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Course Syllabus
By
Dr. Mohanad Al-Khasawneh
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COURSE INFORMATION:
Course Title: Applied Regression Analysis
Course Code and Number: STAT 231_24887_L51
Credit Hours: 3 hours
Semester: Spring 2013
Prerequisite: STAT 102 and STAT 211 or STAT 251
Contact Hours: Class meetings: 4 hrs per week
Lecture Days, Times and Class Room:
Sunday:
9:00 am - 9:50 am WCS A212 (Class)
Tuesday: 9:00 am - 9:50 am WCS A212 (Class)
Thursday: 9:00 am - 9:50 am WCS A212 (Class)
Lab Days, Times and Class Room:
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 8:50 am WCS A211 (Lab)
First day of classes: Sunday Feb. 10, 2013.
Last day of classes: Thursday May 23, 2013.
Last day to withdraw from a course: Thursday April 11, 2013.
Final Exam: Monday 3/06/2013 (8:00-10:00 am ).
Number of weeks: 16
FACULTY INFORMATION:
Instructor
Faculty Information
Department
alkhasawneh@qu.edu.qa
Website:
http://faculty.qu.edu.qa/alkhasawneh/index.aspx
Office Location
Office Tel
4403-4631
Mobile
30250302
Sunday 8:00-9:00 am
Wednesday 9:30-10:30 am
Office
Hours Thursday: 10-11 am
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers the basic ideas of Applied Regression Analysis including: Simple
Linear Regression; Residual Analysis; Autocorrelation; Multiple Regression;
Parameter Estimation and Testing; Model Selection Procedures; Polynomial
Regression; Indicator Variables; Multicollinearity; Outliers and Influential
Observations.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To acquaint students with Least Square methods and concept of linear
regression, correlation, and its applications.
2.
3.
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ACADEMIC RESOURCES:
Students will be provided with a range of academic materials. These will
mainly be made available through Blackboard and will include: E-Books;
articles for further reading; copies of historical documents; sample exams;
assignments with their solutions.
SOFTWARE:
No particular software system will be required, but examples will be given in
Excel, R or SPSS.
Applied Regression Analysis
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Special Needs
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you
need to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please
make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours.
Kindly be noted of QU Services for Special Needs at:
http://www.qu.edu.qa/students/services/special_needs/index.php
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CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND LECTURE NOTES :( The notes will be posted on BB later)
Week
th
10 of Feb.
17th of
February
24th of
Details
Starting Date
February
3rd of March
10th of March
17th of March
24th of March
31st of March
th
of April
10
14th of April
11
21st of April
12
28th of April
13
5th of May
14
12th of May
15
19th of May
16
26th of May
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EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Students will be assessed the course according to the following criteria:
Letter Grade
Description
Percentage
Grade
Points
Excellent
90-100
4.00
B+
Very Good
85-89.9
3.50
Very Good
80-84.9
3.00
C+
Good
75-79.9
2.50
Good
70-74.9
2.00
D+
Pass
65-69.9
1.50
Pass
60-64.9
1.00
Fail
Less than 60
0.00
Incomplete
COURSE ASSESSMENT:
Students will be graded through the following means of assessment and their final
grade will be calculated from the forms of assessment as listed below with their
grade weighting taken into account.
Assessment Type
Grade
Weight
Mid-Term
20%
Quizzes
10%
Assignments:
15%
Project:
15%
Participation:
5%
Final Exam:
35%
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Assessment
tools
exams
Assignments
Lab work
exams
Assignments
Lab work
Project writing
exams
Assignments
Lab work
Project writing
presentation
exams
Assignments
Lab work
Project writing
presentation
exams
Assignments
Lab work
Project writing
presentation
exams
Assignments
Lab work
Project &
presentation
exams
Assignments
Lab work
exams
Assignments
Lab work
exams
Lab work
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ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS:
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
Total Score (15)
Student Name:____________________ Instructor Name: Dr Mohanad Alkhasawneh
CATEGORY
Organization
Amount of
Information
Quality of
Information
Sources
Mechanics
Diagrams &
Illustrations
Paragraph
Construction
4
Information is very
organized with
well-constructed
paragraphs and
subheadings.
All topics are
addressed and all
questions
answered with at
least 2 sentences
about each.
Information clearly
relates to the main
topic. It includes
several supporting
details and/or
examples.
All sources
(information and
graphics) are
accurately
documented in the
desired format.
References clearly
stated.
Information is
organized with
well-constructed
paragraphs.
Information is
organized, but
paragraphs are not
well-constructed.
The information
appears to be
disorganized. 8)
All sources
(information and
graphics) are
accurately
documented, but
many are not in the
desired format. Not
all references are
included
A few grammatical
spelling or
punctuation errors.
Diagrams and
illustrations are
neat, accurate and
add to the reader's
understanding of
the topic.
All sources
(information and
graphics) are
accurately
documented, but a
few are not in the
desired format.
References clearly
stated
Almost no
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors
Diagrams and
illustrations are
accurate and add to
the reader's
understanding of
the topic.
Diagrams and
illustrations are not
accurate OR do not
add to the reader's
understanding of
the topic.
All paragraphs
include
introductory
sentence,
explanations or
details, and
concluding
sentence.
Most paragraphs
include
introductory
sentence,
explanations or
details, and
concluding
sentence.
Diagrams and
illustrations are
neat and accurate
and sometimes add
to the reader's
understanding of
the topic.
Some paragraphs
include
introductory
sentence,
explanations or
details, and
concluding
sentence.
No grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
Score
Information has
little or nothing to
do with the main
topic.
Many grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation errors.
Paragraphing
structure was not
clear and sentences
were not typically
related within the
paragraphs.
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Classroom Participation
Total Score (5)
Student Name:_____________________ Instructor Name: Dr Mohanad Alkhasawneh
Quality
Criteria
Interaction/participation
in classroom discussions/
/participation in
classroom learning
activities
Demonstration of
professional attitude and
demeanor
Needs
Score
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Improvement
(4 points) (3 points) (2 points)
(1 points)
- often cites
from
readings;
- uses
readings to
support
points;
- Often
articulates
"fit" of
readings with
topic at hand.
- always a
willing
participant;
- acts
appropriately
during all
role plays;
- responds
frequently to
questions;
- Routinely
volunteers
point of
view.
- always
demonstrates
commitment
through
preparation;
- always
arrives on
time;
- Often
solicits
instructors'
perspective
outside class.
- occasionally
cites from
readings;
- sometimes
uses readings
to support
points;
- Occasionally
articulates
"fit" of
readings with
topic at hand.
- rarely able to
cite from
readings;
- rarely uses
readings to
support points;
- rarely
articulates "fit"
of readings with
topic at hand
- often a
willing
participant;
- acts
appropriately
during role
plays;
- responds
occasionally
to questions;
- Occasionally
volunteers
point of view.
- Rarely a willing
participant.
- occasionally
acts
inappropriately
during role
plays;
- rarely able to
respond to direct
questions;
- rarely
volunteers point
of view
- never a willing
participant
- often acts
inappropriately
during role plays;,
- never able to
respond to direct
questions;
- Never volunteers
point of view.
- rarely
unprepared;
rarely
arrives late;
occasionally
solicits
instructors'
perspective
outside class
- often
unprepared;
occasionally
arrives late;
- Rarely solicits
instructors'
perspective
outside class.
- rarely prepared;
- often arrives late;
- never solicits
instructors'
perspective outside
class
Total Score(Y):
Y x 5/12
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ADDITIONAL SOURCES:
1. Introduction to Statistical Thought. By Michael Lavine. A free web download is
http://www.math.umass.edu/~lavine/Book/book.pdf
2. More and more authors are making their books available for free, on the web.
Here is a website where you can find some of them.
http://textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Book:Lists/Subjects
3. Online statistics textbooks and reference manuals. This is a very
comprehensive list compiled by John C. Pezzulo, Associate Professor in the
Departments of Pharmacology and Biostatistics, Georgetown University,
Washington, DC. Includes links to:
a. HyperStat, a very good online textbook by David Lane.
b. Introductory Statistics: Concepts, models, and applications, another
good online texbook by David W. Stockburger, Emeritus Professor of
Psychology, Missouri State University.
c. StatPrimer: An online, public-domain biostatistics instructional manual
by B. Gerstman.
4. Statistical Methods for Research Workers, by Sir Ronald A Fisher. Part of the
Classics in the History of Psychology page. Click here for the complete list of
statistical & methodological books or articles.
5. Statistics Lectures & Quizzes from Dr. M.G. Settle's classes at Pensacola Junior
College, Milton Campus.
6. Online stats calculators, and links to some online textbooks. This is a very
comprehensive list.
7. An introductory tutorial for R can be found here
project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.pdf
http://cran.r-
8. Although CMU archives the R package, it's best to go to the R Project (CRAN)
homepage, since you'll probably get the most recent version of it.
http://www.r-project.org/
9.
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REMARKS:
1) It is the students responsibility to find out through the instructor or his/her
classmates about the assignments and covered topics during his/her time of
absence.
2) No Makeup Test will be given. If a test is missed for legitimate reason, the
value will be added to the value of the final examination. Whether such
reasons are legitimate will be determined by the professor. If the final exam is
missed for a legitimate reason, the student will be assigned an incomplete
grade.
3) If you are a student with special need, please inform the Professor. Then,
arrangements can be done with the Special Needs Section at the university.
4) Students should visit the Blackboard (BB) on regular bases for more
instructions and materials.
5) Bring your scientific calculator on the exams (the use of the cell phone
calculator will not be allowed).
6) Assignments should be worked independently. Exchanging ideas are
permitted orally but don't require any kind of copying.
7) Please refer to Qatar University Academic Calendar for 2012/2013 for
important dates.
http://www.qu.edu.qa/students/documents/calendar/EN_Calendar_12-13.pdf
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