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CLASS SYLLABUS FOR INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS
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READ: How to Track Your Progress
READ: How to Check Your Grade and View Teacher Feedback
READ: How to Complete Assignments
READ: How to Complete Discussion Forums
READ: How to Complete Quizzes
READ: How to Take a Screenshot
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Week 1: August 29 - 31
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Introductory Statistics This week we are focusing ...
Week 1: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Welcome to Introductory Statistics
VIEW: Get to Know Your Teacher
WATCH: The Importance of Statistics
1. COMPLETE: Contact Information Survey (Due August 31)
Quarter 1 Surveys to Be Completed
2. SURVEY: Class Information Survey (Due August 31)
5. SURVEY: The Stroop Effect Experiment (Due August 31)
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Week 2: September 4-7
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Percentages Learning Objectives: I can calculate p...
Week 2: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Week 2: Lessons & Assignments
6. ASSIGNMENT: Take the Star Math Test (Due September 7)
LESSON: Calculating Percentages
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Week 3: September 10 - 14
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Avoiding Survey Bias Learning Objectives: I can id...
Week 3: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Week 3: Lessons & Assignments
LESSON: Sampling Methods
8. ASSIGNMENT: Survey Sample Methods Flashcards (Due September 14)
LESSON: Simple Random Samples & the Random Number Generator
10. ASSIGNMENT: Phone Book Survey Sample (Due September 14)
LESSON: Recognizing Bias in Surveys & Samples
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Week 4: September 17 - 21
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Surveys & Experiments Learning Objectives: I can c...
Week 4: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Week 4: Lessons & Assignments
LESSON: Tips for Writing Good Survey Questions
12. ASSIGNMENT: Good & Bad Survey Questions (Due September 21)
13. ASSIGNMENT: Spotting Intentional Bias (Due September 21)
Survey Project
VIEW: Survey Project Introduction
14. PROJECT: Step 1 - Designing Your Survey (Due September 21)
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Week 5: September 24 - 28
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Experiment Design Learning Objectives: I can write...
Week 5: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Week 5: Lessons & Assignments
LESSON: Observational Studies vs. Experiments
15. ASSIGNMENT: Observational Study vs. Experiment (Due September 28)
LESSON: Experimental Design
16. ASSIGNMENT: Experimental Design Flashcards (Due September 15)
Survey Project
17. PROJECT: Step 2 - Writing Your Questionnaire (Due September 28)
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Week 6: October 1 - 5
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Statistical Literacy & Ethics Learning Objectives:...
Week 6: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Week 6: Lessons & Assignments
LESSON: Good Experiment Design
18. ASSIGNMENT: Analyzing Experimental Design (Due October 5)
LESSON: The Population of Greece
LESSON: The Anchoring Heuristic
19. ASSIGNMENT: The Anchoring Heuristic Reading Guide (Due October 5)
LESSON: Statistical Literacy - IV Treatment for Trauma Victims
20. ASSIGNMENT: Statistical Literacy (Due October 5)
Survey Project
21. PROJECT: Step 3 - Collecting Your Data (Due October 5)
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Week 7: October 8 - 12
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Correlation is not Causation Learning Objectives: ...
Week 7: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Week 6: Lessons & Assignments
LESSON: Ethics in Experiments
22. ASSIGNMENT: Historical Violations of Experimental Ethics (Due October 12)
23. ASSIGNMENT: 1993 Whooping Cough Vaccine Discussion (Due October 12)
Survey Project
24. PROJECT: Step 4 - Analyzing Your Data (Due October 12)
25. PROJECT: Step 5 - Presenting Your Results (Due October 12)
VIEW: Survey Project Grading Rubric
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Week 8: October 15 - 17
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Conducting Your Own Experiment Learning Objectives...
Week 7: Lessons & Assignments
LESSON: Correlation vs. Causation
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Week 9: October 22 - 26
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The Consumer Price Index Learning Objectives: I un...
Week 8: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Taste Test Experiment
WATCH: Taste Test Experiment Video
26. ASSIGNMENT: Taste Test Experiment Video Questions (Due October 13)
Week 8: Lessons & Assignments
LESSON: Uses and Misuses of Statistics
WATCH: Analyzing Statistics Presented in News Articles Assignment Help
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Week 10: October 29 - November 2
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The Consumer Price Index Learning Objectives: All ...
Week 9: Introduction and Weekly Schedule
Week 9: Lessons & Assignments
LESSON: Government Data - The Consumer Price Index
LESSON: Calculating Rate of Inflation & Equivalent Amounts
Introductory Stats Final Quarter 1 Survey
31. SURVEY: Introductory Statistics Final Quarter 1 Survey (Due November 2)
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