STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR JUSTICE STUDIES (JUS 302) FALL

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STATISTICALANALYSISFORJUSTICESTUDIES(JUS302)
FALL2014
LifeSciencesTowerE‐Wing(LSE)204
Tu/Th3:00‐4:15pm
Instructor:NathanD.Martin,Ph.D.
Office:WilsonHall217 Phone:(480)727‐9970
Officehours:Wed.11am‐1pm
Email:[email protected]
COURSEDESCRIPTIONANDOBJECTIVES
Thiscourseintroducesfundamentalprinciplesinquantitativeresearchandtheapplicationof
descriptiveandinferentialstatistics.TheprimarytextusesExcelasthebasictoolforintroducing
conceptsandprocedures.Coursetopicsandactivitiesgivespecialemphasistothedevelopmentof
analyticalandcriticalthinkingskillssothatstudentsmaybettercomprehendtheresearch
literatureinjusticestudiesandacrossthesocialsciences.Courseassignmentsaredesignedtohelp
studentsdevelopskillsindatacollection,managementandanalysis.
Bytheendofthesemester,studentswillbeableto:
 Identifyandexplainbasicconceptsofsocialstatistics
 Describekeyguidelinesfordatacollectionandmeasurement
 Formulateandtestresearchhypotheses
 Computedescriptiveandinferentialstatisticsbyhandandwithcomputersoftware
Prerequisites: ENG102,105or108with“C”orbetter;MAT117,142,170orapprovedcourse;
min.2.00GPA(cumulative);completedorenrolledinminimumof24credithours
Credithours: 3
COURSEMATERIALSANDCOMMUNICATION
Thereisonerequiredtextbook,whichcanbepurchasedatthecampusbookstore:
Salkind,NeilJ.2013.StatisticsforPeopleWho(ThinkThey)HateStatistics:Excel2010Edition.
3rdEdition.ThousandOaks,CA:SagePublications.
Besuretobringyourtextbookwithyoutoeachclasssession;wewilluseitforin‐classexercises
andtoreviewexampleproblems.Additionally,youwillneedtoplanforregularaccesstoa
computerwithMicrosoftExcelplustheAnalysisToolPakadd‐in.Thisadd‐inisfreetodownload
andprovidesaspecialsetoftoolsthatmaynothavebeenincludedwhenExcelwasoriginally
installed.Ifyoudonothavereadyaccesstoapersonalcomputer,thereareseveralcomputing
centersoncampusthatprovidestudentswithaccesstocomputers,softwareandarangeof
applications(ucc.asu.edu/sites/hours‐and‐locations/tempe‐hours/).
LinkstoothercoursematerialswillbeavailableonthecourseBlackboardpage,andyoushould
visitBlackboardregularlyforcoursemessagesandupdates.Bydefault,communicationwillbesent
toyourASUemailaccount.Ifyouwishtouseadifferentemailaddress,itisyourresponsibilityto
changeyouraccountsettings.
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COURSEPOLICIESANDREQUIREMENTS
Therearethreemainrequirementsforthiscourse:(A)activeparticipationincourseactivitiesand
discussions;(B)twotake‐homeunitexams;and(C)atake‐homecumulativefinalexam.
Grading
Thefinalgradeisdeterminedasfollows:
Total
300points
Finallettergrade
In‐classquizzes/activities
100points
A+
98%andabove 293pointsorabove
A
93‐97%
278to292points
Unitexams:
A‐
90‐92%
269to277points
Exam1(dueSept.26)
50points
B+
87‐89%
260to268points
Exam2(dueNov.11)
50points
B
83‐86%
248to259points
B‐
80‐82%
239to247points
Finalexam(dueDec.12)
100points
C+
77‐79%
230to238points
C
70‐76%
209to229points
D
60‐69%
179to208points
F
59%andbelow 178pointsorbelow
Classparticipationandattendance
Activeparticipationisessentialforenhancingyourlearningofthematerial,andregularattendance
willbeimportantshouldyouwishtodowellinthecourse.Whenyouchoosetocometoclass,you
areexpectedtoarriveontime,bepreparedtoaskquestions,andparticipateinclassactivities.
Failuretomeettheseexpectationswillresultinalowergrade.
Pleasenotifymeasearlyaspossibleifyouanticipateexcessiveabsencesduetoparticipationin
University‐sponsoredevents,observationofmajorreligiousholidaysorotherapprovedactivities.
Itisyourresponsibilitytokeepinformedconcerningallmaterialcoveredandassignmentsmade.
Absences,whetherexcusedorunexcused,donotabsolveyoufromthisresponsibility.
Quizzesandgroupactivities
Throughoutthesemestertherewillberegularquizzesandgroupactivitiestofacilitatediscussion,
reinforcelearning,andgaugemasteryofthecoursematerial.Youmustbepresentandcontribute
tothegroupeffortinordertoreceivecreditfortheseactivities.
Youcanexpectaquizand/oractivityduringeveryregularclasssession.Acrossthesemester,there
willbeatleast25quizzesoractivitiesworth5pointseach,butonly20willcounttowardsthefinal
grade(100pointstotal).Anysurpluspointswillbeaddedasextracredit.
Exams
Take‐homeunitexamswillbedueby5:00pmonFriday,September26andTuesday,November11
andwillincludeamixofessayquestionsandanalysisspecificationsbasedontheunitmaterial.
Directionsandexpectationswillbedistributedinclassatleastoneweekpriortotheexamdue
dates.
AcumulativefinalexamwillbedueonThursday,December11that5:00pm.Forthisexam,youwill
demonstrateyourmasteryofthesemester’scoursematerialthroughananalysisofadatasetthatI
willprovide.Furtherdetailswillbeprovidedinclass.
Examssubmittedafterthedeadlinewillbepenalizedoneletter‐gradeforeveryhourlate.
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Extracreditopportunities
IfyouattendaneventsponsoredbyASUJustice&SocialInquiryand/ortheSchoolofSocial
Transformationandwriteareactionpaper,youmayreceiveupto5pointsextracredit(max.of15
pointsextracredittotalpersemester).Reactionpapersshouldbeatleast500wordsandbe
organizedaroundaclearthesisstatementorresearchquestion.Extracreditessaysshouldreflect,
extendorcritiqueandnotsimplysummarizeordescribe.
Expectationsforclassroombehavior
Tofosteranenvironmentconducivetolearning,wemustberespectfulofeachother’sviewsand
opinionsandrefrainfromdemeaningattacksandstatements.Disrespectfulordisruptivebehavior
mayresultinexpulsionfromthecourseandreferraltotheOfficeofJudicialAffairsandStudentLife.
Duringclasstime,cellphonesaretobeturnedofforsilencedandputawayoutofview.Laptops
maybeusedforapprovedclassactivitiesonly.Failuretoadheretotheseclassroomrulesmay
resultindismissalfromclassand/oragradepenalty.
Academicintegrity
ASU’sAcademicIntegritypolicy(http://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity/policy)holdsstudents
toacodeofconductthatdefinesacademicdishonestytoincludecheating,plagiarism,academic
deceit,falsifyingrecords,andinappropriatecollaboration.Inaddition,thispolicyspecifiesarange
ofsanctionsthatfacultycanchoosefromwhenviolationsoccur.AllASUstudents,includingthose
enrolledinthiscourse,areheldtothestandardsinthepolicy.
Academicsupportservicesanddisabilityaccommodations
StudentsareencouragedtocontacttheUniversity’sStudentSuccessCenterandWritingCenter
(http://studentsuccess.asu.edu/)forfreetutoring,writingconsultationandotherresources
designedtoassistyouinmeetingyouracademicgoals.Ifyouhaveadisabilityandneed
accommodationstofullyparticipateinthisclass,besuretocontacttheDisabilityResourceCenter
(DRC)immediately.TheDRCislocatedonthefirstflooroftheMatthewsCenterBuilding.DRCstaff
canalsobereachedbyphoneat480‐965‐1234(V)or480‐965‐9000(TTY).Foradditional
information,visitwww.asu.edu/studentaffairs/ed/drc/.Allaccommodationsmustbeapproved
throughtheDisabilityResourceCenter.
Contactandofficehours
Iwelcomeyoutovisitduringmyofficehours(Wednesdays,11am‐1pm)forextrahelpwiththe
material,todiscussyourprogressinthecourse,ortotalkaboutyoureducationandcareerplans.If
yourschedulepreventsyoufromvisitingduringofficehours,pleasecontactmetosetupan
appointment.Whenyouemailme,besuretoincludethecoursenumber(JUS302)inthesubject
linetoensurearesponse.
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COURSESCHEDULE
ThisscheduleissubjecttochangeattheInstructor’sdiscretion.Studentsshouldvisitthecourse
Blackboardsiteregularlyforthemostup‐to‐dateschedule.Readingassignmentsareduebefore
thestartofclassonthedateindicated.
Date
Topic
Reading
1. Thursday,August21
courseintroduction
syllabus
2. Tuesday,August26
statisticswithExcel
chapter1
3. Thursday,August28
variables andobservations
4. Tuesday,September2
centraltendency
chapter2
5. Thursday,September4
levelsofmeasurement
6. Tuesday,September9
variability
chapter3
7. Thursday,September11
illustratingdata
chapter4
8. Tuesday,September16
histograms
9. Thursday,September18
correlation
chapter5
scatterplots
reliabilityandvalidity
Friday,September26
UNITEXAM1 DUE(5:00PM)
12. Tuesday,September30
nullandresearchhypotheses
chapter7
13. Thursday,October2
probability
chapter8
14. Tuesday,October7
centrallimittheorem
15. Thursday,October9
statisticalsignificance
chapter9
FALLBREAK
16. Thursday,October16
p‐values
17. Tuesday,October21
one‐sampleZ‐test
chapter10
18. Thursday,October23
obtainedandcriticalvalues
19. Tuesday,October28
independent(twosample)t‐test
chapter11
20. Thursday,October30
comparinggroupmeans
21. Tuesday,November4
one‐samplechi‐squaretest
chapter17
10. Tuesday,September23
11. Thursday,September25
Tuesday,October14
chapter6
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Date
Topic
Reading
22. Thursday,November6
hypothesistesting
UNITEXAM2DUE(5:00PM)
VETERAN’SDAY
23. Thursday,November13
simple(singlefactor)ANOVA
chapter13
24. Tuesday,November18
Ftests
25. Thursday,November20
correlationcoefficient
chapter15
26. Tuesday,November25
linearregression
chapter16
THANKSGIVINGHOLIDAY
27. Tuesday,December2
predictedvalues
28. Thursday,December4
recap&review
FINALEXAMDUE (5:00pm)
Tuesday,November11
Thursday,November27
Thursday,December11
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