Spring 2023 – STA2023 – Elementary Statistics for Business

Instructor: Danielle Hoyt

Classroom: Building 15, Room 1206
Classtime: Tuesday | Thursday 8:00 – 9:15 am
Email: [email protected]
Office Room: Building 4, Room 2714
Office Hours: Monday 10:30 am – 11:30 am, Tuesday 10:50 am – 11:50 am, or by appointment
Prerequisites: College Algebra or Precalculus
Textbook: Business Statistics: Communicating with Numbers, Edition 4, Author(s): Sanjiv
Jaggia, Alison Kelly (Optional)
Software: Access code to McGraw-Hill Connect. We go through Canvas.

Calculator: You will need a scientific calculator. Something that can perform factorials and
combinations is ideal.

How to register on McGraw Hill Connect:

1. Go to Canvas and select the course.
2. In the bar to the left, find the tab McGraw Hill Connect Deep Integration.
3. Select Go to my Connect section
4. This should lead you to register.
5. Select an access option.
a. If you are waiting for financial aid, click get temporary access without payment, which is near
the bottom of the Payment Options page.

Grading:

ASSIGNED WORK POINTS

Homework 10%

Quizzes 25%

Tests (2 Exams @ 20% each) 40%

Comprehensive Final Exam 25%

Course grades will be assigned as follows:

GRADE PERCENTAGE
A 90% - 100%
B 80% - 89.9%
C 70% - 79.9%
D 60% - 69.9%
F 0% - 59.9%
Scores will be rounded to the tenth place.
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 Important Class Begins 01/09
Dates:
Deadline for Add/Drop 01/13

Withdrawal Deadline (No Refund) 04/07

College Holiday(s) 01/16, 03/13 – 03/18

Course Format: We will meet face to face on Tuesdays and Thursdays for lecture. Any questions regarding the course,
such as homework, test dates, etc. should be asked at during class time. If there are questions regarding the grading of
the quizzes, please bring it up after class or during office hours. Any issues with quiz/exam grades need to be brought
up within 2 weeks of when they are returned.

Attendance: Attendance is necessary for success in this course. The student is responsible for material covered and
announcements made during each class period. If you know in advance you will be unable to attend a class with a
quiz/test, you must discuss it with me as soon as possible to determine if there are any alternatives available. Weekly
quizzes are given to check attendance and understanding of material.

Homework: Homework will be completed using McGraw Hill Connect. Each homework chapter will be opened on the
Monday we begin that chapter and close the Sunday when the chapter is finished. You are expected to start the
homework and work on it as we work on the corresponding material, not wait until the last day to complete it. Late
homework will be deducted by 10% for every day late. This does not apply to the last homework, which will be unable
to be worked on after the deadline.

Quizzes: The quizzes will be conducted to check on attendance and examine class comprehension of the lecture
material. They will be given every Thursday there is class, during the last 15-20 minutes. The lowest two quizzes are
dropped to account for any missed quizzes due to illness or otherwise, and for that reason, there will be no makeup for
quizzes.

Tests: These tests will cover the material from the textbook, homework problems, and material covered in class. These
tests are given during the class time and you are responsible for working out any conflicts to ensure you are there. Make-
up tests are given if and only if documented, extenuating circumstances prohibit you from taking them at the posted
time. To be eligible for a makeup test, you must contact me immediately(same day) to inform me of your absence.

Test 1 02/16
Tentative
Testing Test 2 03/23
Dates:
Comprehensive Final Exam 05/04 7:00 am – 8:50 am

Tentative Schedule, may be subject to change. Make sure to check Canvas/emails for updates:
Tuesday Thursday
Jan. 10th Ch. 1 Definitions Jan 12th Ch. 2 Qualitative Graphs, Quiz 1
Jan 17th Ch. 2 Quantitative Graphs, Ch. 3 Location Jan 19th Ch. 3 Location, Dispersion, Quiz 2
Jan 24th Ch. 3 Outliers, Boxplots Jan 26th Ch. 3 Finish Boxplots, Ch. 4 Probabilities, Quiz 3
Jan 31st Ch. 4 Addition Rule Feb 2nd Ch. 4 Multiplication Rules/Tables, Quiz 4
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Feb 7th Ch. 4 Conditional Probabilities, Baye’s Rule Feb 9th Finish Ch. 4, Start Ch. 5 Discrete Distributions Quiz 5
Feb 14th Catch Up, Exam 1 Review Feb 16th Exam 1
Feb 21st Ch. 5 Discrete Distributions Feb 23rd Ch. 5 Binomial Distributions, Quiz 6
Feb 28th Ch. 6 Uniform Distributions, Z-Scores Mar 2nd Ch. 6 Normal Distributions, Quiz 7
Mar 7th Ch. 7 Central Limit Theorem, Sampling Mar 9th Ch. 7 Sampling Distributions (Proportions), Quiz 8
Distributions (Averages)
Mar 14th Spring Break (No Class) Mar 16th Spring Break (No Class)
Mar 21st Exam 2 Review Mar 23rd Exam 2
Mar 28th Ch. 8 Confidence Intervals (Proportions) Mar 30th Ch. 8 Confidence Intervals (Means), Quiz 9
Apr 4th Ch. 9 Introduction to Hypothesis Tests Apr 6th Ch. 9 Hypothesis Tests (Proportions), Quiz 10
Apr 11th Ch. 9 Hypothesis Tests (Means) Apr 13th Ch. 10 Paired Means, Quiz 11
Apr 18th Ch. 10 Independent Means Apr 20th Ch. 10 Independent Proportions, Quiz 12
Apr 25th Final Exam Review Apr 27th Which is Which, Hypothesis Tests and Confidence
Intervals, Quiz 13
May 4th Final Exam 7:00 am – 8:50 am

Extra Help:
Most learning must occur outside of class. You should expect to spend a minimum of two productive hours studying a
course outside of class for each scheduled hour of the course.
Mathematics can be difficult for many students, so if you need the extra help, please, please, PLEASE get the help
BEFORE you become totally lost. Trying to cram it all in at the last minute is useless. If you really want extra help, then
you can:
Make sure to participate in class and Ask Questions! This will also help adjust the pace of the material to the class’
needs.
Do Homework when it is assigned, and do not hesitate to seek help if you do not understand a concept or method.
Come to my office hours, they are time specifically reserved to help answer your questions. If you cannot make my
office hours, we can also try to arrange an appointment.
Attend tutoring. We have a SMART center with FREE tutoring services. Please check out the website for additional
information and times for statistics tutoring: https://www.unf.edu/smart-center/

CLASSROOM PROTOCOL

1. Check your UNF email and Canvas course regularly. All important information will be posted there.

2. Do not arrive late or leave early.

3. Do not conduct private conversations during the class period.

4. All cell phones must be turned off. Especially during quizzes/exams.

5. Ask me if you have a question about the current topic of the lecture. Save all other questions for before or after class.

6. If rules are consistently broken, it may result in additional assignments/taking attendance/etc. to make up for lost
time caused by distractions.

General Education Outcomes:

STA 2023 is designed to help students acquire the following General Education competency.

Analyzing and Reasoning Quantitatively: This competency includes but is not limited to
determining appropriate mathematical and computational models and methods in problem solving;

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understanding mathematical, statistical, and computational concepts; applying mathematical and
computational models and methods in problem solving.

To do this we will present the standard techniques of a first course in Statistics: Identifying
methods of data collection, selecting and implementing appropriate methods for summarizing data,
identifying and implement methods for quantifying and calculating probability, selecting and
implementing classic methods of statistical inference for qualitative and quantitative data. These
techniques will then be applied to determining how data collection may limit the types of
conclusions that can be drawn, determining the relation between probability and the evaluation of
conclusions based on data, and interpreting classic methods of statistical inference for qualitative
and quantitative data

Students with disabilities who seek reasonable accommodations in the classroom or other aspects of performing
their coursework must first register with the UNF Student Accessibility Services (SAS) located in Building 57,
Room 1500. SAS staff members work with students to obtain required documentation of disability and to
identify appropriate accommodations as required by applicable disability laws including the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). After receiving all necessary documentation, the SAS staff determines whether a
student qualifies for services with the SAS and if so, the accommodations the student requires will be provided.
DRC staff then prepares a letter for the student to provide faculty advising them of approved accommodations.
For further information, contact [email protected] for general inquiries and [email protected] for
testing inquiries..

Plan for dealing with disruption of normal activities

In the event of disruption of normal classroom activities due to an emergency such as hurricane, pandemic or other
unforeseen event or combination of events, the format of this course may be modified in order to enable completion of
the course requirements. In that event, you will be provided an addendum to this syllabus that will supersede this
version. It is your responsibility as a student participant to be proactive during any emergency to find instructions that
will be posted on Canvas and/or be sent through email (or posted to the osprey website) as determined by the
instructor as appropriate for the circumstances.

Military and veteran students who return from combat exposure may be utilizing the post 9/11 GI bill to continue
postsecondary education goals and may need both physical and academic accommodations. Contact Ray Wikstrom,
Director of Military and Veterans’ Resource Center by phone (904) 620-2655, email ([email protected]).

Academic Integrity

Please review the University policy on academic integrity:

Academic Misconduct Policy at UNF: https://www.unf.edu/president/policies_regulations/02-

AcademicAffairs/EnrollmentServices/2_0640P.aspx
(Include specific statements regarding academic integrity that might be relevant to the course.)

Violations of Academic Integrity

Under this heading the University of North Florida Student Handbook identifies several types of violations; these include
but are not limited to: cheating; fabricating and falsifying information or citations; submitting the same work for credit in
more than one course; plagiarizing; providing another student with access to one’s own work to submit under this
person’s name or signature; destroying, stealing, or making inaccessible library or other academic resource material; and
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helping or attempting to help another person commit an act of academic dishonesty. The University of North Florida
authorizes any instructor who finds evidence of cheating, plagiarism, or other wrongful behavior that violates the
University of North Florida Academic Integrity Code to take appropriate action. Possible action includes, but is not
limited to, failing the student on the work in question, failing the student for the course, notifying the appropriate
academic dean or Vice President for Student Affairs, and requesting additional action be taken. The consequences of a
breach of academic integrity may result in an F, which is unforgivable, regardless of withdrawal status.

Civility and Non-Discrimination:

The University of North Florida (UNF) is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all who
interact in our community. To accomplish this intent, UNF shall not commit or permit discrimination or harassment on
the basis of genetic information, race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation,
marital status, national origin or veteran status in any educational, employment, social or recreational program or
activity it offers. Similarly, UNF will not commit or permit retaliation against an individual who complains of
discrimination or harassment or an individual who cooperates in an investigation of an alleged violation of University
Regulation. In exercising these standards, the University will not abridge either free speech or academic freedom based
on its context. Accordingly, any member of the UNF community who believes that they have been subjected to
discrimination, discriminatory harassment, retaliation, or sexual misconduct may seek guidance, counseling and/or file a
complaint by contacting: Cheryl Gonzalez, Director, E.O.D. and Title IX Administrator, located at Building One, J.J. Daniel
Hall, Suite 1201, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32224-7699, or call (904) 620-2507 or via 711 Florida Relay for
persons who are deaf or hard of hearing or those with speech impairments and/or limitations.