss an assignment are accommodated within the course structure because we drop the two lowest homework scores and lowest quiz score.

Dropped Scores

Sometimes extenuating circumstances lead you to miss completing an assignment. Unavoidable situations such as illness, a family emergency, or a technical issue (to name a few) may occur. Because of this, dropped scores are included within our grading guidelines (see above). The listed number of scores will be dropped before calculating each category’s average.

No make-ups or extensions will be given other than those outlined above. The dropped scores are intended to account for these situations. It is important that you reserve the use of these dropped scores for situations that may arise unexpectedly. Plan ahead and only use the dropped scores as needed. Should you miss more than the allowed drops for any assignment (due to unavoidable circumstances), contact the course coordinator.

Office Hours and Tutoring

Every instructor will hold virtual office hours and will be available for appointments via Zoom. Students may attend office hours with any instructor of the course. A full schedule will be available on Canvas.

In addition to office hours, The Learning Center offers free help sessions. Times and links will be posted in Canvas. You can also use NetTutor to meet with tutors online for free (link is in Canvas).

Students with Disabilities

The goal of the University of Missouri is to ensure an inclusive learning environment for all students.

The University of Missouri Disability Center (S5 Memorial Union, 573-882-4696) provides services and accommodations for students to participate fully in the learning experience and to experience equitable evaluation of their performance. Stu-dents (including online students) with a documented disability can contact the Disability Center to establish an Accommodation Plan. Documented disabilities include hearing, vision, mobility, learning and attention, psychological health, and physical health. Students’ accommodations are implemented with the input of students to maximize the learning experi-ences. The MU Disability Center keeps information about a student’s disability confidential.

Please notify me of your eligibility for accommodations as soon as possible. Additionally, if there are aspects of the course that present as barriers, such as inaccessible course content (e.g., learning assessments, PowerPoints, non captioned videos, images, tables, PDFs) or if you need an immediate accommodation due to an injury, please contact me or the Disability Center as soon as possible.

Intellectual Pluralism

The University community welcomes intellectual diversity and respects student rights. Students who have questions or con-cerns regarding the atmosphere in this class (including respect for diverse opinions) may contact the departmental chair or divisional director, the Office of Academic Integrity, or the MU Equity Office.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is fundamental to the activities and principles of a university. All members of the academic community must be confident that each person’s work has been responsibly and honorably acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful. The academic community regards breaches of the academic integrity rules as extremely serious matters. Sanctions for such a breach may include academic sanctions from the instructor, including failing the course for any violation, to disciplinary sanctions ranging from probation to expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting, collaboration, or any other form of cheating, consult the course instructor or the Office of Academic Integrity.

Students are expected to adhere to this honor pledge on all graded work whether or not they are explicitly asked in advance to do so: “I strive to uphold the University values of respect, responsibility, discovery, and excellence. On my honor, I pledge that I have neither given nor received unauthorized assistance on this work.”

Decreasing the Risk of COVID-19 in Classrooms and Labs

If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been identified as someone who needs to quarantine, do not attend class in person until the mandated period for isolation or quarantine has passed. Your instructor will work with you on arrangements to access class material while you are in isolation or quarantine.

Additionally, if you are experiencing any COVID-related symptoms, or are otherwise feeling unwell, do not attend in person classes and contact your health care provider and/or student health immediately. COVID symptoms include: fever greater than 100.4 or chills; cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; fatigue; unexplained muscle or body aches; headache; new loss of taste or smell; sore throat; congestion or runny nose; nausea or vomiting; diarrhea.

Instructors or students with concerns about how a student is following any University-mandated COVID-19 policies and pro-tocols should report those concerns to the Office of the Dean of Students. Concerns can be documented on a COVID Safety Measures Reporting Form.

Please note that sub-groups of students may have specific needs during COVID or online learning. One group is international students, who may be participating in class from their home countries and in different time zones. The instructor may be able to make reasonable accommodations to support the success of international students currently living in time zones that differ significantly from that of Columbia, MO. International students are expected to consult with their instructor about possible accommodations as soon as possible after the start of the course.

Please consult Show Me Renewal for further guidelines. This statement will be updated as information changes.

Last updated June 29, 2021

Academic Inquiry, Course Discussion and Privacy

When students record something that happens in a course (a lecture, class discussions, meetings, etc.) it has an impact on the rights of the people captured in that recording. For example, the instructor and the University may have rights to the intellectual property contained in that recording. At the same time, another student who may have been recorded has the right to privacy. In order to protect these rights, MU employs a policy (called “Executive Order No. 38”) to govern both situations you may encounter while taking a course – when an instructor allows recordings and when they do not.

In this class, students may make audio or video recordings of course activity unless specifically prohibited by the faculty member. However, the redistribution of audio or video recordings of statements or comments from the course to individuals who are not students in the course is prohibited without the express permission of the faculty member and of any students who are recorded.

Students who violate this policy are subject to discipline in accordance with provisions of section 200.020 of the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of Missouri pertaining to student conduct matters.

Netiquette

Your instructor and fellow students wish to foster a safe online learning environment. All opinions and experiences, no matter how different or controversial they may be perceived, must be respected in the tolerant spirit of academic discourse. You are encouraged to comment, question, or critique an idea but you are not to attack an individual. Our differences, some of which are outlined in the University’s nondiscrimination statement, will add richness to this learning experience. Please consider that sarcasm and humor can be misconstrued in online interactions and generate unintended disruptions. Working as a community of learners, we can build a polite and respectful course ambiance.