Stat 211 - Statistical Methods I

Modality: We will meet synchronously on T/TH at 2:50 - 4:05 in Marsh Life Science 107.

Prerequisites: Minimum Junior standing or (STAT 141/143 AND instructor permission)

Text: "OpenIntro Statistics" (3rd Edition) by Diez, Barr, and Cetinkaya-Rundel

• The textbook is available for free as a PDF, or a paper copy can be purchased for under $25 at Amazon.
• If you are using the PDF, please download it from this link. since I have fixed some issues.

  Errata: Most of the corrections involve the following change from "Standard Error" to "Standard Deviation of the Mean" in sections 4.1.3 - 4.4.
  Using SD(Xbar) instead of SE(Xbar) allows us to use the Normal Distribution in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 will use the Standard Error.

Office hours: TBD

NOTE: I will make minimal use of BlackBoard because it is not compliant with the monitors that I
use due to an ADA disability. I will use Bb to post HW solutions, collect HW assignments,
and upload grades. I will not be using Bb to post messages or announcements.

NOTE2: You will be turning in classwork at the end of each class. This will be graded on a 0-2 scale (0=no real work; 1=a minimal attempt; 2=an honest attempt). I will have you submit this at tinyurl.com/stat211-work. If you are excused from class ahead of class time, you will be allowed to submit your classwork by the end of the day at the above URL.

NOTE3: Scanning to PDF: Below are links to the two apps for scanning to a PDF file (Genius-Scan, or CamScanner). You must use one of these since they have been vetted by UVM's IT group and work well. Other scanners have been problematic. If there is an issue with your scan and you are not using one of these two, you will not receive credit.

The basic version of each one is free.

• Genius-Scan
• CamScanner