Fall 2022 STA 2000
@ Baruch College (CUNY)
STA 2000 Sections CTRB and ETRA are online in Fall 2022, and have both synchronous and asynchronous class components.
Synchronous classes:
meet over Zoom according to the schedule below. The days are the same for both classes. The times are as follows:
CTRB Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
ETRA Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30- 3:45 PM
You may attend at either time, or even both. However, you must take your Blackboard exams with your own class.
Office hours:
will be held in 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, visit the Lectures page for class notes in pdf format, narrated slides, and videos. Then do the Homework assigned.
Section CTRB: 10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Section ETRA: 2:30 pm - 3:45 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
Thursday August 25 Zoom Class: Getting Started
Tuesday August 30 Zoom Class: All About Data
HW: Email me (See Bb)
Bb: Post your Intro to Our Class Blog
Week 2
Descriptive Statistics
Thursday Sep 1: Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem session
HW: Measuring Data
September 5 - Baruch College Closed
.Week 2 (continued)
Tuesday Sep 6 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem session
Bb: Begin work on Making Statistics Relevant (Discussion2) DUE Week 7
Week 3
Descriptive Statistics (continued)
THURSDAY Sep 8 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem session
Tuesday Sep 13 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem session
HW: Descriptive Stats
Week 4
Descriptive Statistics
Thursday Sep 15 Review for Quiz What 2 Know
Some Xtra Review Problems
Tuesday September 20: Exam #1 (a Quiz) on Blackboard
Quiz will cover Introduction, Descriptive Statistics
HW: Descriptive Stats II
(2-variable)
Week 5
Probability & Probability Distributions
Thursday Sep 22 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem session
September 26-27: No Classes at Baruch College
October 4-5: No Classes at Baruch College
Thursday September 29 is a BARUCH MONDAY
Week 5 (continued)
Probability & Probability Distributions
Thursday Oct 6 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem session
October 10: Baruch College Closed
Week 6
Binomial Distribution [DONE]
Normal Distribution
Tuesday October 11: Class is cancelled; no class meeting.
Catch up on your asynchronous work with the prepared Lectures
Thursday Oct 13 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
HW: Probability
HW: Expected Value
Week 7
Normal Distribution
Sampling Distributions
Tuesday October 18: Class is cancelled; no class meeting.
Catch up on your asynchronous work with the prepared Lectures
Thursday Oct 20 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
HW: Binomial Distribution
Bb: Making Statistics Relevant (Discussion2)
Week 8
Begin Statistical Inference
Tuesday Oct 25 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
Thursday Oct 27 Zoom Class: Review for Exam #2
HW: Normal Distribution
HW: Sampling Distributions
Week 9
Intro to Statistical Inference, Z tests
Tuesday Nov 1: Exam #2 on Blackboard
Exam will cover Probability and Probability Distributions
Thursday Nov 3 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
Week 10
Statistical inference with Z
Student's t distribution
Inferences about Proportions (?)
Tuesday Nov 8: Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
Thursday Nov 10 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
HW: One-sample Z tests
Week 11
Inferences about Proportions
Sample Size Determination
Two-sample Tests
Thursday Nov 15 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
Thursday Nov 17 Zoom Class: Review for Exam #3
HW: One-sample t tests
HW: Inferences about Proportions
Week 12
Tuesday Nov 22 Exam #3 on Blackboard
Exam will cover one-sample statistical inference
BARUCH THANKSGIVING RECESS Nov 24-27
Week 12 (continued)
2-sample hypothesis tests
Tuesday Nov 29 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
Week 13
Correlation & Regression
Thursday Dec 1 Zoom Class: Overview of Topic & Problem Session
Tuesday Dec 6 Zoom Class: Review for Exam #4
HW: Two-sample tests (I,II,III)
HW: Correlation
HW: Regression
No homework of any kind accepted after December 7
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.
Thursday Dec 8: Exam #4 on Blackboard
Exam will cover Two-sample tests, correlation, regression
Tuesday Dec 13 Zoom Class: Final Exam Q&A
LAST DAY OF CLASSES AT BARUCH DEC 13
BARUCH FINAL EXAM PERIOD Dec 15-21
FINAL EXAM
Date and time as per the College's final exam schedule
Comprehensive FINAL EXAM on Blackboard
Section CTRB Thursday December 15th 10:30 AM
Section ETRA Tuesday December 20th 3:30PM
1 Also see the Baruch College FALL 2022 academic calendar
2 Late Discussion posts will not be graded. No exceptions here.