Note: The instructor reserves the right to modify the information contained in this document at her discretion.

STA4163: Statistical Methods II

(3 Credit Hours) Summer 2014: Section A001 MTWT 12:00PM 1:50PM BA 147


Instructor: Kelcey Ellis Phone: 407-823-6522
Email: kelcey@ucf.edu Office: TCII 211D
Note: All course communication should be done through the conversations tool in webcourses.

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
Additional hours available for appointments

Textbook: Statistics (12th Edition) by McClave and Sincich
ISBN: 9780321755933

Required Materials: Scientific calculator (at minimum), printing capabilities, StatCrunch.

Course Objective: (PR: STA2023 or STA3032) The primary purpose of this course is to provide students
with additional methods of analyzing data. Course topics include but are not limited to: statistical models,
estimation, tests of hypotheses, regression and correlation, analysis of variance, chi-square, and
nonparametric methods.


Webcourses: Access to the webcourse component can be found under webcourses.ucf.edu. Within this
webcourse you will find handouts, suggested homework solutions, and view your grades. It is your
responsibility to check webcourses regularly and come to class prepared with the required materials.

Requirements of the Students: Students must follow the University standards for personal and
academic conduct as outlined in The Golden Rule (www.goldenrule.sdes.ucf.edu). Students should be
aware of and follow these policies of conduct. Please make sure your cell phones are turned off during
lecture and exams.

Exam and Quiz Policy: Exams are closed book and closed notes, but one (8.5 x 11) formula sheet is
allowed (front and back). Your formula sheet can contain formulas and examples. You are expected to
bring one formula sheet, scientific calculator, probability tables, and a picture ID to every exam. You will
not be allowed to take an exam if you are more than 10 minutes late. Headphones cannot be worn during
exams and cell phones cannot be used as calculators. No Google glasses or other spyware allowed during
exams. Exams will be brought to class after they have been graded. You may review your exams in class
but then they must be returned to the instructor. All students whose exams are not returned to the
instructor will have their exam grade changed to a zero. Exams will also be available to review during the
instructors office hours for a one week period after the posting of grades. Any grade discrepancies must
be discussed with me within one week of the grade posting.

Six unannounced 20-point quizzes will be given throughout the term. Quizzes will be open notes and
open book. Your best five quizzes will be used toward your course grade.

Make-up Policy: Make-up exams are only offered in extreme circumstances (i.e.: death in the immediate
family, military obligation, official university activity, religious holiday, etc.) determined at my discretion.
If you cannot take an exam due to a documented excuse, I must be notified prior to the exam. All missed
exams without appropriate reasons and/or documentation will receive a grade of zero. Make-up exams
may be of a different format but will match the difficulty level of the class testing material. There are no
make-up quizzes or assignments.


Note: The instructor reserves the right to modify the information contained in this document at her discretion.


Academic Honesty: As reflected in the UCF creed, integrity and scholarship are core values that should
guide our conduct and decisions as members of the UCF community. UCF faculty members have a
responsibility for your education and the value of a UCF degree, and so seek to prevent unethical
behavior and when necessary respond to infringements of academic integrity. Providing information to
another student or receiving information concerning exam or quiz content is considered cheating.
Penalties can include a failing grade in an assignment or in the course, suspension or expulsion from the
university, and/or a "Z Designation" on a student's official transcript indicating academic dishonesty,
where the final grade for this course will be preceded by the letter Z.

Turnitin.com: In this course we may utilize turnitin.com, an automated system which instructors can use
to quickly and easily compare each student's assignment with billions of web sites, as well as an
enormous database of student papers that grows with each submission. Accordingly, you may be
expected to submit assignments in both hard copy and electronic format. After the assignment is
processed, as an instructor I receive a report from turnitin.com that states if and how another authors
work was used in the assignment. For a more detailed look at this process, visit http://www.turnitin.com.

Student Disability Policy: The University of Central Florida is committed to providing reasonable
accommodations for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon
request. Students with disabilities who need accommodations in this course must contact me at the
beginning of the semester to discuss needed accommodations. No accommodations will be provided until
the student has met with me to request accommodations. Students who need accommodations must be
registered with Student Disability Services, Ferrell Commons Room 185, phone (407) 823-2371,
TTY/TDD only phone (407) 823-2116, before requesting accommodations from the professor.

Course Grade: The grading scale is outlined below. Exam dates will be announced in class. Any extra
credit opportunities would be discussed in class.


STA2023 Review, 8.7, 9.6 and 10 Exam 1 100 points
Chapters 11 and 12 Exam 2 100 points
Chapters 13 and 14 Exam 3 100 points
Drop lowest quiz grade Quiz Grade 100 points
Case Studies 100 points
Total 500 points


Letter Grade Points Percentage
A 450 to 500 90 to 100%
B 400 to < 450 80 to < 90%
C 350 to < 400 70 to < 80%
D 300 to < 350 60 to < 70%
F Below 300 Below 60%


Important Dates: Memorial Day (no class) on Monday, May 26
th
, Withdrawal deadline on Thursday, June
5
th
, and last day on Thursday, June 19
th

Note: The instructor reserves the right to modify the information contained in this document at her discretion.


Course Topics and Homework: Portions of the text may be omitted from the course. You are only
responsible for the material we learn in class. The suggested homework problems that reflect this
material are listed below. Homework is not collected nor graded but it is strongly recommended these
problems are practiced. Solutions are posted on webcourses.


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STA2023 Review
Introduction to statistics, definition of statistics, basic terminology. Inferences based on a single sample and
two samples: confidence intervals and hypothesis tests comparing population mean(s) and proportion(s).

Suggested Homework #1: 8.139, 8.141, 8.148, 9.110 ( a and b), 9.122 (Use ),
9.123, STA2023 Review Quiz on webcourses under Assessments.
Section 8.7: Test of Hypothesis about a Population Variance
Inferences based on a single sample: confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for a population variance.

Suggested Homework #2: 8.108 (Practice using table), 8.109 (RR practice). 8.112 (Given data, practice
hyp test), 8.115 (Entire set up, practice hyp test (at = 0.01) to determine whether the variance in birth
weights of babies delivered by cocaine-dependent women is different from 200,000 grams
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(Conclusion w/Minitab output)
Section 9.6: Comparing Two Population Variances: Independent Sampling
Inferences based on two samples: confidence intervals and hypothesis tests comparing two population
variances.

Suggested Homework #3: 9.91 , 9.94, 9.97, 9.133 (a) Is the variance of the measurements obtained by
Instrument 1 significantly smaller than the measurements obtained by Instrument 2 (at = 0.05)?
Chapter 10: Analysis of Variance: Comparing More Than Two Means
Designing an experiment, CRD, RBD, factorial experiments, and multiple comparisons of means.

Suggested Homework #4: 10.11, 10.13 10.16 (Assumptions), 10.22 (Complete ANOVA table and hyp test
for (d) Observed significance level = p-value), 10.26, 10.30, 10.41 (a and b), 10.42 (a and b), 10.50, 10.59,
10.61, 10.66, Read Statistics in Action Revisited (pg 537: Roach example), 10.78, 10.80 (skip plotting), 10.85
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Chapter 11: Simple Linear Regression
Estimating and interpreting the slope and intercept, confidence interval and hypothesis test for ,
coefficient of determination and correlation, and using the model for prediction and estimation.

Suggested Homework #5: 11.14, 11.34, 11.35, 11.108, 11.113 not b or d, 11.114
Chapter 12: Multiple Regression and Model Building
Regression with k quantitative xs, interaction, quadratic, the complete second order model, qualitative
(dummy), both quantitative and qualitative, and comparing nested models.

Suggested Homework #6: 12.6, 12.19 (with SAS output in webcourses), 12.32, 12.40 (not c), 12.48 (with
SAS output in webcourses), 12.52, 12.56, 12.63, 12.70, 12.73, 12.76 (with SAS output in webcourses), Read
Statistics in Action Revisited: Building a Model for Condominium Sale Price (page 692), 12.100, 12.104,
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Chapter 13: Categorical Data Analysis
One-way analysis (single qualitative variable) and two-way analysis (two qualitative variables).

Suggested Homework #7: 13.7, 13.10, 13.12, 13.23, 13.27, 13.39 a and b
Chapter 14: Nonparametric Statistics
Sign test, Wilcoxon Rank Sum test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Friedmans test.

Suggested Homework #8: 14.4, 14.9, 14.15, 14.19, 14.20 c) Perform the normal approx. test, 14.36, 14.37,
14.39, 14.52 (not d), 14.55, 14.66

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