STAT 500 - Applied Statistics

Summer 2013, Section 001 - 3.0 Credits
Schedule Number 163957

Important Dates

Reg Period: 2/4/2013 - 5/20/2013
First Day of Class: 5/13/2013
End of Class: 8/7/2013

Course Description

Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, power, estimation, confidence intervals, regression, one- and 2-way ANOVA, Chi-square tests, diagnostics.

Strong writing skills are recommended for this course. If English is not your native language, it is important that you read additional information regarding English language proficiency before registering for this course.

Prerequisites

one undergraduate course in statistics

Proctored Exam Information

Exam Weeks:

• 8/3/2013 - 8/8/2013

Sample Course Syllabus

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Costs and Fees

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This course will be included in your semester bill.

Remarks

Students are strongly recommended to have access to a PC in order to use the required software. It consists of 12 online submitted lessons, 2 online submitted projects, 3 exams, 2 online and a proctored final exam. For students who plan to graduate this semester, please communicate your intent to graduate to your instructor. This will alert your instructor to the need to submit your final grade in time to meet the published graduation deadlines.  

Schedule This Course

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Material Requirements

Your course materials are listed below. Textbooks can be acquired from any number of textbook sellers. If you wish, you may purchase your books from the sources listed below. The information displayed is provided pursuant to the U.S. Higher Education Opportunity Act.

Material Title	Edition	Author	ISBN	Source
MiniTab 16 Student License and Media (optional)	16	Penn State Computer Store		CAC
Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis	6th	Ott, R. Lyman / Longnecker, Micheal T.	9780495017585	MBS

Technical Requirements

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Software Requirements

Requires: Students will need to have Minitab 15 or 16. Students planning to take higher level STAT courses may choose to purchase Minitab 16 (Student License) through the Penn State Computer Store at http://computerstore.psu.edu for approximately $30. (This license expires in June.) Students will need to have their nine-digit PSU ID to purchase the software. Minitab 16 may also be purchased directly from Minitab at http://www.minitab.com for approx. $100.00 for a perpetual license. Students will need to have Microsoft Word 2003 or higher. If you do not have Microsoft Word you can purchase the latest version through Journey Ed (www.journeyed.com) or a vendor of your choice.

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