MATH 119 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

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"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).

• CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS (FALL 2011)

• CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS (SPRING 2012)

• CLASS & HOMEWORK SCHEDULE

(tentative; updated frequently; check regularly)

• CLASS GAMES, HANDOUTS

• WEB SITES, BOOKS, RESOURCES

• R TUTORIALS

• Printing Suggestions for Typed Files

I recommend two-page-to-a-side and/or double-sided printing to save paper. If the typed print is too small, try something like Page Setup: Scale: 110%, unless print gets cut off (100% may be better for handwritten notes). Color printing is nice, but B&W printing is cheaper.

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• Class Notes

• CORRECTIONS: In the handwritten notes, I should have written units such as “points” more frequently.

• Many students benefit from printing the notes for a lecture beforehand, reviewing them, and commenting on them in class.

• You may want to take personalized “sketch notes” in class.

• Disclaimer: Some of these notes are not updated to the 4^th edition of the book, but that won’t pose a problem. The differences with the new edition are mostly in the homework sets.

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For “attribution,” simply mention my name and/or web URL somewhere if you’re using huge chunks of the notes. I simply want due credit.

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

• Syllabi (Spring 2012)

Syllabus (TTh, 2:20pm class) … Syllabus (TTh, 3:55pm class)

• Homework Assignments (Spring 2012)

• Printed hard copies of these will be provided in class.

#1 (Up through Section 4-5) … #2 (Section 4-6, Ch. 5) … #3 (Ch. 6) … #4 (Ch. 7) … #5 (Chs. 8-11)

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• Old Exams and Solutions (Fall 2011)

• Disclaimer: Your exams might look very different from these!

• If your printer is broken, you can ask me for printed hard copies in my office hours.

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)

• r graphics from Statistics by Freedman, et al.

• Current Exams and Solutions (Spring 2012)

Exams and solutions will be posted about a week after you take them.

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