Instructor: Dr.\ Timothy R. Johnson, Associate Professor of Statistics. Office and office hours: Brink 417, Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 1:00 to 2:00 or by appointment. Email: trjohns@uidaho.edu. Phone: 885-2928. Home page: www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~trjohns.
Prerequisites: Statistics 251 (Statistical Methods), Statistics 301 (Probability and Statistics), or similar introductory statistics course.
Textbooks: An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis (6th Edition) by Ott and Longnecker. ISBN: 0495017582. Copies are on reserve in the library. You may also purchase the book or individual chapters “electronically” through the publisher’s web site at www.cengage.com/highered.
Software: We will be using SAS (version 9.2). SAS is available in the student computer labs on campus. One-year student licenses are available through the bookstore.
Course Web Page: Refer to statistics401.wordpress.com for information concerning the course including brief summaries of lectures, recommended readings and homework problems, and copies of handouts.
Homework: Homework problems will be recommended regularly but will not be collected/graded. Homework solutions will be made available on Blackboard.
Examinations: There are four examinations during the semester before the final examination. These are on 9/17, 10/15, 11/12, and 12/3. Make-ups for missed examinations will only be permitted for documented university sanctioned events or in extreme circumstances. Notice of a missed examination must be given in advance of the time of the quiz, and arrangements for make-ups for foreseeable absences must be made prior to the time of the missed quiz. There is a final examination on Monday, December 13th, from 10:00 to 12:00. The final examination may not be taken at another time unless, as per university policy, you have more than two final examinations on that day. For the final examination you may use up to six pieces of paper of notes. For the other examinations you may one piece of paper. The paper should be standard letter size (i.e., 8.5 by 11 inches) or smaller. Writing on both sides of the paper is fine. You should also bring a calculator to all examinations.
Grading: The final examination is worth 25% of your grade. The other examinations are each worth 18.75% of your grade. Grades will be assigned according to the following: A (87.5%-100%), B (75%-87.5%), C (62.5%-75%), D (50%-62.5%), F (less than 50%).
Statistics Assistance Center: The SAC is a free drop-in tutoring service for undergraduate and graduate students in statistics courses. See www.webs.uidaho.edu/statsac/index.htm for more information.
Disability Support Services Reasonable Accommodations Statement: Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have documented temporary or permanent disabilities. All accommodations must be approved through Disability Support Services located in the Idaho Commons Building, Room 306 in order to notify your instructor(s) as soon as possible regarding accommodation(s) needed for the course. You may also contact Disability Support Services at 885-6307, dss@uidaho.edu, or www.access.uidaho.edu.
Academic Honesty Statement: You are responsible for being aware of the policies of the University of Idaho concerning academic honesty (see Article II of the Student Code of Conduct). Breaches of academic honesty will not be tolerated and will result in a F for the course and referral to the Dean of Students for further disciplinary action.
