STA 2023
STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS


REVIEW FOR FINAL





 
INSTRUCTOR:
Sneh Gulati
DM 403C
305-348-2065
email:  gulati@fiu.edu

 
 
 
OFFICE HOURS:     MW :     2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
                                    T    :       2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

                                    OR BY APPOINTMENT

                               

                                         
TEXT:  Statistics for Business and Economics by McClave, Benson and  Sincich, Customized Edition with MyStatLab
 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The goal of this course is to give the student an understanding of how statistics can fit in the industry and management sciences.  The course will focus on both concepts and techniques with emphasis on applications.  We will cover selected sections from the first seven chapters of the book.  For a detailed syllabus, please look up http://www.fiu.edu/~statdeptWe will be using MyStatLab  (COURSE ID: gulati11046) to do the exercises and some quizzes. You will get instructions on logging on on the first day of class.

 

GRADES:

 
 
Exam 1, Friday, September 18                             100 points
Exam 2, Friday, October 16                             100 points
Quizzes and My StatLab Assignments                              100 points
Final Exam, Week of December 7                             150 points
          TOTAL                             450 points

 
 
 
GRADING SCALE:        A :  >= 90%,  B+   :  87% - 89%,   B : 80% - 86%,
                                           C+ : 77% - 79%,  C : 70% - 76%,     D+ : 67% - 69%,
                                           D : 60% - 66%,  F :  0 - 59%.

 

MAKEUP'S:  will be given only under extreme circumstances (illness- yours or a family member's, or an unforseeable emergency count as extreme circumstances).Contact the instructor in advance if you think that a situation deserves a make up.

 
 
 

INCOMPLETES:  will be only given in case of an emergency just before the final exam.Also, no extra credit work will be given to help a student improve their grade.The student must be passing the course in order to qualify for an incomplete.

 
 
DROP DATE:   October 16

 
 
NO BEEPERS OR CELLULAR PHONES ARE ALLOWED IN CLASS.IF YOU MUST CARRY THEM TO CLASS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SWITCHED OFF.ALSO NOTE THAT ANY STUDENT THAT DOES NOT TAKE THE FINAL EXAM WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET A F IN THE CLASS.

 

HOMEWORK AND MATERIAL COVERED

REVIEW FOR EXAM I

REVIEW FOR EXAM II

PROBABILITY NOTES

BINOMIAL HANDOUT

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL HANDOUT

HYPOTHESIS TESTING HANDOUT