Applied Statistics
Orientation

Applied Statistics

MTH-361A | Spring 2025 | University of Portland

January 15, 2025

Objectives

Course Information

About the Instructor

Dr. Alex John Quijano

Modes of Communication

Teams

We will be using Teams as the main real-time communication tool for general announcements, question-answering discussions, and direct messages.

The Teams for this course is MTH-361A-sp25.

Class Website

The syllabus, tentative topics schedule, and other information are posted on the course website.

You can access the course website at mth-361a-sp25.

Note that the course website can be accessed in Teams.

Structure and Expectations

Class Structure

Assignments

Assignments

Worksheets: Wednesday and Friday (due in class)

The purpose of the worksheets is for in-class group work and activities.

Homework: Every other Monday (due Friday)

The purpose of the homework is to provide practice with problems, and it will include tasks that involve R.

Project Phases: Every other Monday (due on the next phase)

The purpose of the project phases is to break the semester-long project into smaller tasks, allowing for incremental progress toward its completion.

Submission Guidelines

Moodle

We will be using the course Moodle page for submitting assignments and giving feedback.

The Moodle for this course is MTH-361A - sp25 - Applied Statistics I. You are already listed in Moodle for this course using your UP account.

Resources

Textbook

This course uses the following textbook - which is free to access - for reading and practice.

Note that the textbook can be accessed in Teams.

Tools

R

We will be using R, as a computational tool, for some assignments. These tools are free and open-source.

We will use the Posit Cloud service, an online computing environment.

We will discuss more about this tool next time.

Academic Support

Help Hours

Dr. Alex John Quijano

My walk-in help hours start week 2.

Math Resource Center

The Math Resource Center offiers walk-in tutoring and appointment-based tutoring.

Activity: Introductions

  1. On a piece of paper:

    • Write your name, year, and major.
    • Explain:
      • your background experience in computer programming.
      • your anxieties and fears about computer programming.
      • your hobbies.
    • Write an encouraging message to yourself six weeks from now.

  2. Pair with another student and share what you wrote.

  3. Submit your work.

References

Diez, D. M., Barr, C. D., & Çetinkaya-Rundel, M. (2012). OpenIntro statistics (4th ed.). OpenIntro. https://www.openintro.org/book/os/
Speegle, Darrin and Clair, Bryan. (2021). Probability, statistics, and data: A fresh approach using r. Chapman; Hall/CRC. https://probstatsdata.com/