SYLLABUS: EXST7015 - Statistical Techniques II – Fall 2004
Class Meets: Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 3:00 in room 155 Coates Hall
Professor: JAMES P. GEAGHAN |
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Office |
67 Agriculture Administration Building |
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Office hours |
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:15 - 4:00 or call for appointment anytime |
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Telephone |
388 - 8303 |
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Internet materials |
http://www.stat.lsu.edu/faculty/geaghan/jpghome.html |
Labs are taught in Room 11, Ag Admin Bldg. |
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Lab Instructor |
Lisa Morris |
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Office |
71B Agriculture Administration Building |
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Office hours |
TBA by Instructor |
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Lab Times |
meet for 2 hours (1) Tuesday at 4:40 PM and (2) Wednesday at 11:40 AM |
Grading Points: |
2 exams count 100 points each |
200 |
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1 final counts 150 points |
150 |
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Term paper |
50 |
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Daily design |
25 |
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Weekly lab assignments count 100 points |
100 |
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TOTAL |
525 |
Exam Schedule: |
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First Exam |
Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
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Second Exam |
Thursday, November 04, 2004 |
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Term paper |
Tuesday, November 30 @ 1:42PM, (due during class period, no extensions) |
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Final Exam |
Monday, December 06, 2004 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Course Grading: (Exam1% + Exam2% + Lab% + 0.5*Paper% + 0.25*Daily% + 1.5*Final%) / 525 = SCORE
Letter grade assignment |
Guaranteed minimum grade |
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90 - 100 points, minimum grade of |
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80 - 89.9 points |
B |
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70 - 79.9 points |
C |
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60 - 69.9 points |
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TEXT: Freund, Rudolph J. and William J. Wilson. 2003. Statistical Methods, Academic Press, N.Y. (Be sure to get second edition (2003) or revised edition (1997), not original 1993 edition)
Catalog Course Description: EXST7015 Statistical Techniques II (4) F, S Prereq: EXST7005 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs lab. Credit will be given for only one of the following: EXST7013, EXST7014, EXST7015. Multiple classification analyses of variance and covariance, sampling designs, parameter estimation, multiple regression and correlation, tests of specific hypotheses, and factorial experiments; emphasis on field-oriented life science research problems.