Type of Credit: Required
Credit(s)
Number of Students
This is a two-term course. The first term covers the basic concepts of statistics and the most commonly applied methods of statistical analysis including elementary probability, normal distributions, and basic one-sample estimation and hypothesis testing. The second term covers two-sample estimation and hypothesis testing, simple and multiple linear regressions, one-factor analysis of variance, and analysis of categorical data.
能力項目說明
Upon successful completion students should be able to think critically about data and apply statistical models to analyze data.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
「課程主題」、 「指定閱讀」&「教學活動與作業」、「學習投入時數」
1 Introduction to statistics chap. 1 2 hrs
2 Charts and graphs chap. 2 2 hrs
3 Descriptive statistics chap. 3 2 hrs
4 Descriptive statistics chap. 4 2 hrs
5 Probability chap. 5 2 hrs
6 Discrete distributions chap. 6 3 hrs
7 Discrete distributions chap. 6 3 hrs
8 Continuous distributions chap. 7 3 hrs
9 Continuous distributions chap. 7 5 hrs
10 Midterm
11 Sampling and sampling distributions chap.8 3 hrs
12 Sampling and sampling distributions chap.8 3 hrs
13 Estimation and confidence interval chap.9 3 hrs
14 Estimation and confidence interval chap.9 3 hrs
15 hypothesis testing for one population chap.10 3 hrs
16 hypothesis testing for one population chap.10 3 hrs
17 Review chap.8-10 6 hrs
18 Final Exam
1. homework and three quizzes 40% (=10%+10%+10%+10%)
2. midterm 30%
3. final 30%
Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics, (18th ed. McGraw Hill), by Douglas A. Lind, William G. Marchal, and Samuel A. Wathen