I'll put course announcements here. Be sure to check here regularly, especially if you can't make it to class for any reason.
Data sets:
Homework 6:
Homework 8:
Homework 9:
Instructor: Michael Minnotte
Office: Lund 201-C
Phone: 797-2844 (office)
E-mail: minnotte@math.usu.edu
Office Hours: TBA
Text: Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement (2nd ed.),
Amitava Mitra, (Prentice Hall, 1998).
Prerequisites:
You must have some previous experience with general statistics. Stat 2000
or 3000 are good background, but Stat 2300, the old Stat 301 or 230, or
an equivalent class at another university are all acceptable substitutes.
If you are concerned about your preparation, please come see me.
Homework:
I will assign homework every 1-2 weeks, usually from the text book.
Please make things easy
on me and yourself; make your homeworks easy to read and
grade. Use one side of the paper, write neatly, and leave plenty of
space. I will not grade a paper which I can't read.
Also, show your work. Full credit will not, in general, be given
for just the answer. If your answer is wrong, you will probably receive
partial credit if you show your work, but not otherwise.
Many of the problems will involve computer work (see below). For the computational portions of such problems, you need only turn in the relevant output, together with any associated discussion and answers to specific questions. You do not need to turn in programming code.
All homework will be due in class on the due date. The grade for the homework will be reduced by 10% if it is turned in late on the due date, and another 10% for every working day it is late after that (to a minimum of 30% of the original grade) unless prior permission is given.
Finally, you may help each other with your homeworks, but I expect what
you turn in to be your own work. Helping does not mean simply copying
what someone else has put down.
Computer Use:
We will use the SAS computer package, available on the
PC's in the Ag. Science, Merrill Library, SciTech
Library, and TSC computer labs.
Tests:
There will be a midterm in class the week of February 11, and the final
will be Tuesday, April 30, from 12:00 to 1:50. Both tests will be open book
and open notes, and will be similar to the types of problems in the
homework.
Grades:
For each person I will compute an overall score according to the formula