Introduction To Statistics
TLSAMP Summer Bridge Program

Designed by Valerie Chu, Ph.D.

http://biobio.loc.edu/chu/web/

Summer 2008

 

Course Description:

            This course is designed to introduce students to a statistics environment. Students will learn how to run and analyze their data from the science lab through the Excel program.  They will explore both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.  More specifically, mean, standard deviation, histogram, line graph, linear regression, z-test and t-test will be introduced.  By the end of course, they will be able to conduct a simple data analysis for their science projects.

 

Course Outline:

Weeks

Topics

1

What is Statistics

Descriptive Statistics:

1.      Numerical Methods

2.      Excel Exercise

2

  1. Getting Descriptive Statistics from Excel Program
  2. Graphical Methods
  3. Using Measures of Center and Spread
  4. Box Plot for Outliers

3

Inferential Statistics:

1.      Linear Regression                        Show Equation on Graph

2.      Normal Distribution and Central Limit Theorem

3.      Hypothesis Testing                      Examples

4

4.      Inference from Small Samples

5.      Apply Statistics to Physical Science Lab Projects

Wrap up for presentation:  Convert results to PowerPoint.

 

Course Requirements and Evaluation Procedures:

 

There is a 10-minutes quiz every class.  A final PowerPoint presentation on the science laboratory is required.  The student with the best performance will be identified and awarded.