Stat 211 (Elementary Statistical Inference) Syllabus

Section     Instructor     Office Location Course Location E-mail
Section 019 Jim Harner 423 Hodges 259 Hodges jharner@stat.wvu.edu
Lab Grader Samanmalee Ranasinghe ranasinghe97@yahoo.com
Course Hours
 3:30 - 4:30 PM (Monday & Wednesday)
Office Hours
 3:00 - 3:30 PM (Monday & Wednesday)
eBook
 LifeStats, by Ditlev Monrad, Stout and Harner
Note: Purchase your eBook online through the 8-mobius website.
LifeStats online ordering instructions are provided at Huey Miin Lee's site.
The Department of Statistics requires all Stat 211 students to purchase an eBook. Your IDEAL account will be discontinued if you do not purchase the textbook by the end of the second week of class.
Class Notes
 Professor Billings' Notes
Grading
 Exam 1 100
  Exam 2 100
  Final 150
  Lab Exercises 100
  Lab Quizzes 100
Attendance
 Number of absences Bonus/Penalty Points
  0,1 or 2 +25
  3 +20
  4 +15
  5 +10
  6 +5
  7 0
  8 -5
  9 -10
  10 -15
  11 -20
  12 -25
Exams Text books are not permitted except for the tables in the back; calculators are required and can not be shared. One sheet of paper with your notes is allowed for each exam and two sheets are allowed for the final. The date and material covered on each exam is indicated in the class schedule, but the final determination of material will be announced in class prior to the exam.
Text Exercises Text exercises are assigned, but not graded. However, success in this course is strongly linked to working these exercises. The answers to most of these exercises will be provided.
Lab Exercises During the semester, at least 22 exercises will be assigned and the best 20 will be used to compute the lab grade. Each exercise will be worth 5 points. Fifteen (15) of the exercises must be worked (i.e., a reasonable attempt must be made) in order to receive a passing grade. You will find it helpful to bring a pencil, paper, calculator, and your text book when completing the exercises. The lab instructors will work practice examples similar to the assigned exercises in G31/G33 Eiesland Hall during your assigned lab period. You can work the exercises during the free periods at the lab or you can work them at any computer supporting Java. Graduate Teaching Assistants will teach the labs sections as outlined above and will also be available during free lab hours. You are expected to attend the lab sessions for the quizzes/examples and complete the exercises on your own.
Lab Quizzes During the semester, about 12 quizzes will be given and the best 10 will be used to compute the quiz grade. Each quiz will be worth 10 points. You will find it helpful to bring a pencil, calculator, and your text book (for the tables in the back) when completing the quizzes. The quizzes are timed and are to be done in G31/G33 Eiesland Hall during your assigned lab period.
Make-Up Exams, Exercises, and Quizzes A reasonable excuse is required for a missed exam, exercise, or quiz. Your instructor will determine the manner in which the missed evaluation is made up. Since the due date for an exercise is at least three days after the assigned date, a longer-term excuse will be required for making up a exercise.
Prerequisite Math 124 or Math 126 or the equivalent (college algebra)
Academic Honesty Exercises can be discussed with the instructor or other students in the chat session or by email, but the work you submit must be your own and must not be copied. Any type of dishonest practices will not be tolerated in any part of the course.
Social Justice West Virginia University is committed to social justice. I concur with that commitment and expect to foster a learning environment based upon open communication, mutual respect, and non-discrimination. Our University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, sexual orientation, color or national origin. Any suggestions as to how to further such a positive and open environment in this class will be appreciated and given serious consideration.

If you are a person with a disability and anticipate needing any type of accommodation in order to participate in this class, please advise me and make appropriate arrangements with Disability Services (293-6700).