FIU / Summer 2014
COURSE:
STA 2023, Section U01A, Statistics for Business and
Economics
INSTRUCTOR:
Eric Philias
OFFICE HOURS:
TH-TR 2:00 - 2:30 in DM 413B
E-mail address :
[email protected]
Class Time:
T-R
2:40-6:00
Text book:
“
Statistics for Business and Economics” by McClave and Sincich, 12th ed. customized for
FIU (ISBN 9781-256-73624-0). Material from chapter 1 to 8 will be covered.
Course Description
This course deals with concepts and methods corresponding to the areas of
descriptive statistics, probability and inferential statistics.
Calculator
: A scientific calculator with statistical capabilities (TI-30xa) is required. Graphing calculators
are not allowed for exams.
(no cell phones)
Important Dates
Test 1
:
Tuesday, May 27th,
chapters 1-3, 4.1-4.3
Test 2
:
Thursday, June 12th, chapters 5-6, section 4.6
Final Exam
: Thursday
, June 19
th
,
chapters 1-8 (cumulative)
Class Begin
:
Monday, May12, 2014
Examinations and Grading Policy
There will be
two partial tests and a cumulative final exam
. The final exam is mandatory. Each test
will be worth 100 points and the final exam will be worth 200 points. Thus, the final grade will be based
on a total of 400 points. The score for the final exam may replace your lowest partial test score. There will
be
NO MAKE-UPS before the final
; some exceptions made by FIU policies (jury duty, religious
holidays, and athlete competition) must be informed to the Instructor in a timely manner. If for any reason
