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Topics |
Assignments |
| Descriptive Statistics |
| Mon, Jan 8 |
What is statisitcs
1.1 Applications of statistics
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1.2 Data, data sets, elements, variables, observations, scales of measurement, qualitative vs. quantitative data, cross-sectional and times series data
1.3 Data sources
1.4 Descriptive statistics
2.1 Frequency distributions and graphical displays of data.
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Reading Chapters 1 and 2
Webwork Homework 0 and 1 due on Wednesday, January 17 |
| Wed, Jan 10 |
Tabular and graphical displays of data
2.1 and 2.2 frequency distributions, histograms, pie charts
2.3 Stem and leaf plots
2.4 Crosstabulations and scatter diagrams, Simpson's paradox.
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| Mon, Jan 15 |
Wrap up Chapter 2 and Measures of Location and Variability
2.4 Crosstabulations and scatter diagrams, Simpson's paradox.
3.1 Mean, Median, Mode, Percentiles and Quartiles
3.2Variance, Standard Deviation, Coefficient of Variation
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| Wed, Jan 17 |
Lab in Hale 309
Data for lab
shadow02
on-line usage rates
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Webwork 0 and 1 due today.
Reading for Mon: The rest of Chapter 3.
Webwork 2 due Monday.
Webwork 3 due Wednesday. |
| Mon, Jan 22 |
Relative location of Data Points, Outliers, Data Analysis
3.3 z-scores, Chebyshev's Theorem, Empirical Rule and Detecting Outliers
3.4 Box plots
Instructions for creating a box plot on your TI-83 calculator.
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Webwork 2 due today.
Reading for next Mon.: Section 4.1 and 4.2.
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| Wed, Jan 24 |
Lab in Hale 309
z-scores, outliers, data analysis
Data for problem 1
Data for problem 2
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Webwork 3 due today.
Lab 1 due today.
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| Probability |
| Mon, Jan 29 |
Probability
4.1 and 4.2 definition and some basic properties
Activity: counting with Set game.
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| Wed, Jan 31 |
Probability
4.1 and 4.2 definition and some basic properties
Activity: probability with Set game.
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Webwork 4 assigned.
Read 4.3 and 4.4
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| Mon, Feb 5 |
Probability
4.3 and 4.4 Conditional probability
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| Wed, Feb 7 |
Probability Lab
in Hale 309
joint probability tables, conditional probability, simulations.
Data for lab 3.
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| Mon, Feb 12 |
Probability Lab
in Hale 307
Chapter 5: Discrete probability distributions.
Data for lab 4
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Webwork 4 due today.
Reading for Wed: Section 5.1-5.3
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| Wed, Feb 14 |
Class cancelled due to weather
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Lab 3 due today.
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| Mon, Feb 19 |
Binomial distributions
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| Wed, Feb 21 |
Lab on Binomial distributions
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| Mon, Feb 26 |
Properties of discrete probability distributions and applications
- expected value of a discete probability distribution
- expected value and standard deviation of binomial distribution
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skew and shape of binomial distribution with different numbers of trials and probabilities of success
Binomial histogram applet
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some applications
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| Wed, Feb 28 |
Lab on binomial distributions and quotas
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| Mon, Mar 5 |
Spring break
no class
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| Wed, Mar 7 |
Spring break
no class
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| Mon, Mar 12 |
Review for midterm
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Webwork 5 due today.
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| Wed, Mar 14 |
In-class midterm
Material covered:
Webwork, in-class worksheets and labs
Chapters 1-5 of the textbook excluding
2.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.5, 5.5 and 5.6
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| Inferential Statistics |
| Mon, Mar 19 |
Return Exams and Normal Probability Distribution
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Webwork 6 assigned.
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| Wed, Mar 21 |
Lab on Normal Distributions and Sampling Distributions
Lab in Hale 309
Data file: eai
Date file:
eai_sample.xls
Sampling Distribution applet
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Reading assignment: Chapter 7 Sections 1-6
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| Mon, Mar 26 |
Sampling Distributions and Confidence Intervals
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First part of Webwork 7 is assigned.
Reading assignment: All of Chapter 7 and 8.
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| Wed, Mar 28 |
Lab on Sampling Distributions and Confidence Intervals
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Webwork 6 is due today.
Lab from March 21 due Friday (extension granted).
Reading assignment: Chapter 9
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| Mon, Apr 2 |
Hypothesis testing with large samples, sigma known
- means
- proportions
- difference of means
- difference of proportions
- Class notes.
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Reading assignment: Chapter 10.1, 10.2, 11.1
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| Wed, Apr 4 |
Hypothesis testing Lab
Quality.xls data for lab.
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Lab from March 28 due.
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| Mon, Apr 9 |
Hypothesis testing with small samples and/or sigma unknown
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Webwork 7 is due today.
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| Wed, Apr 11 |
Midterm exam 2
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| Mon, Apr 16 |
Linear regression
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| Wed, Apr 18 |
Lab on linear regression
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