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sylSTA2000_FA2026.pdfThe above is MY syllabus for the classes I teach. During Fall 2026 there will be a departmental final exam. The common syllabus for all sections of STA 2000 may be found TBD. Please do let me know if you find any significant differences between the common syllabus and the one above.
The above is MY syllabus for the classes I teach. During Fall 2026 there will be a departmental final exam. The common syllabus for all sections of STA 2000 may be found TBD. Please do let me know if you find any significant differences between the common syllabus and the one above.
As we go along I may note the very few things that may be explained differently in the online lecture notes in this website and the assigned textbook
WEEK - BY - WEEK SCHEDULE
WEEK - BY - WEEK SCHEDULE
A DYNAMIC COURSE OUTLINE
A DYNAMIC COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK
WEEK
TOPIC
TOPIC
HOMEWORK
HOMEWORK
Homework is due by week, not by date / time.
August 28 - First Day of Classes at Baruch
Week 1
Week 1
Tuesday Sept 1
Thursday Sept 3
Getting Started
All About Data
HW: EMAIL ME. As soon as possible, even before the start of the semester. EMAIL ME with the following info:
your name
the course and section
any nickname you prefer
optionally, a phone number
your preferred email address
Week 2
Week 2
Tuesday Sept 8
Thursday Sept 10
Summarizing and Presenting Data
HW: Measuring Data
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 3
Week 3
Tuesday Sept 15
Thursday Sept 17
Continuing Descriptive Statistics
HW: Descriptive Statistics
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 4
Week 4
Thursday Sept 19
Tuesday Sept 24
Probability
HW: Descriptive Statistics - 2 variables
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 5
Week 5
Tuesday Sept 29
Thursday Oct 1
Probability Distributions, Binomial Distribution
Week 6
Week 6
Tuesday Sept 29
Thursday Oct 1
Normal Distribution
Tuesday October 13 Baruch Monday
Week 7
Week 7
Thursday Oct 15
Tuesday Oct 20
Tuesday Oct 20: MIDTERM (EXAM #1)
Tuesday Oct 20: MIDTERM (EXAM #1)
Introductory materials, Descriptive Statistics, Probability and Probability Distributions
HW: Sampling Distributions
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 8
Week 8
Thursday Oct 22
Tuesday Oct 27
Statistical Inference - Estimation and Hypothesis Testing of µ
HW: Begin one-sample Z HW
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 9
Week 9
Thursday Oct 29
Tuesday Nov 3
Estimation and hypothesis testing using the Student's t statistic.
HW: z tests
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 10
Week 10
Thursday Nov 5
Tuesday Nov 10
Inferences about Proportions
HW: t tests
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 11
Week 11
Thursday Nov 12
Tuesday Nov 17
Sample Size Determination
Two-sample hypothesis tests
HW: Proportions
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 12
Week 12
Thursday Nov 19
Tuesday Nov 24
Intro to Correlation and Regression
HW: 2-sample tests
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Thanksgiving Recess November 26-27 College Closed
Week 13
Week 13
Tuesday Dec 1
Thursday Dec 3
Correlation & Simple Regression
HW: Correlation & Regression
See HW page and submit on Brightspace
Week 14
Week 14
Tuesday Dec 8
Thursday Dec 10
Tuesday Dec 8: EXAM #2
Correlation & Regression
Tuesday Dec 8: EXAM #2
Correlation & Regression
No work of any kind accepted after Dec 5
No work of any kind accepted after Dec 5
BARUCH FINAL EXAM PERIOD Dec 15 - 21
FINAL EXAM
FINAL EXAM
Date and time as per the College's final exam schedule
Comprehensive FINAL EXAM - Departmental
Comprehensive FINAL EXAM - Departmental
Final will be IN PERSON, TBA
Final will be IN PERSON, TBA
See Registrar's Final Exam Schedule
Also see Fall 2026 Academic Calendar: https://enrollmentmanagement.baruch.cuny.edu/registrar/academic-calendar/
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