Welcome to Intro Stats Teacher Ms Patricia Horvath

Welcome to Intro Stats Teacher: Ms. Patricia Horvath Room: 55 School Year: 2010 -2011 (Stats Textbooks) Introduction to Statistics 1

Supplies Calculator TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Silver Addition NOT TI-85 or 86. These are not designed for Statistics work. NOT TI-89 --too advanced & uses different Commands BUY: Extra AAA batteries Calculator Cost: About $85 -$100 Sources: Office Depot, Office Max, Ebay. com, Amazon. com Introduction to Statistics 2

Supplies Continued Protractor Should be small, if possible. Uses: Ruler--Small Compact and always accessible Angle Measure Guide--essential for pie charts Introduction to Statistics 3

Supplies Continued Compass We're drawing pie charts (1 st part of the course) as well as bar charts and you MUST be accurate. Graphs count for a lot in Intro Stats. Introduction to Statistics 4

Supplies Continued Graph Paper Only graph paper is acceptable for your work on paper. Get a thick pad of it. You will need it. You will have xeroxed problems, for Classwork & Homework. Anytime you need an extra piece of paper it MUST be graph paper. No graph paper, no credit. Introduction to Statistics 5

Necessary Supplies Continued Section/Pockets in your binder devoted to Statistics with 4 separate tabs: 1. Class Notes 2. Classwork 3. Homework 4. Graph Paper Introduction to Statistics 6

OPTIONAL Supplies Other Items which are OPTIONAL but helpful: 1. A personal 3 -hole punch used for archiving classwork and homework in your binder 2. A small personal stapler for attaching homework to accompanying graphs Introduction to Statistics 7

Textbook • Statistics Through Applications – It is reference material – It should be left at home – Materials will be presented in class that cover topics in the book, but your text will not be necessary. Introduction to Statistics 8

Getting Started Your first assignment is to prove you're prepared. Get your supplies now. I'll be checking that you're prepared person to person on Tuesday. Get started NOW with your purchases. Introduction to Statistics 9

Note—TA Search Ms. Horvath is looking for a TA. If you know one of my former students who is strong in mathematics and would like to become a TA, tell her/him to come by to talk about the possibility of becoming a TA for me. Thanks. Introduction to Statistics 10

The Course—Intro Stats • Not as challenging as college-level statistics, but covers many of the same topics. • Providing a good foundation for all later work in college-level statistics • Taking notes and keeping up with vocabulary every day • Understanding concepts. Apply them statistically through classwork & homework Introduction to Statistics 11

The Course—Intro Stats—Semester 1 • Construct and interpret graphs – Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Dotplot, Stemplot, Boxplot, Histogram, Scatterplot • Summarize single & dual variable data – Std Deviation, Normal Distribution, Correlation, Regression • Understand surveys & experimental data – Simple Random Sampling methods Introduction to Statistics 12

The Course—Intro Stats—Semester 2 • Probability & Probability theory Simple, Compound, Independence, Exclusivity, Conditional, 2 -Way Tables, Applied Probability • Binomial Distribution—Yes or No Questions • Advanced Normal Distribution Introduction to Statistics 13

The Rules • Be respectful of teacher and fellow students • No foul language of any kind—watch out for words that are on my ‘do not say’ list. I’ll tell you; don’t use them again. • Be safe; be on time • Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings • Don’t talk out of turn • Raise you hand to speak Introduction to Statistics 14

More Rules • No personal grooming; grooming belongs in the bathroom in a classroom • No gum. Get rid of it before I get upset • No electronic equipment of any kind, including cell phones & ipods, except for your calculator • No name calling physical contact or making fun of anyone in class • No bathroom breaks; you have 6 min between classes for that • Obey all normal rules outlined in the WHS Student Handbook Introduction to Statistics 15

Tardy Policy • On the 3 rd tardy to class during a semester, I will give warning • On the 4 th tardy to class, I will deduct 2 points from your next test score • For all tardies after the 4 th, I will continue to deduct 2 points from your next test score. Introduction to Statistics 16

End of Introduction • QED Introduction to Statistics 17