QTM100:'Introduction*to*Statistical'Inference!

Fall!2016!
Zhiyun'Gong,"Ph."D.!

Contact!Information!
Office&! !
Modern!Languages!Building,!RM!408!
Office&Phone!!!!404572754117!
E,Mail!!
zhiyun.gong@emory.edu!!!

Course!Format!
The!class!consists!of!two!weekly!lectures!and!a!lab!session.!!The!lectures!introduce!statistical!
concepts,!and!the!lab!sessions!supplement!lectures!using!R,!a!free!statistical!program.!!The!
lectures!are!taught!by!regular!faculty,!and!the!labs!by!graduate!teaching!assistants.!

Time/Locations!
Monday'&'Wednesday'Lecture&(75&min)&&&&&&
!!!!Section!000!!
8:3059:45!am!!!!
Anthropology!Building!303!
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Friday'Lab&(50&min)&
Time%
Lab%
Location%
TA%
10:00%10:50! !!!LE!1!
White!Hall!110!
Jillian!Lauer!
11:00%11:50! LE!11!
White!Hall!112!
Haonan!Feng!
12:00%12:50! LE!2!
White!Hall!103!
Donghai!Liang!
2:00%2:50!
LE!3!
MSC!E208!
Jingxuan!Zhao!

Email%
jillian.lauer@emory.edu
haonan.feng@emory.edu
donghai.liang@emory.edu
jingxuan.zhao@emory.edu
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Required!Materials!
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Textbook!!!

Clickers!!!!!

OpenIntro&Statistics,&3rd&edition,!by!David!Diez,!Christopher!Barr,!and!Mine!
Cetinkaya5Rundel.!!A!free!pdf!of!the!textbook!can!be!downloaded!(pdf!or!tablet!
version),!or!you!can!buy!a!hard!copy!on!Amazon.!!Although!the!OpenIntro!website!
is!under!development,!it!does!have!other!useful!materials!such!as!videos!that!
accompany!the!text.!
Turning!Technology!clickers!are!required!for!lecture,!but!not!for!lab.!!
Recommended!clickers!include!the!ResponseCard!NXT!orthe!QT!Device.!!Clickers!
can!be!purchased!at!the!Emory!Barnes!and!Noble!Bookstore.!

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Calculator!!! A!calculator!(that!is!not!on!your!phone)!is!required!for!lecture,!and!is!essential!for!
exams.!!You!can!use!any!type!of!calculator.!
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Computing!!! All!students!are!required!to!bring!a!laptop!to!lab.!!Labs!use!R,!a!free!statistical!
software.!!This!is!available!for!both!Windows!and!Mac!users,!however!older!
versions!of!Mac!may!require!a!system!upgrade.!!Installation!instructions!are!on!
Blackboard.!!!
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Course!Description!
This!course!provides!an!introduction!to!descriptive!and!inferential!statistics.!!It!is!designed!as!a!
gateway!course!for!students!of!many!academic!interests,!with!emphasis!on!practice!and!
implementation.!!The!goal!of!this!course!is!to!introduce!students!to!basic!statistical!concepts!and!
to!encourage!critical!thinking!about!data.!!The!figure!below!provides!an!overview!of!how!the!
course!is!organized.!!Conceptually,!this!course!can!be!divided!into!concepts!covered!before!
statistical!inference!(laying!the!foundation!for!inference),!then!a!turning!point!in!the!semester!
when!we!discuss!sampling!distributions!(the!underlying!theory!behind!why!statistical!inference!
works),!and!lastly!we!discuss!many!methods!of!statistical!inference.!
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Algebra!is!the!only!prerequisite!for!the!course.!!While!statistics!does!involve!math,!this!course!
will!not!require!you!to!memorize!formulas.!!Rather,!this!course!focuses!on!implementation!of!
appropriate!statistical!analysis!and!interpretation!of!results.!!Consequently,!logical!reasoning,!
critical!thinking,!and!writing!are!also!skills!that!will!be!emphasized!throughout!the!course.!
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By!the!end!of!the!course,!students!should!be!able!to!(1)!understand!the!effect!of!study!design!on!
interpretation!of!statistical!results,!(2)!identify!appropriate!statistical!methods!when!presented!
with!new!data,!(3)!read!and!interpret!basic!statistical!literature!of!various!sources,!such!as!
newspaper!articles!and!academic!journals,!and!(4)!use!R!as!a!tool!to!perform!statistical!analysis.!!!

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Office!Hours!
Office!hours!will!be!posted!on!Blackboard.!!Between!the!instructor,!the!TAs,!and!the!lab!
assistants,!multiple!office!hours!will!be!available!to!you!weekly!on!the!4th!floor!of!the!Modern!
Languages!Building.!!Both!the!instructor!and!TAs!are!available!to!help!with!content!from!either!
lecture!or!lab.!!You!may!attend!the!office!hour!of!any!TA,!regardless!of!whether!or!not!they!are!
your!assigned!lab!TA.!!!

Course!Evaluation!
Students!performances!will!be!evaluated!through!a!series!of!homework,!labs,!two!midterms,!
and!a!cumulative!final.!!Grades!are!not!rounded!up!at!the!end!of!the!semester.!!!
Assessment!
Grading!Scale!
Pre5lab!Quiz!
3%! !
A!
935100! C+! 77579.9! F!
0559.9!
Lab!Practice!!
A5! 90592.9! C!
73576.9! !!
10%! !
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Lecture!Homework!
B+! 87589.9! C5! 70572.9! !!
10%! !
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Project!
12%! !
B!
83586.9! D+! 67569.9! !!
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Midterm!Exam!1!
20%! !
B5! 80582.9! D!
60566.9! !!
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Midterm!Exam!2!
20%! !
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Final!Exam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
25%! !

Lectures!

Slides!will!generally!be!posted!by!8pm!the!day!before!lecture.!!Lecture!is!fast!paced,!and!time!
will!not!be!allotted!to!write!everything!on!the!slides.!!Many!students!find!it!helpful!to!print!slides!
prior!to!lecture!to!take!notes!on!the!slides.!!Note!that!slides!are!not!exhaustive!and!will!be!a!poor!
substitute!for!taking!your!own!notes.!!Content!covered!during!lecture!may!align!or!diverge!from!
content!in!the!textbook.!

Clickers!
Throughout!lecture,!you!will!use!clickers!to!answer!conceptual!questions.!!Please!make!sure!
your!clicker!is!on!the!correct!channel!before!each!lecture.!!Clickers!are!not!required!for!lab.!
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Both!the!first!and!last!clicker!question!of!lecture!will!be!evaluated!for!accuracy!5!you!will!be!
awarded!with!0.25!points!of!extra!credit!per!question!answered!correctly!towards!your!next!
exam.!!Therefore,!you!can!earn!a!total!of!0.5!points!extra!credit!each!lecture,!with!a!maximum!of!
up!to!5!points!extra!credit!on!an!upcoming!exam.!!!!
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Other!clicker!questions!during!lecture!are!intended!to!promote!discussion!and!alert!both!the!
student!and!instructor!of!conceptual!misunderstandings.!!You!are!not!eligible!to!earn!extra!
credit!if!you!do!not!participate!during!the!lecture!by!clicking!in!answers.!

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Attendance!
Attendance!will!be!monitored!through!clickers;!you!are!counted!present!in!lecture!if!you!answer!
most!of!the!clicker!questions!(if!you!miss!one!question!you!will!not!be!counted!absent).!!
Anything!taught!in!class!is!testable!material,!and!not!everything!covered!will!be!in!the!course!
reading!material.!!Although!attendance!does!not!formally!factor!into!your!grade,!final!grades!are!
at!the!discretion!of!the!instructor!and!special!consideration!for!students!within!one!half!point!of!
the!next!highest!grade!is!only!given!to!students!with!fewer!than!two!absences.!!!

Lecture!Homework!(10%)!
Lecture!homework!is!typically!assigned!every!week!and!you!will!have!approximately!one!week!
to!complete!the!assignment!depending!on!the!length!and!difficulty!of!the!assignment.!!Lecture!
homework!may!be!from!the!textbook!or!created!by!the!instructor.!!All!lecture!homework!
assignments!will!be!evaluated!on!Blackboard.!!You!are!welcome!to!work!with!others!on!the!
homework!problems;!however,!your!Blackboard!submission!must!be!completed!by!yourself.!!
The!online!evaluation!will!be!timed,!so!you!should!complete!the!homework!set!prior!to!
beginning!the!Blackboard!evaluation.!!!
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Blackboard!evaluation!of!homework!may!consist!of!multiple!choice,!numeric!response,!or!short!
answer!response.!!Questions!may!be!verbatim!from!the!assigned!problems!or!may!deviate!from!
the!assigned!problem!slightly.!!For!example,!suppose!a!textbook!problem!requires!you!to!
calculate!a!probability.!!On!Blackboard,!this!could!be!evaluated!in!two!questions:!(1)!a!multiple!
choice!question!where!the!student!selects!the!correct!formula,!and!(2)!a!numeric!response!
question!where!the!student!inputs!the!answer.!!!
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You!earn!50%!of!your!homework!grade!simply!completing!the!homework!assignment!by!the!
given!deadline;!the!remaining!50%!of!your!homework!grade!comes!from!the!accuracy!of!your!
submitted!answers.!!Late!homework!is!not!eligible!to!receive!credit!for!completing!the!
assignment!on!time.!!However,!students!will!still!be!able!to!complete!the!Blackboard!online!
assessment!for!accuracy.!!At!the!end!of!the!semester,!the!lowest!homework!grade!is!dropped!and!
homework!grades!will!be!averaged!to!provide!an!overall!homework!score.!
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Submitting&homework&corrections&
You!may!earn!50%!of!your!points!back!on!Blackboard!homework!assignments!by!discussing!
homework!corrections!during!office!hours.!!In!order!get!points!back!you!must!attend!the!office!
hours!of!Dr.!Gong!or!any!TA,!and!bring!the!following:!
1. The!full!written!solution!that!you!got!incorrect!and!a!brief!written!explanation!of!why!you!
got!the!answer!wrong.!
2. The!full!written!solution!or!explanation!of!the!correct!response.!

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Discuss&the!answers!during!office!hours!with!the!TA!or!Dr.!Gong!to!receive!points!back!within!
one!week!of!the!assignments!due!date.!!Homework!corrections!cannot!be!submitted!during!
lab.!
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Lab!!
In!lab!you!will!perform!statistical!analysis!using!the!free!statistical!R!with!the!RStudio!interface.!!!
You!are!expected!to!arrive!prepared!for!lab,!which!includes!both!reading!the!lab!manual!and!
watching!a!brief!video!on!how!to!do!analysis!in!RStudio.!!The!lab!manual!and!video!will!be!
available!by!8pm!on!Thursday!before!each!lab.!!Lab!will!consist!of!performing!statistical!analysis!
by!R!in!groups!of!354!students.!!!

PreNlab!quiz!(3%)!
The!pre5lab!quiz!will!consist!of!three!brief!questions!administered!in!the!first!5!minutes!of!class,!
and!content!will!come!directly!from!the!lab!manual!and!video.!!Quiz!content!may!be!regarding!
actual!software!procedures,!results,!or!interpretation.!!At!the!end!of!the!semester,!the!lowest!lab!
quiz!grade!will!be!dropped!and!lab!quiz!grades!will!be!averaged!to!provide!an!overall!lab!quiz!
score.!

Lab!practice!(10%)!
Each!lab!will!consist!of!a!problem!set!called!Lab!Practice!to!be!completed!in!your!assigned!
groups.!!You!are!expected!to!work!with!your!lab!group!to!complete!the!Lab!Practice,!but!each!
student!must!submit!their&own!Lab!Practice.!!You!will!have!one!week!to!submit!both:!(1)!a!neat!
and!legible!hard!copy!of!your!Lab!Practice,!and!(2)!a!well5commented!and!legible!copy!of!your!R!
code.!!Late!lab!practices!will!not!be!accepted.!!At!the!end!of!the!semester,!the!lowest!lab!practice!
grade!will!be!dropped!and!lab!practice!grades!will!be!averaged!to!provide!an!overall!lab!practice!
score.!

Dropped!Grades!
To!allow!for!tough!times!and!occasional!forgetfulness,!the!lowest!lecture!homework,!pre5lab!
quiz,!and!lab!practice!will!be!dropped!at!the!end!of!the!semester.!!Therefore,!I!have!been!busy!
with!another!class,!is!not!a!valid!reason!to!request!an!extension.!!!

Exams!(65%)!
Midterm!exams!and!the!final!exam!will!be!in!class!exams,!closed5book,!and!closed5note.!!A!
formula!sheet!will!be!provided!for!each!exam.!!All!exams!are!cumulative.!!Both!lecture!content!
and!R!output!are!testable!material.!!Exam!review!sheets!and!formula!sheets!will!be!posted!at!
least!one!week!prior!to!the!exam.!!Exams!will!be!entirely!multiple!choice!and!administered!by!
scantron.!!Looking!at!an!older!version!of!the!exam!is!prohibited!and!is!considered!a!violation!of!
Emorys!Honor!Code.!

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Project!(12%)!
The!data!analysis!project!is!designed!to!provide!a!holistic!overview!of!statistical!analysis.!!
Students!are!required!to!write!a!one!page!written!report!and!provide!one!summary!table!of!
statistical!analysis!based!on!an!assigned!prompt.!!There!are!multiple!steps!in!the!submission!
process.!!More!detailed!instructions!will!be!provided!later!in!the!semester.!!!
Item%
Project!Lab!Attendance!
Project!Proposal!
Preliminary!Submission!
Final!Submission!
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Tentative%Dates%
Fridays,!Sep!16,!Oct!14,!and!Nov!18!
Friday,!Sep!23!(due!on!BB!by!11:59PM)!
Friday,!Oct!21!(due!on!BB!by!11:59PM)!
Friday,!Dec!2!(due!on!BB!by!11:59PM)!

Weight%
3%!
7%!
25%!
65%!

Ways!to!get!help!
This!chart!can!help!you!decide!which!resource(s)!to!use!for!help!with!specific!topics.!!!

TA%Office%
Hours%

Lab%
Assistant%
Office%
Hours%

Mentoring%
Sessions%

EPASS%
tutors%

Blackboard%
Discussion%
Forum%

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Questions)
about)exams)

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Questions)
about)lab)and)
R)coding)

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Questions)
about)project)

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Questions)
about)
homework)

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Submit)
homework)
corrections)

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Questions)
about)lecture)

Do)extra)
practice)
problems)

Dr.%Gong's%
Office%
Hours%

EPASS!tutors!are!not!permitted!to!assist!with!graded!assignments.!!They!can!advise!on!similar!homework!!
problems!or!discuss!homework!problems!after!you!have!submitted!them.!
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Provides!worksheets!with!practice!problems!written!by!Dr.!Gong.!

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EPASS!Tutoring!!
QTM!100!has!tutors!available!through!Emorys!EPASS!tutoring!service.!!Through!EPASS,!you!can!
receive!up!to!two!hours!per!week!of!free!one5on5one!tutoring,!depending!on!the!availability!of!
the!tutor.!!!

Mentor!Sessions!
QTM!100!has!four!undergraduate!mentors!that!host!1.5!hour!long!sessions!weekly!to!do!extra!
practice!problems.!!These!sessions!are!not!required!and!the!problems!are!not!evaluated!for!a!
grade.!!Mentors!recommend!that!you!bring!exam!formula!sheets!with!you!to!the!session.!!We!
encourage!you!to!take!advantage!of!these!sessions!weekly.!!Check!Blackboard!for!mentor!session!
times.!

Blackboard!Discussion!Forum!
Questions!related!to!the!material!covered!in!class,!labs,!homework,!projects,!etc.!should!be!
posted!on!the!Blackboard!Discussion!Forum.!!!When!posting!to!the!forum,!please!use!a!specific!
title!for!your!post.!!Before!posting!a!new!question!please!make!sure!to!check!if!your!question!has!
already!been!answered.!The!TAs!and!Dr.!Gong!will!be!answering!questions!on!the!forum!daily.!

Communication!
o Questions!regarding!course!content!should!be!posted!to!the!Blackboard!Discussion!Forum.!
o Email!your!TAs!to!notify!them!of!lab!absences,!to!submit!late!homework,!and!to!have!
Blackboard!submissions!unlocked.!!
o Ask!questions!during!lecture.!
o Come!to!office!hours!to!ask!questions.!!Many!concepts!are!much!easier!to!explain!in!person!
rather!than!electronic!communication.!
o If!you!require!a!private!appointment!with!me,!please!email!me!at!least!three!available!time!
slots!you!have!(for!ease!of!scheduling).!

Other!Course!Policies!
o Please!silence!electronic!devices!at!the!beginning!of!class.!
o Laptops!can!be!used!appropriately!in!the!lecture.!Dont!distract!instructors!and!students!in!
the!class.!
o Re5grade!requests!for!any!assignments!will!only!be!considered!within!one!week!after!the!
item!has!been!returned!to!the!student.!
o The!final!exam!is!on!Monday,!December!12!from!6:30!to!9pm.!!The!only!reason!the!final!
exam!can!be!re5scheduled!is!if!you!have!another!exam!at!this!time!(please!contact!the!
instructor!if!this!applies!to!you).!!The!final!exam!will!not!be!re5scheduled!for!travel!
arrangements!or!other!such!conflicts.!
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Expectations!
o All!course!materials!and!important!announcements!will!be!posted!on!Blackboard.!!You!are!
expected!to!check!Blackboard!regularly!and!read!your!emails.!
o You!are!responsible!for!checking!your!grades!on!Blackboard,!including!clicker!evaluation!

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(posted!each!Friday),!to!make!sure!everything!is!recorded!correctly.!!You!should!check!your!
grades!on!Blackboard!on!a!weekly!basis.!
You!are!responsible!for!notifying!the!instructor!in!a!timely!manner!of!any!events!that!may!
adversely!impact!your!performance!in!the!class.!!You!are!responsible!for!discussing!such!
events!with!the!Office!of!Undergraduate!Education.!
You!are!responsible!for!reading!the!textbook!sections!corresponding!to!lecture!material.!
Although!slides!are!posted!for!each!lecture,!you!are!responsible!for!paying!attention!in!class!
and!taking!your!own!notes.!!Many!important!concepts!get!discussed!in!class!and!on!the!board!
rather!than!listed!on!slides,!which!serve!as!an!outline!for!the!lecture.!!Many!students!who!
simply!review!the!slides!before!an!exam!do!poorer!than!they!expected.!
This!is!a!time5intensive!course.!!You!should!expect!to!work!4!to!6!hours!a!week!outside!of!
lecture!and!lab!on!coursework.!!Some!students!may!need!to!work!more!than!that,!and!
some!students!may!need!to!work!less.!!!

Access!and!Disability!Resources!
Students!with!medical/health!conditions!that!might!impact!academic!success!should!visit!
Access,!Disability!Services!and!Resources!(ADSR)!to!determine!eligibility!for!appropriate!
accommodations.!Students!who!receive!accommodations!must!present!the!Accommodation!
Letter!from!ADSR!to!the!instructor!at!the!beginning!of!the!semester,!or!when!an!accommodation!
is!granted.!
Students!who!are!allowed!extra!time!during!an!exam!must!schedule!the!exam!with!ADSR!two&
weeks!prior!to!the!exam!date.!!Students!who!fail!to!schedule!the!exam!two!weeks!in!advance!may!
not!be!able!to!receive!the!extra!allotted!time.!!

Academic!Integrity!
Upon!every!individual!who!is!a!part!of!Emory!University!falls!the!responsibility!for!maintaining!
in!the!life!of!Emory!a!standard!of!unimpeachable!honor!in!all!academic!work.!The!Honor!Code!of!
Emory!College!is!based!on!the!fundamental!assumption!that!every!loyal!person!of!the!University!
not!only!will!conduct!his!or!her!own!life!according!to!the!dictates!of!the!highest!honor,!but!will!
also!refuse!to!tolerate!in!others!action!which!would!sully!the!good!name!of!the!institution.!
Academic!misconduct!is!an!offense!generally!defined!as!any!action!or!inaction!which!is!offensive!
to!the!integrity!and!honesty!of!the!members!of!the!academic!community.!!!The!typical!sanction!
for!a!violation!of!the!Emory!Honor!Code!is!an!F!in!the!course.!!!Any!suspected!case!of!
academic!misconduct!will!be!referred!to!the!Emory!Honor!Council.!

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Frequently!Asked!Questions!
I&mis,entered&a&response&on&Blackboard&&what&can&I&do?&
You!may!submit!a!homework!correction!within!one!week!of!the!assignments!deadline!for!
partial!credit.!!Please!answer!Blackboard!questions!carefully.!!Any!homework!submitted!on!
Blackboard!is!graded!automatically!and!requires!precise!answers.!!Although!a!small!range!of!
answers!may!be!accepted,!please!be!careful!with!rounding!and!decimal!guidelines.!!!
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What&do&I&do&if&Blackboard&locks&me&out&of&an&assignment?&
Students!occasionally!have!difficulties!with!Blackboard!submissions.!!If!you!get!locked!out!of!
your!Blackboard!submission,!email!your!TA!to!correct!the!problem.!!!
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How&do&I&submit&late&lecture&homework?&
You!may!submit!late!lecture!homework!on!Blackboard;!however,!late!homework!is!not!eligible!
to!receive!credit!for!completing!the!assignment!on!time.!
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What&do&I&need&to&do&for&a&lecture&absence?&
Missing!class!or!lab!for!religious!holidays!or!school5related!travel!for!academics!or!athletics!is!
excused.!!If!you!miss!lecture,!you!do!not!need!to!take!any!action!(it!is!not!necessary!to!email!Dr.!
Gong).!!You!are!responsible!for!the!content!covered!during!the!missed!lecture.!
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What&do&I&need&to&do&for&a&lab&absence?&
Students!who!miss!lab!are!responsible!for!completing!the!lab!practice!on!their!own!and!
submitting!the!lab!practice!to!their!TA!on!time.!!Missing!class!or!lab!for!religious!holidays!or!
school5related!travel!for!academics!or!athletics!is!excused.!!For!excused!lab!absences,!you!must!
notify!your!TA!prior!to!lab!and!provide!sufficient!documentation.!!Pre5lab!quizzes!will!not!be!
counted!against!the!student!for!excused!lab!absences.!
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What&do&I&do&if&I&forget&to&bring&my&clicker&to&lecture?&
Dr.!Gong!will!generally!bring!two!extra!clickers!to!lecture!!they!are!first5come!first5serve.!!As!
your!clicker!response!is!linked!to!your!specific!clickers!device!ID,!you!may!not!borrow!a!clicker!
from!a!friend!to!click!in!for!that!lecture.!!If!you!do!not!have!a!clicker!you!are!not!eligible!to!earn!
extra!credit!for!that!lecture.!!You!may!notify!Dr.!Gong!of!your!presence!if!you!wish!to!have!your!
attendance!noted!in!her!records.!
!
What&do&I&do&if&I&attended&lecture&but&my&Blackboard&grades&indicate&otherwise?&
This!happens!to!one!or!two!students!a!semester.!!Email!Dr.!Gong!to!schedule!an!appointment,!
and!provide!three!times!you!are!available!to!meet.!!You!will!be!required!to!bring!your!class!notes!
from!the!lecture!in!question,!and!we!will!work!together!to!figure!out!what!is!wrong!with!the!
clicker.!!If!we!cant!figure!it!out,!all!support!for!non5functioning!clickers!is!handled!by!the!Emory!
Barnes!and!Noble!bookstore,!who!can!facilitate!a!repair!or!trade.!
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What&do&I&do&if&I&am&experiencing&problems&with&R?&
Go!to!Student!Technology!Support!in!Cox!Hall.!
!

I&dont&have&a&laptop/my&laptop&is&broken.&&Where&can&I&use&R?&
Please!email!Dr.!Gong!as!soon!as!possible!if!you!dont!have!a!laptop.!!If!your!laptop!breaks,!you!
are!still!expected!to!complete!your!assignments.!!The!computers!in!Cox!Hall,!the!SAAC,!and!the!
Woodruff!Library!Commons!all!have!R.!
I&am&struggling&with&the&class&&what&can&I&do?&
If!you!are!taking!full!advantage!of!QTM!100s!resources!(Office!hours,!mentor!sessions,!and!
EPASS!tutors)!but!are!still!struggling,!please!request!an!appointment!to!meet!with!Dr.!Gong!by!
emailing!three!times!you!are!available.!!!
What&do&I&do&if&I&have&a&personal&event&that&severely&affects&my&academic&work?&
Extensions!may!be!granted!for!legitimate!reasons!including!severe!illness!or!family!emergencies;!
too!much!coursework!for!other!classes!or!job!commitments!are!not!legitimate!reasons.!!If!you!
require!an!extension!for!what!you!believe!is!a!legitimate!reason!you!must!discuss!this!with!the!
instructor!in!a!timely!manner.!!Please!email!Dr.!Gong!with!three!times!you!are!available!to!meet.!!
You!should!also!strongly!consider!discussing!your!situation!with!a!Dean!in!the!Office!of!
Undergraduate!Education.!
!
What&do&I&do&if&I&have&a&personal&event&that&affects&my&ability&to&take&an&exam?&
A!student!who!fails!to!take!any!required!midterm!or!final!examination!at!the!scheduled!time!
may!not!make!up!the!examination!without!written!permission!from!a!Dean!in!the!Office!of!
Undergraduate!Education.!!Permission!will!be!granted!only!for!illness!or!other!compelling!
reasons,!such!as!participation!in!scheduled!off5campus!events!as!an!official!representative!of!the!
University.!!Please!email!Dr.!Gong!to!schedule!an!appointment!to!discuss!the!situation.!

!
Can&I&make&up&assignments&at&the&end&of&the&semester&or&do&extra&work&to&boost&my&
grade?&
No.!!You!are!responsible!for!keeping!up!with!your!assignments!throughout!the!semester.!!That!is!
why!we!have!the!dropped!grades.!
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Tips!for!success:!
Lecture&
o Complete!the!reading!prior!to!each!lecture,!and!review!your!notes!and!readings!after!
lectures.!!Generally,!40550%!of!the!class!thinks!that!it!is!too!fast!paced,!yet!only!
approximately!10%!of!the!class!completes!the!readings!before!lecture.!!Do!the!readings,!and!
you!will!get!a!lot!more!out!of!lecture.!
o Print!lecture!slides!and!take!notes!on!the!slides.!
o Write!down!answers!to!clicker!questions!!answers!will!not!be!provided!on!Blackboard.!
o Physically!mark!your!clicker!with!your!name!so!you!do!not!mix!it!up!with!another!student.!
o Actively!participate!during!lectures!and!labs.!
o Ask!questions!during!class,!office!hours,!or!on!the!Blackboard!discussion!page.!
o Do!not!procrastinate!!do!not!let!a!week!go!by!with!unanswered!questions!as!the!material!
builds!on!itself.!!!
o Attend!mentoring!sessions!weekly!to!get!extra!practice!with!peer!guidance.!
!
Lab&
o Thoroughly!prepare!for!lab!so!that!you!can!get!the!most!out!of!your!lab!period.!
o If!you!are!unable!to!complete!a!lab!practice!during!the!lab!period,!do!not!wait!until!the!night!
before!it!is!due!to!complete!the!assignment.!!You!will!likely!need!some!sort!of!assistance!at!
some!point.!
o If!you!are!stuck,!review&the&lab&manual,&post!a!question!on!the!discussion!forum,!or!ask!your!
lab!group!members!for!help.!
o When!going!through!the!lab!practice,!copy&and&paste!your!R!output!into!your!lab!practice!
with!your!answers.!!That!way!if!you!need!to!reconsider!anything!your!R!output!will!be!
readily!available.!
Homework&
o Write!up!your!homework!as!if!you!are!submitting!it!for!a!grade.!!Keep!it!neat!and!legible.!!
That!way!you!can!use!it!to!study!or!do!homework!corrections.!
o Start!homework!early!so!that!you!can!seek!help!from!the!TAs!or!instructor!along!the!way.!!!
o Try!to!do!the!homework!with!the!exam!formula!sheet!equations!!this!will!better!prepare!
you!for!the!exam.!
o Odd!numbered!extra!practice!problems!have!solutions!in!the!back!of!the!book!!check!your!
work.!
o Even!and!odd!problems!can!be!very!similar.!!If!you!arent!sure!how!to!start!an!assigned!even!
problem,!try!a!similar!odd!problem!first!and!check!the!answers.!!Note!that!there!are!some!
differences!in!how!Dr.!Gong!explains!content!and!how!the!book!explains!content.!!You!are!
expected!to!provide!solutions!to!homework!that!are!consistent!with!Dr.!Gongs!lecture.!
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Exam&
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o Review!the!exam!formula!sheet!extensively,!and!make!sure!you!understand!when!and!why!
each!formula!is!used.!!!
o Make!sure!you!understand!why!points!were!deducted!on!homework!and!previous!exams;!
otherwise,!you!could!make!the!same!mistake!on!the!exam.!
o Although!reviewing!lecture!slides,!notes,!and!exam!review!sheets!is!a!good!place!to!start,!it!
is!generally!not!the!best!study!strategy.!!The!best!way!to!study!is!to!do!as!many!problems!as!
you!can.!!This!will!build!your!confidence!and!make!you!faster!at!doing!these!types!of!
problems.!!Extra!problems!can!come!in!three!forms:!
Attend!mentoring!sessions.!!Here,!you!will!have!experienced!undergraduate!on!hand!
to!explain!how!to!approach!problems.!
Do!the!extra!problems!from!the!textbook!that!are!assigned!with!each!homework.!!
Make!sure!to!check!your!answers!in!the!back!of!the!book.!!
Review!the!clicker!questions,!making!sure!you!understand!why&each!answer!is!
correct!or!incorrect.!
o When!doing!homework,!mentor!worksheets,!or!extra!practice!problems,!try!to!do!the!
problem!only!using!the!exam!formula!sheet!and!by!yourself!instead!of!with!friends.!!This!
will!really!test!you!and!mimic!the!exam!experience.!
o Keep!up!with!the!material!all!semester!long.!!The!exam!will!test!you!on!your!understanding!
of!statistics!and!critical!thinking!ability.!Cramming!the!night!before!an!exam!is!a!poor!study!
strategy.!!
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Tentative!Schedule!
This!is!a!tentative!outline!of!the!schedule!and!is!subject!to!change.!
Date%
24%Aug!
26%Aug!
29%Aug!
31%Aug!
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2%Sep!

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Wed!
Fri!

5%Sep!
7%Sep!
9%Sep!
12%Sep!
14%Sep!

Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
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Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
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16%Sep!
19%Sep!
21%Sep!
23%Sep!
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26%Sep!
28%Sep!
30%Sep!
3%Oct!
5%Oct!
7%Oct!
10%Oct!
12%Oct!
14%Oct!
17%Oct!
19%Oct!
21%Oct!
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24%Oct!
26%Oct!
28%Oct!
31%Oct!
2%Nov!
4%Nov!
7%Nov!
9%Nov!
11%Nov!

Mon!
Wed!
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Fri!

Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!
Fri!

Topic%Covered%
Lec!1:!Introduction!to!QTM!100!
Lab!1:!Introduction!to!Rstudio!
Lec!2:!Foundations;!describing!variables!

Reading%
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Lec!3:!Summarizing!quantative!variables!
Schedule!change!ends!
Lab!2:!Introduction!to!data!
Labor!Day!(no!class)!
Lec!4:!More!on!quant!vars;!associations!
Lab!3:!Summarizing!and!visualizing!data!
Lec!5:!Cautions!in!associations;!study!design!
Lec!6:!More!on!study!design!
Project!lab!
Lec!7:!Probability!
Lec!8:!Normal!Distribution!
Lab!4:!Distributions!
Project:%proposal%submission%due%11:59PM%
Lec!9:!Binomial!Distribution!
Lec!10:!Sampling!Distributions!
Lab!5:!Sampling!distribution!
Lec!11:!Exam!Review!
Midterm%Exam%1%
Lab!6:!Data!cleaning!and!manipulation!
Fall!Break!(no!class)!
Lec!12:!Confidence!Intervals!
Project!lab!
Lec!13:!Finish!CI's;!Intro!to!Hypothesis!Testing!
Lec!14:!Hypothesis!testing!%!single!mean!
Lab!7:!Inference!for!a!single!mean!

1.6.2%4!
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Project:%preliminary%submission%due%11:59PM%
Lec!15:!Hypothesis!testing!%!single!proportion!
Lec!16:!Cautions!in!hypothesis!testing!
Lab!8:!Type!I/II!error!and!CI!coverage!
Lec!17:!Inference!for!paired!data!
Lec!18:!Inference!for!two!means!
Lab!9:!Inference!for!quantitative!data!
Lec!19:!Inference!for!two!proportions!
Lec!20:!!Inference!for!categorical!data!
Lab!10:!Inference!for!categorical!data!

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1.1,!1.2,!1.3.1%2,!1.7.1,!1.7.4!

1.6.1,1.6.5%6,!1.7.2,!1.7.5!
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1.3.3%5,1.4!

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2.1%2.2.5,!2.4.1%2,!2.5!
3.1%3.2!
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3.4!
4.1,!4.2,!4.4,!6.1.1!
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4.2,!5.1.1%4,!6.1.2!

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4.3,!4.5!
5.1.5!
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6.1.3!
4.3.3,!4.5.5!
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5.2!
5.3!
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6.2!
6.3.3,!6.4,!6.5!

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Date%
14%Nov!
16%Nov!
18%Nov!
21%Nov!
25%Nov!
28%Nov!
30%Nov!

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Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!
Fri!
Mon!
Wed!

2%Dec!
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5%Dec!
12%Dec!

Fri!
!!
Mon!
Mon!

23%Nov!

Topic%Covered%
Lec!21:!Exam!Review!

Reading%

Midterm!Exam!2!
Project!lab!
Lec!22:!Correlation!and!simple!linear!regression!
Thanksgiving!Break!(no!class)!
Thanksgiving!Break!(no!class)!
Lec!23:!Assumptions!of!SLR!and!MLR!
Lec!24:!ANOVA!
Lab!11:!Linear!regression!
Project:%final%submission%due%11:59PM%
Lec!25:!Final!review!/!Classes!end!
Final%exam%6:30S9:00pm%

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7.1,!7.2,!7.4!
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7.2,!8.1,!8.3!
5.5!

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