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First course in probability and statistics at a precalculus level; emphasizes basic concepts, including descriptive statistics, elementary probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing in both nonparametric and normal models.
1.Required Workbook: Stat 100 Incomplete Lecture Notes Workbook by Ellen Fireman, Karle Flanagan, and John Marden. Please make sure to get the Spring 2022 version
Required Workbook: Stat 100 Incomplete Lecture Notes Workbook. Either the Fall 2019 OR Spring 2020 edition by Ellen Fireman, Karle Flanagan, and John Marden. Available at the Illini Union Bookstore for $35. We will fill out this notebook together in class for extra credit.
The Stat 100 Team has a group of highly trained graders who know every trick in the book for catching cheaters. We hand grade each of the exams and have multiple versions of all exams. They may look identical at first glance, but they are not.
In Stat 100, we use statistics to research a topic we're all interested in - ourselves. We collect data on ourselves through anonymous surveys, largely on the sort of social questions on which students have shown intense interest.
Course Outline. Study Design: observational studies vs. randomized experiments, why randomized controls are key, confounders in observational studies, Simpson’s Paradox, intent to treat analysis, etc. Descriptive Statistics: mean, median, SD, histograms, box plots, normal curve, etc.
This notebook is the only thing that’s required to purchase for Stat 100! You will use this notebook each week during class! Required Calculator: You’ll also need a calculator for exams.
