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MATH 117 Online Statistics
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Graded assignments, not including
homework/practice exercises to be turned in for a grade, will be posted
as they are announced on the
Current Topics, Reading
and Exercises page. A description, point value, due date, and
information about how to turn in the assignment will be posted for each
assignment. Please be careful to follow the instructions for the
assignment so that the materials that you turn in will be in the proper
format, turned in using the proper method, and turned in on time.. Please
make a habit of checking this page frequently to look for
 assignments.
A description, the point value, the due date and time, and information
about how to turn in the assignment and the acceptable/required format in
which to turn in the
assignment will be posted for each assignment. Please be careful to
follow the instructions for the assignment so that the materials that you
turn in will be in the proper format, turned in using the proper method,
and turned in on time since assignments submitted in formats other than that
specified, using a method other than that listed, or turned in late will
earn a grade of zero (0). For example, if for an assignment requires a MS Word document (file with an extension doc) you turn in the
assignment using a rich text format (file with an extension rtf) or a text
file (a file with extension txt) then you will earn a grade of zero (0) or
if for an assignment for which you were instructed to use the Blackboard
assignment feature you sent your assignment file as an attachment to an
email then your will earn a grade of zero (0).
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Format: Formats for assignments include
but are not limited to
text of
email, MS Word document (a file with extension doc), an HTML file (a
file with extension html or htm), a MS Excel document (a file with
extension xls), or a software specific file, for example a IM (AOL
Instant Messenger) file.
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Method: Methods for turning in assignments include turning
in the assignment email, as an attachment to an email, using the
Blackboard Assignment feature, posting the assignment on the
discussion board, or submitting an on-paper assignment via
USPS-mail.
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Deadline: It is your responsibility to make
sure that your assignment is received on time. If you cannot turn in
an assignment yourself then arrange for someone else to turn in the
assignment for you using the specified method and format.
Late assignments will not be accepted and will earn a grade of zero
(0). You are welcome to turn in assignments early.
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Questions: If you have any
questions about a graded assignment,
it is important to ask your questions so that you will be able to
understand the assignment. By asking your questions, you
will help yourself to be able to do the assignment correctly,
using the appropriate format, to turn in the assignment using
the designated method, and to meet the assignment deadline.
Please remember that your questions are important and that there is no such thing as a
stupid question.
Graded Assignments - Please remember
to use appropriate notation and terminology. All explanations should
be given using sentences of more than one word. For assignments for
which you must use real data, you may find some of the
sites that I have posted
to be useful; you may, of course, look for other sites as well. To open some assignment files, you may need Adobe
Reader; once you
download
and install Adobe Reader, you will be able to open the files.
CAUTION: For all assignments and discussion
postings, please be careful to be respectful of others: do not post any
information/materials/hyperlinks that could be considered to be
offensive, insulting, or hostile. Posting offensive, insulting, or
hostile information/materials/hyperlinks will
earn you a grade of zero (0) on the corresponding assignment or
discussion, and the matter will be forwarded to the Dean of the Division
of Graduate and Continuing Education.
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Please carefully read all information associated with assignments
posted on this page. You are expected to follow the posted
directions: this includes and is not limited to assignment format,
assignment due dates and turn-in date limitations, assignment turn-in
method, assignment information and requirements. You will not earn
the points for assignments if you do not follow the posted requirements
and directions.
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History of Statistics:
As a member of this class, you are expected to learn the history of
some of the course concepts and methods that you study in this course
as well as learn about some of the individuals who contributed to the
statistics that you are studying. To do this, you will have an
assignment
in which you will research a person who is significant in the
history of
statistics. You will present your research online. The list of preliminary
research references for your research must be submitted by email using a subject
line of MATH 117 ONLINE Statistics: History References;
your references must be in Chicago Style and you may NOT send your
references as an attachment;
research references must be listed separately from references for
pictures, tables, diagrams, and other images, and these sources may not
be included in your research-reference count.
The
MS PowerPoint presentation file that you create for this
assignment
must be turned in by email; you must use the subject line MATH 117
ONLINE Statistics: History MS PowerPoint File.
You will post your MS PowerPoint presentation and a four-page summary
(not including bibliography) of
the the life, times, and work of your statistician on Blackboard as well
as compare, contrast and discuss your statisticians.
All details and deadlines for this
assignment will be included in the
assignment handout.
Here are some hyperlinks for the Chicago Style Manual online; you
will use the Chicago Style for all references, both the footnotes
and the bibliography.
(I thought that you might like to have several so that you would have
access to more examples and more information about the Chicago Style.)
You will find these web sites to be helpful since your research will
necessitate the use of a bibliography (not a works cited) as well as footnotes.
For online sources, you must included "accessed" dates.
** You may find these resources to be particularly helpful.
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Please remember
that your questions are important to me, that I want to help you to do
well in the course, and that there is no such thing as a stupid
question.
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