Course Syllabus

Course Information
Course Number/Section: OPRE 6301.004 – SYSM 6303.004
Course Title: Statistics and Data Analysis
Term: Spring 2022
Day & Time: Tuesday 4:00 PM – 6:45 PM

Instructor: Katie Ahadi, PhD TA: Prudhvi Khambammettu

Office Hours: By appointment Office Hours: Monday and Thursday,
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Please write the course and the Please write the course and the section
section number on the subject line. number on the subject line.

Instructional Mode: Traditional

The instructor delivers instruction face-to-face in the classroom. Students can attend the class online with
synchronous (i.e., in real time) transmission via MS Team. Also, student have the option to choose asynchronous
access to the course. Those who do are expected to:
- Watch the recordings of the live lectures at a different time than the scheduled class.
- Submit the homework assignments/quizzes by the deadline (same as for all other students).
- Take Exam I, II and III during the exam time window (same as for all other students).

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Class Recordings
The instructor may record meetings of this course. Any recordings will be available to all students registered for
this class as they are intended to supplement the classroom experience. Students are expected to follow appropriate
University policies and maintain the security of passwords used to access recorded lectures. Unless the Office of
Student AccessAbility has approved the student to record the instruction, students are expressly prohibited from
recording any part of this course. Recordings may not be published, reproduced, or shared with those not in the
class, or uploaded to other online environments except to implement an approved Office of Student AccessAbility
accommodation. If the instructor or a UTD school/department/office plans any other uses for the recordings, consent
of the students identifiable in the recordings is required prior to such use unless an exception is allowed by law.
Failure to comply with these University requirements is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
Class Materials
The Instructor may provide class materials that will be made available to all students registered for this class as they
are intended to supplement the classroom experience. These materials may be downloaded during the course,
however, these materials are for registered students' use only. Classroom materials may not be reproduced or shared
with those not in class, or uploaded to other online environments except to implement an approved Office of Student
AccessAbility accommodation. Failure to comply with these University requirements is a violation of the Student
Code of Conduct.

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Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites and/or Other Restrictions
Prerequisite: NON BSANMS or NON BSMBMBMS Majors only and Credit cannot be received for both: (OPRE
6301 or SYSM 6303) and (OPRE 6359 or BUAN 6359).

Course Description
This course is an introduction to statistical and probabilistic methods and theory applicable to situations faced by
managers. Topics include: data presentation and summarization, regression analysis, fundamental probability
theory and random variables, introductory decision analysis, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
and regression analysis. The aim of the course is for the students to develop skills on problem formulation,
identification of statistical techniques, computer implementation in Excel, and interpretation of results.

Students Learning Outcomes

Students will develop skills on problem formulation, identification of appropriate statistical techniques, computer
implementations in Excel and manual calculations and written explanations, and interpretation of empirical results.
At the end of this course will be able to:
1. Organize and summarize raw data
2. Build and evaluate a regression model from raw data
3. Apply the basic rules of Probability Theory
4. Apply the concept of a random variable to solve business problems
5. Apply the Normal, Poisson, and Binomial Distributions to solve business problems
6. Identify significant changes in averages and proportions
7. Determine if two populations have the same mean or the same proportion
8. Determine if several populations have the same mean

Course Materials
Textbook: Statistics for Management and Economics (11th Edition) by Keller.
You may purchase the textbook from UTD bookstore, Cengage publisher or Amazon.

Software: Microsoft Office Excel

This course uses a laptop, eLearning, Internet access, Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher (no trial versions), with Data
Analysis Activated (this comes with Excel).

Technical Requirements
In addition to a confident level of computer and Internet literacy, certain minimum technical requirements must be
met to enable a successful learning experience. Please review the important technical requirements on the Getting
Started with eLearning webpage.

Course Access and Navigation

1. eLearning: This course can be accessed using your UT Dallas NetID account on the eLearning website.
Please see the course access and navigation section of the Getting Started with eLearning webpage for more
information. To become familiar with the eLearning tool, please see the Student eLearning Tutorials
webpage.

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 UT Dallas provides eLearning technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The eLearning Support
Center includes a toll-free telephone number for immediate assistance (1-866-588-3192), email request
service, and an online chat service.
2. Microsoft Teams: Recorded lectures for asynchronous access will be uploaded into the class team in MS
Teams.
Teams => Select this course => Files => Recordings
3. Discussion Board: Questions that are not personal should be posted to the course Discussion Board on
eLearning. The instructor and TA will receive these questions and comments, as well as other class
members. Questions of a personal nature (or not relevant to others in the class) should be sent directly to
the instructor and not posted to the Discussion Board.
Students are encouraged to respond to questions from fellow students. Answering questions helps both the
student asking the question and the student working on the answer. In addition, since the conversation is
open to the entire class, others can also learn from the exchange. To subscribe to the discussion board:
Log into e-Leaning => Course List => Select the course => from the left Menu, select Discussion Board
=> Click “Questions/Comments” forum => Subscribe

Course Policy: Be Advised

1. It is your responsibility to read the syllabus and check the eLearning for announcements/changes daily.
2. You MUST communicate with me or the TA via your UTD email account only (for privacy and FERPA
purposes). Emails from a personal account (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, etc.), it will not be answered.
3. Please ensure e-mail messages include the course name and section number in the subject line.
4. Please ensure to cc your TA in every email you send to me.
5. If you select sychronous access to the course, you are expected to participate in the live class every week.
Otherwise, you are expected to watch the posted videos every week, take notes, and read the appropriate
textbook sections if needed.
6. You must pay close attention to all the due dates from the first day of class and schedule your personal
activities around those dates. Never purchase a plane ticket (no matter how cheap it is) before the posted
final “Exam Week” (review UTD calendar for specific dates).
7. Any type of discussion about questions and answers on assignments/tests, including those held in social
media platforms and other electronic chat groups, may be considered cheating.
Summary of Course Grading

Graded Component % Contribution

Exam #1 30%
Exam #2 30%
Exam #3 30%
Quizzes 10%
Course Total: 100%

Grading Policy

Letter Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C F
Percentage 93% 90% 87% 83% 80% 75% 70% Below
70%

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Tentative Schedule

Week- Chapter / Lecture Quiz Exam

Date
Chapter 1: What is Statistics?
Week 1 Chapter 2: Graphical Descriptive Techniques I
Jan 18 Chapter 3: Graphical Descriptive Techniques II

Week 2
Chapter 4: Numerical Descriptive Techniques
Jan 25
Week 3
Chapter 6: Probability
Feb 1
Quiz 1: Chapters 1-4 & 6 Exam 1 – Chapters 1- 4 & 6
Week 4
No Class Monday, Feb 7 Feb 10, 9 AM – 9 PM
Feb 8
8:00 AM- 11:59 PM Feb 11, 9 AM – 9 PM
Week 5
Chapter 7: Discrete Probability Distributions
Feb 15
Chapter 8: Continuous Probability
Week 6
Distributions
Feb 22
Chapter 9: Sampling Distributions
Week 7
Chapter 10: Introduction to Estimation
March 1
Week 8
Chapter 11: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
March 8
Week 9
No Class (Spring Break)
March 15
Quiz 2: Chapters 7-11 Exam 2 – Chapters 7-11
Week 10
No Class Monday, March 21 March 24, 9 AM – 9 PM
March 22
8:00 AM- 11:59 PM March 25, 9 AM – 9 PM
Week 11
Chapter 12: Inference about One Population
March 29
Week 12
Chapter 13: Inference about Two Populations
April 5
Week 13
Chapter 16: Simple Linear Regression
April 12
Week 14
Chapter 17: Multiple Linear Regression
April 19
Quiz 3: Chapters 12, 13, Exam 3 – Chapters 12, 13,
Week 15 16, 17 16, 17
No Class
April 26 Monday, April 25 April 28, 9 AM – 9 PM
8:00 AM- 11:59 PM April 29, 9 AM – 9 PM

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Exams
• All three Exams are online and will be held via eLearning system.
• The tests will be administered by the Testing Center (UTD Synergy Park). Students should visit
https://ets.utdallas.edu/testing-center for more info. Be advised that student ID (Comet card) is required for
taking exams. The details will be announced through eLearning prior to each exam. Students are strongly
encouraged to register a seat early in advance preferably during the first 2 weeks of semester. Students
MUST reserve a seat for taking the test at least 4 days prior to exam: http://registerblast.com/utdallas/exam
• There will be NO make-up/rescheduling exam except for medical emergencies (written statement
justifying the situation from a physician required). Written statement should include the physician’s (not a
physician assistant) address and phone number for the verification purpose. Scheduling a surgery/operation
on an exam date is not considered a medical emergency!
• Tests results will NOT be available for the students. However, you have one week, after grades are posted
on eLearning, to set an appointment with your TA and check your test.
Quizzes
• There are three quizzes before each test. All the quizzes are online and will be held via eLearning system.
• There will be no make-up (no justifications) for a missed quiz under any circumstances. This is a policy
with no exception, so PLEASE do not ask to reschedule a quiz/for a make-up quiz. I will not violate the
course policy.
• Quiz results will be available for the students. However, you have one week, after grades are posted on
eLearning, to set an appointment with your TA and check your answers.
• No late submissions will be accepted, no matter what. Don’t wait until the last minute!
• General questions regarding quizzes must be posted on the course Discussion Board.

Important Note: If any adjustments to final grades are necessary, they will be determined based on the performance
of the class. Unless there is an error in grading the final exam, letter grades are FINAL. Extra credit will NOT be
offered for any graded portions of this course.

Comet Creed
This creed was voted on by the UT Dallas student body in 2014. It is a standard that Comets choose to live by and
encourage others to do the same:

“As a Comet, I pledge honesty, integrity, and service in all that I do.”

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UT Dallas Syllabus Policies and Procedures

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The descriptions and timelines contained in this syllabus are subject to change at the discretion of the
Professor.

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