Welcome Letter for ELEMENTARY STATISTICS Professor: Eliana Antoniou Email: antonioue@wpunj.edu Department: Mathematics Course No. & Section: M130-81 Phone: Office Hours: 415 Hamburg Turnpike, 34C Hello and welcome to ELEMENTARY STATISTICS! Course Description: This course studies the development of statistical concepts with applications to various disciplines. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The latter are explained in terms of concepts from probability theory such as normal distribution, t-distribution, sampling theory, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, t-test, Chi square test, analysis of variance and regression and correlation. The software package SPSS is used to perform statistical analysis. Expectations Students should be able to: (1) Effectively express themselves in statistical terms either in written or oral form. (2) Demonstrate ability to think critically and effectively by utilizing statistical methods or SPSS to perform data analysis. (3) Locate and use information from SPSS output to draw statistical conclusion. (4) Demonstrate ability to integrate knowledge and ideas in a coherent and meaningful manner. (5) Understand basic statistical methods and choose a suitable method. (6) Perform statistical analysis, such as estimation, hypothesis testing, regression analysis and draw conclusions. (7) Effectively utilize SPSS to perform data analysis and draw conclusion from SPSS output. Texts Book Title: Understanding Basic Statistics Author: Brase/Brase Edition: 5th Grading 3 Exams (20 pts each): 60% Homework Assignments (10 pts): 10% Final Exam (30 pts): 30% Total: 100% How to Access Blackboard: To log on to Bb point your web browser to http://bb.wpunj.edu and click the Login button in the upper left. Then enter your username and password in the spaces provided and click login again -- you'll find your course Bb sites listed on the right. Some things to be aware of as you work with Blackboard: You probably won't find all your courses listed; the only ones that will appear are those that have been activated by the professor teaching the course. Professors who don't use Blackboard will not activate their courses. Your username is comprised of your lastname and firstinitial, usually appended with a numeral. If you don't know your WPUNJ system username password you can use the Username lookup link at http://bb.wpunj.edu , or go to it directly at: http://www.wpunj.edu/username If you are already logged in to the WPUNJ system through WPConnect you won't have to re-enter your username and password -- just click the first login button. Blackboard documentation can be found in two places: at Bb Home, http://bb.wpunj.edu, before one logs in, and in the Blackboard Support tab after one has logged on. You can always obtain Bb help by using the Problem Report form at http://bb.wpunj.edu , or by going to it directly at: https://liberty.wpunj.edu/bb/support-center/ . WPUNJ Student Email: To access WPUNJ Student Email point your web browser to http://wpconnect.wpunj.edu, enter your username and password, then select the Mail tab. If you are logging on for the first time you'll be asked to set your time zone and language. Blackboard courses will use student email; third-party email addresses will not work on Bb Good luck and have fun in the course! Eliana Antoniou
