Spring 2022 STA 2000
@ Baruch College
Section LMFB will be FULLY ONLINE with both synchronous and asynchronous class components.
Synchronous classes meet over Zoom on Fridays beginning at 9:05AM
In-class Bb exams begin at 9:05 AM exactly. Class will continue after the exam is concluded (see schedule below) .
On days when there is no exam, class will take place from 9:05AM - 11:35AM followed by office hours until noon.
Office hours will take place in the Zoomiverse. Can't make it at the above time? Email me to schedule a meeting. We will work it out.
Contact Professor Linda W. Friedman: Linda.Friedman@baruch.cuny.edu OR Prof.Friedman@gmail.com
WEEK - BY - WEEK COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK / TOPIC
Before class: Visit the Lectures page to review class notes in pdf format, YouTube videos, and narrated PowerPoints. Then do the Homework assigned.
SYNCHRONOUS CLASS
Fridays @ 9:05AM
DON'T BE LATE
HOMEWORK DUE
Homework is due by week, not by date / time. All work for this course may be found on Blackboard under Assignments .
Friday January 28th - CUNY First Day of Classes
Week 1
Topic: Intro to Business Statistics
Friday January 28
Zoom Class: Getting Started
All About Data
HW: Email me (See Bb)
Bb: Post your Intro to Our Class Blog
Week 2
Topic: Descriptive Statistics (Single Variable)
Friday February 4
Zoom Class : Overview of Topic
& Problem Session
HW: Measuring Data
Tuesday February 8 is a CUNY Friday
Week 3
Topic: Descriptive Statistics (Two Variables)
Tuesday February 8 - a CUNY Friday
Zoom Class : Overview of Topic. Problem Session.
Review for Quiz (Exam #1).
What 2 Know. Review Problems
HW: Descriptive Stats
Friday-Sunday February 11-13- Baruch College Closed
Week 4
Exam #1 .
New Topic: Basic Probability
Friday February 18
Exam #1 (a quiz)
on Blackboard
Exam #1 (a quiz)
on Blackboard
Exam will cover Introduction, Descriptive Statistics. 9:05 - 9:45AM
Zoom Class: Basic Probability. Class will begin shortly after the quiz.
HW: Descriptive Stats (2 Variables)
Monday February 21- Baruch College Closed
Week 5
Topic: Probability Distributions - Binomial Distribution.
Friday February 25
Zoom Class: Overview of Topic
& Problem Session
HW: Probability
Bb: Begin work on Making Statistics Relevant (Discussion2) DUE Week 9
Week 6
Topic: Probability Distributions - Normal Distribution
Friday March 4
Zoom Class: Overview of Topic
& Problem Session
HW: Expected Value
HW: Binomial Distribution
Week 7
Topic: Continue work on Normal Distribution; Sampling Distributions
Friday March 11
Zoom Class: Overview of Topic. Problem Session. Review for Exam #2
HW: Normal Distribution
Week 8
Exam #2
New Topic: Intro to Statistical Inference (Z distribution)
Friday March 18
Exam #2
on Blackboard
Exam #2
on Blackboard
Exam will cover Probability thru Sampling Distributions. 9:05 - 10:05AM
Zoom Class: Statistical Inference. Class will begin shortly after the exam.
HW: Sampling Distributions
Week 9
Topic: Continuation of Inference using the Z statistic; The "Student's t" distribution. Inferences about Proportions
Friday March 25
Zoom Class: Overview of Topic
& Problem Session
HW: One-sample Z tests
Bb: Making Statistics Relevant (Discussion2)
Week 10
Topic: Sample Size Determination,
Friday April 1
Zoom Class: Overview of Topic
& Problem Session
HW: One-sample t
Week 11
Exam #3
Next Topic: Two-sample hypothesis tests, Correlation
Friday April 8
Exam #3
on Blackboard
Exam #3
on Blackboard
Exam will cover all of statistical inference. 9:05 - 10:20AM (TBD)
Zoom Class: Two-sample hypothesis tests. Class will begin shortly after the exam.
HW: Inference with Proportions
Spring Recess April 15 - April 22
Week 12
Topic: Correlation, Simple Regression
Friday April 29
Zoom Class: Overview of Topic
& Problem Session
HW: Two-sample tests (Parts I,II,III)
Week 13
Topic: Exam #4 Q&A
Friday May 6
9:00-10:00AM on Zoom:
Optional Q&A for Exam #4
Exam #4 on Blackboard:
10:15-11:30AM
Exam #4 on Blackboard:
10:15-11:30AM
Exam will cover 2-sample hypothesis tests; correlation & regression
HW: Correlation
HW: Regression
No homework of any kind accepted after May 10
Week 14
Study for the Comprehensive Final Exam [all topics].
If you do well on Exams 1-4 you may be exempt from the final.
Friday May 13
Zoom Class: Review for Final Exam
NO office hours available after May 17.
Tuesday May 17th - CUNY Last Day of Classes
BARUCH FINAL EXAM PERIOD May 18-24
Final Exam
Friday May 20
10:30AM - 12:30PM
FINAL EXAM
on Blackboard
on Blackboard
Final exam is comprehensive
1) Also see the Baruch College Academic Calendar.
2) Late Discussion posts will not be graded. No exceptions here.