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Welcome to Statistics and Data Analysis with Mrs. McNelis. * Please find your seat (name on sticky note). Please take a textbook from the counter at the back of the room. Please look over the book for any problems
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Welcome to Statistics and Data Analysis with Mrs. McNelis * Please find your seat (name on sticky note)
Please take a textbook from the counter at the back of the room • Please look over the book for any problems • Record your name and book number and any problems on the sheet being passed around.
About Mrs. McNelis (Senske) * Grew up in Philly and NJ * Went to Virginia Tech * Graduated with degree in Math, minors in Spanish and Statistics * Enjoy running and sports * Coach XC, Winter Track, Spring Track * Also teach AP Stat, Applied Math, Algebra2/Trig1
What is Statistics? * Analyzing data * Making conclusions… both small and broad * Combination of Math and Writing * Learning through experiments/studies/data collection
About this class… * Pacing * Work load (HW, reading book, classwork) * Level of material • * EXPECTATIONS: • * Do HW * Be prepared • * Read book * Attendance • * Ask questions
Materials * 3 ring binder * Book * CALCULATOR: 83+, 84, or 84+ Policies * Expectations we’ve talked about * Food * Cell phones * Dress code
Attendance * Absences * Lates * Cuts Homework (15%) and Classwork (25%) * Amount * Grading * Receiving credit * Late assignments
Tests/Quizzes/Projects (60%) * Announced/unannounced * Calculators * Hats/sunglasses Projects * Amount/type * Grading * Lateness
Final Exam/Performance Assessments * Final Exam = 14%, all MC, in January * Performance Assessments (core assessments) = 3%, done in class Extra Help * Before school * After practices * 4th block
Grading • Marking Period: • HW = 15% • Classwork = 15% • Quizzes/Tests/Projects = 70% * Borderline grades (79.48%) Final Course Grade * MP1 = 40% * MP2 = 40% * Final Exam = 14% * Assessments = 6%
Wikispaces * Please write this down! http://senske.wikispaces.com
Please get out your computers, and log in • Please go to the wikispace and find the online Quia survey. Take this survey. • We will use this class data as examples in the future
Leave your computers on! • Turn to page 2 in your textbooks and complete Activity 1.1 about Snapple Real Facts. • You will need a piece of paper and something to write with- you will be turning in your answers!
On the paper you turn in, you must have the following: (don’t forget your name) #1: - list the fact you chose - do parts (a) and (b) - you only need to do one fact #3: (look at retired facts) - Record each fact that you chose - how were the data produced, does the result make sense?