syllabus
Grading
Your final grade will be weighted as follows.
Quizzes: 10%
Final Project: 20%
Assignments: 30%
Final exam: 40%.
Homework will be approximately weekly. There will be two in-class quizzes during the semester and an optional third quiz during reading days---your best two will be worth 5\% each. The final project will consist of a write-up and a class presentation and will involve either examining the use of statistics in some aspect of public life or looking at a specific use of statistics in your principal academic field. The final will be a 24-hour open-book take-home exam.
Academic Integrity
You are expected to be aware of the college's policy on
academic integrity and to abide by it. Please come and talk to me if anything is unclear.
