MATH 119 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (FALL
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 (Fall 2010)
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problem. The differences with the new edition are mostly in the homework sets.
Notes for Quiz 1:
Chapters 1-4 (except 4-6)
These are 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 fascinating commentaries in the sides of
the pages in your textbook that deal with applications and the uses and abuses of statistics. These will enrich your
experience in the course!
Homework Assignments (Fall 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)
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HOMEWORK.
Old Exams and Solutions (Spring 2010)
Quiz #1
(Chs.1-4, except 4-6) --- Solutions (1 hour
and 10 minutes)
Quiz #2 (4-6 and
Ch.5) --- Solutions (1 hour and 10 minutes)
Quiz #3 (Ch.6)
--- Solutions (1 hour and 10 minutes)
Quiz #4 (Ch.7)
--- Solutions (1 hour and 10 minutes)
Final (Chs.8-11)
--- Solutions (1 hour and 20 minutes)
Current Exams and Solutions (Fall 2010)
Exams and solutions will be posted about a week
after you take them.
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