MATH 119 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (SPRING
2010)
"Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient
citizenship as the ability to read and write." - paraphrasing of H.G.
Wells (British author) by a former president of the American Statistical
Association.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and
statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli (19c British Prime Minister).
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Syllabi (Spring 2010)
Syllabus
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3:55pm class)
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Notes for Quiz 1:
Chapters 1-4 (except 4-6)
These are very experimental typed + handwritten
notes. Later notes will be mostly handwritten.
Notes for Quiz 2:
Section 4-6 and Chapter 5
Notes for Quiz 3:
Chapter 6
Notes for Quiz 4:
Chapter 7
Notes for the Final:
Chapters 8-11
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Margin Essays
These are commentaries in the sides of the pages
in your textbook that deal with the uses and abuses of statistics. These will enrich your
experience in the course!
Homework Assignments (Spring 2010)
#1 (Up through
Section 4-5) É #2 (Section 4-6, Ch. 5) É
É #3 (Ch. 6) É #4 (Ch. 7) É #5 (Chs.
8-11)
GO THROUGH MY HOME
PAGE OR SEE ME IF YOU'D LIKE TO KEEP YOUR NAME "PRIVATE" ON YOUR
HOMEWORK.
Old Exams and Solutions (Fall 2009)
Quiz #1
(Chs.1-4, except 4-6 in 3rd edition) --- Solutions (1 hour and 10 minutes)
Quiz #2 (4-6 and
Ch.5 in 3rd edition) --- Solutions
(1 hour and 10 minutes)
Quiz #3 (Ch.6 in
3rd edition) --- Solutions (1 hour
and 10 minutes)
Quiz #4 (Ch.7 in
3rd edition) --- Solutions (1 hour
and 10 minutes)
Final (Chs.8-11
in 3rd edition) --- Solutions
(1 hour and 20 minutes)
Current Exams and Solutions (Spring 2010)
Quiz #1
(Chs.1-4, except 4-6 in 3rd edition) --- Solutions (1 hour and 10 minutes)
(More
to come!)
Great Articles
The Chinese Bachelor Problem (This is very
serious!): http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/14/opinion/edegner.php
(The article on Benford's Law will appear after we
do the "coin game.")
Polling Sites and Articles on Polls
Great Books on Statistics, including Uses and Abuses and the Psychology
of Decision Making
Web Sites