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MAT300
Preview: MAT300 : Statistics
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
MAT104
This course examines the principles of probability and of descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics
include probability concepts, measures of central tendency, normal distributions, and sampling
techniques. The application of these principles to simple hypothesis testing methods and to
confidence intervals is also covered. The application of these topics in solving problems
encountered in personal and professional settings is also discussed.
Required Resources
Allan Bluman. 2018. Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version. MAT300 McGraw-Hill 8th edition
textbook available at https://www.strayerbookstore.com
ALEKS. No date. MAT300 ALEKS Access Code, bundled with course text. MAT300 McGraw-Hill
Education virtual lab available at https://www.strayerbookstore.com
Note: Course materials for this class must be purchased from the Strayer Bookstore.
USA Today. No date. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com
The New York Times. No date. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com
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written permission of Strayer University.
Note: This course will use Teaching Assistants (TAs) in order to assist the instructor with the student’s
learning experience. TAs play active roles in working with the instructor to provide student support, grading
and grading feedback, and posting content in the course (e.g. discussion posts). This course also may utilize
a live chat feature, email, and phone/texting that are tied to the instructor and the TA support team when
supporting students or addressing student questions or concerns.
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Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 1 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
The Wall Street Journal. No date. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com
The Washington Post. No date. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com
Supplemental Resources
David J. Hand. 2008. Statistics: A Very Short Introduction. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?
url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=264969&site=eds-
live&scope=site
Deborah J. Rumsey. 2011. Statistics For Dummies, 2nd edition. http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?
url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=517771&site=eds-
live&scope=site
Math Is Fun. No date. Standard Normal Distribution Table.
https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/standard-normal-distribution-table.html
Christian Göllner. No date. Statistics Calculator Pro. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.cgollner.pro
Apply knowledge and skills to solve statistics problems.
1
Review an article that uses descriptive statistics and includes personal
connections applicable to current and future career goals.
2
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Week 1 - To Do List
Discuss: Introduce yourself and complete this week's discussion, Try, Fail, Try Again.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
Week 2 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 2 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
Discuss: Complete this week's discussion, Statistical Thinking.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
ALEKS: Complete Quiz 1 in ALEKS.
Week 3 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 3 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Sharing Solutions to Problems.
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Week 3 - To Do List
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
Week 4 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 4 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
Discuss: Complete this week's discussion, The Language of Science.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
ALEKS: Complete Quiz 2 in ALEKS.
Week 5 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 5 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
Discuss: Complete this week's discussion, Visual Representations.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
Week 6 - To Do List
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Week 6 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 6 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Sharing Solutions to Problems.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
ALEKS: Complete Quiz 3 in ALEKS.
Week 7 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 7 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
Assignment: Complete the assignment, Descriptive Statistics.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
Week 8 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 8 in Elementary
Statistics.
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Week 8 - To Do List
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
Discuss: Complete this week's discussion, Acceptance or Rejection of the Null.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
ALEKS: Complete Quiz 4 in ALEKS.
Week 9 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 10 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
Discuss: Complete this week's discussion, Possible Relationships Between Variables.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
Week 10 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 9 in Elementary
Statistics.
Learn: Watch this week's tutorial videos.
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Week 10 - To Do List
Discuss: Complete this week's discussion, Testing the Difference Between Two Means.
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS for at least five hours.
ALEKS: Complete Quiz 5 in ALEKS.
Week 11 - To Do List
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Time to Celebrate!
ALEKS: Work in ALEKS to complete the pie.
Grading Scale
Participation Total Points % of Grade
Discussion Participation 200 20%
Assignment Total Points % of Grade
Week 1 - ALEKS 10 1%
Week 2 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
Week 2 - ALEKS Quiz 1 32 3.2%
Week 3 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
Week 4 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
Week 4 - ALEKS Quiz 2 32 3.2%
Week 5 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
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Participation Total Points % of Grade
Week 6 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
Week 6 - ALEKS Quiz 3 32 3.2%
Week 7 Assignment - Descriptive Statistics 140 14%
Week 7 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
Week 8 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
Week 8 - ALEKS Quiz 4 32 3.2%
Week 9 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
Week 10 - ALEKS Weekly Work 10 1%
Week 10 - ALEKS Quiz 5 32 3.2%
Week 11 - ALEKS Pie Completion 400 40%
Totals 1000 100%
Final Course Grade
Points Percentage Grade
900 - 1000 90% - 100% A
800 - 899 80% - 89% B
700 - 799 70% - 79% C
600 - 699 60% - 69% D
0 - 599 59% and below F
Unique Course Features
Grading Scale Notation
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Please consult the University Catalog and your academic advisor to determine the final grade needed
in this class to satisfy your specific degree conferral requirements.
Assignments
Lab Participation and Attendance Policy
This course uses ALEKS to support your learning in this course. Graded activities in ALEKS will
count for attendance.
Teaching Assistants
This course will use teaching assistants (TAs) in order to assist the instructor with the students'
learning experience. TAs play active roles in working with the instructor to provide student support,
grading and grading feedback, and posting content in the course (e.g. discussion posts). This
course also may utilize a live chat feature, email, and phone or texting that are tied to the instructor
and the TA support team when supporting students or addressing student questions or concerns.
Week 7 Assignment - Descriptive Statistics
Summary
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Text
Overview
Use your textbook, the Internet, newspaper websites (such as USA Today, The New York Times, The
Wall Street Journal, or The Washington Post) and the Strayer Library to research an article that uses
statistical data related to a current event, your major, your current field, or your future career goal.
Note: The Assignment Template for Descriptive Statistics [DOCX] is provided to help you to
organize your thoughts and ideas.
The chosen article must have a publication date during this quarter and use one of the following
categories of descriptive statistics:
Measures of frequency: counting rules, percent, frequency, frequency distributions.
Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode.
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Measures of dispersion or variation: range, variance, standard deviation.
Measures of position: percentile, quartiles.
Instructions
Write a 2–3 page paper in which you:
Write a summary of the article.
Explain how the article uses descriptive statistics.
Explain how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future
career goal.
Analyze the reasons why the author chose to use the various types of data shared in the article.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please
refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment:
Review an article that uses descriptive statistics and includes personal connections applicable
to current and future career goals.
Scoring Guide
Write a summary of the article. 20 %
Unacceptable
(Below 60%)
Did not write, or
incompletely
wrote a summary
of the article.
Needs
Improvement (60-
69%)
Insufficiently
wrote a summary
of the article.
Satisfactory (70-
79%)
Satisfactorily
wrote a summary
of the article.
Competent (80-
89%)
Competently
wrote a summary
of the article.
Exemplary (90-
100%)
Thoroughly wrote
a summary of the
article.
Explain how the article uses descriptive
statistics. 25 %
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Unacceptable
(Below 60%)
Did not explain,
or incompletely
explained how
the article uses
descriptive
statistics.
Needs
Improvement (60-
69%)
Insufficiently
explained how
the article uses
descriptive
statistics.
Satisfactory (70-
79%)
Satisfactorily
explained how
the article uses
descriptive
statistics.
Competent (80-
89%)
Competently
explained how
the article uses
descriptive
statistics.
Exemplary (90-
100%)
Thoroughly
explained how
the article uses
descriptive
statistics.
Explain how the article applies to the real
world, your major, your current job, or your
future career goal. 20 %
Unacceptable
(Below 60%)
Did not explain,
or incompletely
explained how
the article
applies to the
real world, your
major, your
current job, or
your future
career goal.
Needs
Improvement (60-
69%)
Insufficiently
explained how
the article
applies to the
real world, your
major, your
current job, or
your future
career goal.
Satisfactory (70-
79%)
Satisfactorily
explained how
the article
applies to the
real world, your
major, your
current job, or
your future
career goal.
Competent (80-
89%)
Competently
explained how
the article
applies to the
real world, your
major, your
current job, or
your future
career goal.
Exemplary (90-
100%)
Thoroughly
explained how
the article
applies to the
real world, your
major, your
current job, or
your future
career goal.
Analyze the reasons why the author chose to
use the various types of data shared in the
article. 25 %
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Unacceptable
(Below 60%)
Did not analyze,
or incompletely
analyzed the
reasons why the
author chose to
use the various
types of data
shared in the
article.
Needs
Improvement (60-
69%)
Insufficiently
analyzed the
reasons why the
author chose to
use the various
types of data
shared in the
article.
Satisfactory (70-
79%)
Satisfactorily
analyzed the
reasons why the
author chose to
use the various
types of data
shared in the
article.
Competent (80-
89%)
Competently
analyzed the
reasons why the
author chose to
use the various
types of data
shared in the
article.
Exemplary (90-
100%)
Thoroughly
analyzed the
reasons why the
author chose to
use the various
types of data
shared in the
article.
Formatting, spelling, and grammar. 10 %
Unacceptable
(Below 60%)
Did not submit,
or submission is
unreadable.
Needs
Improvement (60-
69%)
There are many
mechanical,
grammar,
spelling,
punctuation, or
stylistic errors.
Satisfactory (70-
79%)
There are some
mechanical,
grammar,
spelling,
punctuation, or
stylistic errors.
Competent (80-
89%)
There are
several
mechanical,
grammar,
spelling,
punctuation, or
stylistic errors.
Exemplary (90-
100%)
There are 0–3
mechanical,
grammar,
spelling,
punctuation, or
stylistic errors.
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