MATH 119 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

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¥ CLASS & HOMEWORK SCHEDULE (SPRING 2012)

WHEN THERE'S A TEST:

BRING A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR AND YOUR HOMEWORK!

I WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY [PARTS OF] TABLES FROM APPENDIX A, THOUGH THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE SOME OF THE HINTS IN YOUR BOOKÕS TABLES.

Tu (1/24; Day 1): Hello / Lessons 1, 2, 3: Notes 1.01 to 2.04: Ch.1, Sections 2-2 and 2-3 / Lying with Stats. GET YOUR LOGIN AND PASSWORD FOR K-301!

Can do all HW through 2-3.

Th (1/26; Day 2): Lessons 4, 5 (part): Notes 2.05 to 3.06: Section 2-4, Start 3-2 (Part B). GET YOUR LOGIN AND PASSWORD FOR K-301!

Can do all HW through Ch.2 and part of Section 3-2 (everything except #27 and My Problems). Think about comparing mean and median. (Fail the cheater!) Keep bringing the MINITAB handout to class: Math119MINITAB.pdf

Tu (1/31; Day 3): Lessons 5, 6 (part): Notes 3.07 to 3.16: Section 3-2, Start 3-3 (through Part B). Keep bringing the MINITAB handout to class. GET YOUR LOGIN AND PASSWORD FOR K-301!

Can do all HW through 3-2.

Th (2/2; Day 4): Finish Lesson 6: Notes 3.17 to 3.29: Finish Section 3-3. Keep bringing the MINITAB handout; we'll really use it next time. Look at "SOME CALCULATOR TIPS" under ÒOngoing Class Announcements.Ó GET YOUR LOGIN AND PASSWORD FOR K-301!

Can do HW up through 3-3. Watch "Deal or No Deal" sometime! (NBC at 11am, Game Show Network, MNTV); try to guess the banker's offers

FRIDAY (2/3): CENSUS; BIG DEADLINE FOR ADD CODES AND DROPPING WITHOUT A 'W'.

MONDAY (2/6): REFUND DEADLINE.

Tu (2/7; Day 5): Lessons 7 and 8: Section 3-4 (this is two lessons, because this used to be two sections in the old edition). Start Lesson 9: Section 4-2, up through Notes 4.06. Notes 3.30 to 3.34 and 4.01 to 4.06. Bring the MINITAB handout.

Can do HW through Chapter 3.

Th (2/9; Day 6): Finish Lessons 9, 10, 11: Sections 4-2, 4-3, and 4-4. Notes 4.07 through 4.20.

Can do HW through 4-4.

Tu (2/14; Day 7): Lesson 12: Section 4-5. Notes 4.21 to 4.23 / Games (Monty Hall) / Extra Credit / Some HW questions? (including answers to evens)

Can do all of HW #1.

Th (2/16; Day 8): 4-Extra notes: 4.24 / Games and Puzzles (HHH vs. HTH; which is more likely to come first?) / Bring Extra Credit / HW questions. Bring your book, your answers to the evens, and the old test.

Can do all of HW #1.

FRIDAY (2/17): HOLIDAY (LINCOLN)

NO CLASSES FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

MONDAY (2/20): HOLIDAY (WASHINGTON)

Tu (2/21; Day 9): A few HW questions, QUIZ #1

Reminder: Bring HW, scientific calculator. You can leave class when you're done. On the test, I'll ask you if you can print the solutions from the website later on.

Th (2/23; Day 10): Section 4-6: Notes 4.25 to 4.33. Watch "Deal or No Deal" sometime (NBC at 11am, Game Show Network, MNTV); try to guess the banker's offers. Bring your book from now on, and make sure you know how to use your scientific calculator.

Can do HW #2 up through 4-6.

MONDAY (2/27): DEADLINE FOR PASS / NO PASS PETITIONS

Tu (2/28; Day 11): Section 5-2 and start 5-3 (part A and a bit of part B): 5.01 to 5.07 (half). Watch "Deal or No Deal" sometime (NBC at 11am, Game Show Network, MNTV); try to guess the banker's offers. How can you get two questions right out of five (try to list the possibilities)?

Can do HW #2 up through 5-2.

Bring the book starting next time so that we can use the tables; Table A-1 is not in the pull-outs.

Th (3/1; Day 12): Section 5-3 (Parts C, D, E): Notes 5.07 to 5.14. Think about it: How can you get two questions right out of five, and why does the binomial probability formula make sense?

                  Can do HW #2 up through 5-3, although we will talk more about interpretations next time.

Bring the tables from the book from now on.

Tu (3/6; Day 13): Finish Section 5-3 (Part F) and Do Section 5-4 and Chapter 5 comments: 5-Extra in Notes on: How can you get two questions right out of five, and why does the binomial probability formula make sense; also, PascalÕs Triangle; see web links: Click here for more. Notes 5.15 to 5.21. Bring questions and your book for next time.

Can do all of HW #2.

¥ MONTY HALL ANALYSIS!

Math119MontyHallAnalysis.pdf (for Section 5-3 on binomial probability distributions; results from several semesters through Spring 2006)

Th (3/8; Day 14): Start Section 6-2 (parts ABC): Notes 6.01 to 6.05 (top), Questions. Bring your book, your answers to the evens, and the old test. You canÕt do much on HW #3 for now.

Tu (3/13; Day 15): A few HW questions, QUIZ #2 ON SECTION 4-6, CHAPTER 5

Reminder: Bring HW, scientific calculator. I will provide relevant parts of Table A-1 on some Binomial Distributions.

You can't do much on the new HW as of now, unless you read ahead.

Th (3/15; Day 16): Finish Section 6-2, Section 6-3, Start Section 6-5 (which absorbs 6-4): Notes 6.05 to 6.14 top. Can do HW through 6-3.

Tu (3/20; Day 17): (Section 6-4 is absorbed into 6-5), More Section 6-5: Notes 6.14 to 6.18 (Parts A-C, part of D). Can do HW through 6-5, though we will do more examples next time.

Check out CLT applet: http://www.stat.sc.edu/~west/javahtml/CLT.html

Th (3/22; Day 18): Finish 6-5, Section 6-6: Notes 6.18 to 6.25. Notes: Why Does the Normal Approximation Work? Can do all of HW #3. Bring questions and your book for next time.

Tu (3/27; Day 19): Notes 7.01 to 7.06 (half); Start Section 7-3 blended with 7-2 (Parts A-D). Can do all of HW #3. CanÕt do too much on HW #4 yet. Questions. Bring your book, your answers to the evens, and the old test.

Play with the CI applet: http://www.stat.sc.edu/~west/javahtml/ConfidenceInterval.html.

Article on bad Senate race call in 1996: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/course/Syllabi/96Dartmouth/exitpoll.html

Th (3/29; Day 20): A few HW questions, QUIZ #3 ON CHAPTER 6

Reminder: Bring HW, scientific calculator. I will provide relevant parts of Table A-2 on the Standard Normal (z) Distribution.

FRIDAY (3/30): ÔWÕ DEADLINE (IF YOU STAY IN, YOU GET A GRADE!)

SPRING BREAK: MONDAY (4/2) THROUGH SATURDAY (4/7): NO CLASSES!

Tu (4/10; Day 21): Notes 7.06 (half) to 7.13: Finish Lesson 21, which combines 7-3 and part of 7-2 and start Lesson 22 (Parts A and B). Can do HW on 7-3.

Th (4/12; Day 22): Notes 7.14 to 7.20: Finish Lesson 22 on 7-4, Lesson 23 on the rest of 7-2. Can do all Ch.7 HW except 7-5.

Tu (4/17; Day 23): Lesson 24 on 7-5; Polls! Can do all HW #4. Bring questions and your book for next time.

Articles on Polls: Click here

Th (4/19; Day 24): Notes 8.01 to 8.04: Start Lesson 25. Start 8-2 (part A); Questions. Bring your book, your answers to the evens, and the old test. Can do HW on 8-2.

Tu (4/24; Day 25): A few HW questions, QUIZ #4 ON CHAPTER 7

Reminder: Bring HW, scientific calculator. I will provide relevant parts of Tables A-2 through A-4 on the z, t, and chi-square tables.

Th (4/26; Day 26): Finish Lesson 25 and do Lesson 26: Finish Section 8-2, Do Section 8-4: Notes 8.05 to 8.11. Can do HW for 8-2 and 8-4.

Tu (5/1; Day 27): Lessons 27 and 28: Sections 8-5 and 8-3: Notes 8.12 to 8.18. Can do Ch.8 HW, except for Section 8-6.

Th (5/3; Day 28):

Lesson 29: Section 8-6: Notes 8.19 to 8.21.

Lesson 29.5: Chapter 9 (Section 9-4 on Dependent Samples and Matched Pairs is the only section from this Chapter that is fair for the Final).

(Discuss SimpsonÕs paradox.)

Tu (5/8; Day 29):

Lesson 30: Section 11-2: Notes 11.01 to 11.03.

Lesson 31: Section 11-3: Notes 11.04 to 11.07.

Bring questions and your book for next time.

Th (5/10; Day 30):

Lessons 32, 33, 34: Sections 10-2, 10-3, and 10-4: Notes 10.01 to 10.05.

Get the r handout (given in class).

A discussion on regression to the mean? Final words and issues. Bring your book and questions, for today and next time.

Tu (5/15; Day 31): Wrapping up. Grades. Bring questions, your book, and the old final.

Th (5/17; Day 32): FINAL

Reminder: Bring HW (you may want to photocopy it if you donÕt see me later) and a scientific calculator (the math department is running out!). I will provide relevant parts of Tables A-2 through A-4 on the z, t, and chi-square tables.

No time for questions right before the final!

Have a great break! Keep checking the website.

END OF SEMESTER: SATURDAY, 5/19

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