Fall 2023 STA 2000
@ Baruch College (CUNY)
The above is MY syllabus for our section, FTRA. During Fall 2023 there will be a departmental final exam.
The common syllabus for all sections of STA 2000 may be found HERE. Please do let me know if you find any significant differences between the common syllabus and the one above.
As we go along I will note here the very few things that may be explained differently in the online lecture notes in this website and the assigned textbook:
The population proportion is denoted by an uppercase P in my online lectures and by the Greek letter π in the textbook.
STA 2000 Section FTRA is combined in-person and synchronous-online in Fall 2023.
Tuesdays we meet in room 11-150 (VC) and Thursdays we meet over Zoom. Both at 4:10-5:25PM. Exams and Quizzes will take place as indicated in the schedule below
Office hours:
TBD and by appointment on the Zoomiverse. Email me to schedule a meeting.
Contact Professor Linda W. Friedman: Linda.Friedman@baruch.cuny.edu OR Prof.Friedman@gmail.com
There will probably be some days/times when I am in my office in school. I'll let you know for those who prefer a face-to-face experience.
WEEK - BY - WEEK COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK / TOPIC
SYNCHRONOUS CLASSES
HOMEWORK
Before class, read the assigned chapters in the textbook; visit the Lectures page for class notes in pdf format, narrated slides, and videos. Then do the Homework assigned.
Tuesday, Thursday 4:10 pm - 5:25 pm
Homework is due by week, not by date / time. All work for this course may be found on Blackboard under Assignments.
August 25 - First Day of Classes at Baruch
Week 1
Intro to Business Statistics
Tuesday August 29 : Getting Started; About Data
Thursday August 31 Zoom :
HW: Email me (See Bb)
Purchase textbook and access to MyLab [video] CourseID is hwang45804
Read Ch. 1
September 4 - College Closed
Week 2
Descriptive Statistics
Tuesday September 5 : Data Presentation / Descriptive Statistics
Thursday September 7 Zoom: More Descriptive Statistics
Bb: Post your Intro to Our Class Blog
MyLab Chapter 1 HW
Read Ch. 2
Week 3
Data Presentation
Tuesday Sep 12: Descriptive Statistics Problem Session
Thursday Sep 14 Zoom: Begin Correlation and Regression
Read Ch. 3
MyLab Chapter 2 HW
September 15-17 : No Classes at Baruch College
Week 4
Correlation / Regression
Tuesday Sep 19: Correlation & Regression
Thursday Sep 21 Zoom:
Read Ch. 12 Secs 1-3
MyLab Chapter 3 HW
September 24-25 : No Classes at Baruch College
Week 5
Exam #1 (Intro thru Regression)
Tuesday September 26: Review for Exam #1
Thursday September 28: Exam #1 Online on Pearson MyLab [See email]
MyLab Chapter 12 HW
Week 6
Probability & Probability Distributions
Tuesday October 3 : Probability problems
Thursday October 5 Zoom: Probability
Read Ch. 4
October 9: Baruch College Closed
October 10: Baruch MONDAY
Week 7
Discrete & Continuous Probability Distributions
Thursday October 12 Zoom Class: Discrete Probability Distributions and Expected Value [probability humor]
Tuesday October 17 : Normal Probability Distribution [problem1]
Ch. 5
Week 8
Normal Distribution
Sampling Distributions
Thursday Oct 19 Zoom Class: Continuous Distributions & the Normal Distribution [Xtra - problem2]. Also the Two Z-Tables
Tuesday October 24 : Normal Distribution Problem Session
Ch. 6
Week 9
Sampling Distributions;
Exam #2
Thursday Oct 26 Zoom Class: Sampling Distributions
Tuesday October 31 : Review for Exam #2
Ch. 7
Week 10
Exam #2 (Probability & Probability Distributions);
Intro to Statistical Inference
Thursday November 2 Zoom: Exam #2 Online on Pearson MyLab
Tuesday November 7 : Intro to Estimation; Hypothesis Testing
Ch. 8
Week 11
Statistical inference with Z
Student's t distribution
Thursday November 9 Zoom: Inference (continued)
Tuesday November 14 : one-sample statistical inference; begin inferences about proportions
Ch. 8, Ch. 9
Week 12
Inferences about Proportions
Sample Size Determination
Two-sample Tests
Thursday Nov 16 Zoom Class: Inferences about proportions; sample size determination; begin Two-sample hypothesis tests
Tuesday Nov 21: Two-sample tests
Ch. 10: 2-sample hypothesis testing only
BARUCH THANKSGIVING RECESS Nov 22-26
Week 13
Review for Inference Quiz
Quiz #3
Tuesday Nov 28: Review for Quiz #3
Thursday Nov 30: Quiz #3
Week 14
Review for the final exam
Tuesday Dec 5: Review for the Comprehensive Final Exam
Thursday Dec 7 Zoom Class: Continue Review + Q&A
LAST DAY OF CLASSES AT BARUCH DEC 11
BARUCH FINAL EXAM PERIOD Dec 14-20
FINAL EXAM
Friday December 15, 2023
10:30 AM - 12:30PM
Date and time as per the College's final exam schedule
Departmental Comprehensive FINAL EXAM
Online on Pearson MyLab
Online on Pearson MyLab
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1 Also see the Baruch College FALL 2023 academic calendar