Math 498 Statistics


Spring 2012

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Course Syllabus

DATE ASSIGNMENT
01/31
Review Worksheet
Section 5.5, p. 253:  #1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 15
02/02
Section 5.4, p. 245:  #1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 13, 14(a,b), 16, 19, 22
Section 5.5, p. 253:  #18, 19
02/07
http://www.intuitor.com/statistics/CentralLim.html  [Click on the applet link in the yellow box to see a demonstration of the Central Limit Theorem]
Central Limit Theorem Example (Maple)
Section 5.5, p. 253:  #7, 9
Section 5.6, p. 261:  #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18
Turn in Section 5.4 Homework (see 02/02) on Thursday
02/09
Section 5.7 Example Graphs
Section 5.7, p. 267:  #1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 19, 20
02/14
Section 6.1, p. 281:  #1, 2, 3, 4(a,b), 5(b)
Quiz on Thursday over 5.6 & 5.7
02/16
Quiz 1
Section 6.1, p. 281:  Finish #4(c,d), 6, 9, 12, 7, 10, 15, 16
02/21
Work on Section 6.1 Homework
02/23
Section 6.2, p. 289:  #2 [Compare the lengths of the intervals on a number line], 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 12, 20
02/28
Section 6.3, p. 299:  #1, 2, 3, 8
Section 6.4, p. 305:  #1, 2, 3(a-c), 5, 6, 7(a,b), 10, 12, 13, 18(c)
03/01
Section 6.5, p. 312:  #1(a,b,e), 3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18
Section 6.6, p. 321:  #1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 16, 17
03/06
Review for Exam 1
03/08
Exam 1
03/13
Section 6.7, p. 329:  #1, 3, 5  (don't do any part that asks about sigma^2 (hat), yet)
03/15
Section 6.7, p. 329:  #1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15
Section 6.8, p. 339:  #8, 12
[Tentatively Due 03/29  -- updated:  Due 04/03 (all of 6.7 & 6.8)]

Spring Break
03/27
Section 7.1, p. 349:  #1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15
[Quiz 2 postponed]
03/29
Section 7.1, p. 349:  #17, 21, 25
Section 7.2, p. 360:  #1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14  (Also read p.359-360 -- more discussion of p-value)
Section 7.1 Examples
Note:  Section 6.7 & 6.8 Homework due on Tuesday 04/03
Quiz 2 will be on Thursday 04/05 over sections 7.1 & 7.2
04/03
Section 7.3, p. 369:  #3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 19  [Due 04/12]
Section 7.4, p. 375:  #1, 2, 3, 4, 7  [Due 04/12 along with remaining 7.4 assigned later]
Section 7.4 Examples
04/05
Section 7.4, p. 375:  #9, 11(a, b)  [Due 04/12 along with previously assigned 7.3 & 7.4]
End of Term Schedule Options
04/10
Review for Exam 2
04/12
Exam 2
04/17
Go over Exam
Begin Section 7.5 -- no new homework
04/19
Section 7.5, p. 387:  #1, 3, 5, 6, 12
Section 7.7, p. 404:  #1, 3, 5, 6, 13, 14
04/24
Section 8.1, p. 414:  #2, 3, 5, 7
04/26
Section 8.2, p. 425:  #1, , 5, 9, 11
Additional Homework Problem
05/01
Minitab or Actuarial Review
Use Minitab to perform the hypothesis tests for the following problems:
Section 7.1:  #11, 13, 21
Section 7.2:  #1, 7, 11, 14
Section 7.3:  #3, 7, 10, 15
Section 7.4:  #1, 11(a)
05/03
Review
Showcase Extra Credit
05/08
Minitab or Actuarial Review
Use Minitab to perform the chi-square tests for the homework problems of Section 8.1 and 8.2
05/10
Review

Click link for Finals Week Schedule and Office Hours
05/14
Reading Day
Monday  Reading Day
05/15
Tuesday
(Optional) Review Session 10:00-11:00 am  (tentatively in DA 213)
Final Exam 1:00-3:00pm (comprehensive)


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