Stat 2005 is a first course in statistics. The course covers material such as data analysis, probability, sampling, hypothesis testing and inference. These words sound difficult, but they are not really! Statistics is a field useful to all students and a quick look at the newspaper will tell you that statistics is used everywhere in the world today! A good basic understanding of statistics will help you greatly in nearly any career!

If you are interested in a theoretical calculus based statistics course. This is not the one you should take. The course is really not designed for Math majors.

The only real difference between STAT 2005 and STAT 2070 is that the emphasis on applications in STAT 2070 comes from the social sciences

In order to enroll in STAT 2005 you should have completed MATH 1000 (Problem Solving) or DVST 0930 (Intermediate Algebra)

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Stat 2005 is offered on the Internet for a number of reasons. Perhaps your schedule does not allow you to attend class on a regular basis. The Internet class requires no actual class attendance at a specific time, so this might work for you. Perhaps you like to learn "on your own" and "at your own pace". The Internet class allows you to have some flexibility in scheduling your own learning. Perhaps you enjoy working with the web and want to learn this material utilizing the amazing features of the WWW in statistics. If any of these reasons sound good to you, then Internet STAT is the place to be!

Because the course is on the Internet you have to be somewhat of a self-starter to succeed in this course. Much of the material will have to be learned on your own and you will not have the benefit of classroom of students to help you out. However you do have access through me and your other classmates through e-mail, a web discussion list and you have access to many interactive lessons and tutorials on the web.

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You will be graded in this course on your work on 7-9 quizzes which are based on suggested homework assignments from the book, discussion list participation,  4 projects and a final project. All materials for the course are listed on the calendar for the course. There are deadlines for when quizzes and projects are due - these are primarily guidelines - you may turn in items after these deadlines - but try not to get too far behind. You need to participate in the discussion questions posted on the discussion list. You may do this at any time the discussion questions are posted - you do not have to be physically present at your computer at a specific time.

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You need a copy of the book: Elementary Statistics by Mario Triola. A calculator and/or access to some stat computer program. The best calculator for this course is the TI-83 calculator or the TI-83 Plus calculator. There are TI-83 instruction pages at this site that give detailed instructions on how to work with this calculator in the course. If you do not wish to buy a calculator, you may rent one from the math lab for a fee of $20 per semester. Instead of a calculator you may use the software STATDISK which is provided for you in the CD in the back of your book.  If you need this software and do not have the CD,  please e-mail me

You also need access to a computer with a graphical browser for the world wide web (netscape or internet explorer will do just fine!). To turn in your projects you can give them to me (or place it my box) if come to campus, or use the US mail or FAX it to me at school. You of course can also use e-mail to give me these. Quizzes are taken on-line through the WEB CT system

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If you have additional questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail

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