The schedule below is tentative and subject to change, including exam dates.
Day |
Date |
Section |
Read the book before class and read the handout |
Class supplements |
Homework to turn in at beginning of next class |
Solutions
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Mon |
8/19 |
2.1 - 2.4 |
2.1-2.9 |
Information on using Excel
Different shapes of data
Mean vs. median: net worth in various countries
| HW 1 |
Section 2.1, Page 28
  2, 3
Section 2.2, Page 39
  2, 3, 8
Section 2.3, Page 44
  10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Section 2.4, Page 51
  3, 4, 5
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HW1 |
Tue |
8/20 |
2.5 - 2.9 |
2.1-2.9 |
Histograms of various means and standard deviations
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HW 2 |
Section 2.5, Page 58
  1, 2, 4
Section 2.6, Page 66
  1a, 2a, 13, 14, 16, 17
Section 2.7, Page 71
  2, 3, 4
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HW2 |
Thu |
8/22 |
3.1 - 3.3 |
3.2-3.3 |
Birthday probabilities and analysis
Births by day of year
NY Times article on mammograms
LA Times article on mammograms
Article on colonscopies
Example 3.2.11
Fifteen random numbers between 1 and 100
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HW 3 |
Section 3.2, Page 93
  1, 3, 6, 7, 8
Section 3.3, Page 98
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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HW3
3.3.1 and 5
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Mon |
8/26 |
3.3 - 3.5 |
3.4-3.5 |
Probability
distribution of coin flips |
HW 4 |
Section 3.4, Page 102
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Section 3.5, Page 107
  1, 2ab (not c), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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HW4
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Tue |
8/27 |
3.6 - 3.7 |
3.6-3.7 |
Binomial distribution calculator |
HW 5 |
Section 3.6, Page 115
  3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12
Section 3.7, Page 119
  1
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HW5
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Thu |
8/29 |
4.1 - 4.4 |
4.1-4.4 |
Derivation of the Normal Curve Function:
   Irish version
   American version
Examples of non-normally distributed data
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HW 6 |
Section 4.3, Page 132
  3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15
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HW6
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Mon |
9/2 |
No class |
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Tue |
9/3 |
5.1 - 5.4 |
5.1-5.4 |
Sample distributions Excel worksheet
Central Limit Theorem simulator
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HW 7 |
Section 5.1, Page 150
  1, 2, 4
Section 5.2, Page 158
  4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19
Section 5.3, Page 163
  2, 3
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HW7
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Thu |
9/5 |
Review |
Exam 1 Review |
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Mon |
9/9 |
Chapter 1 |
(No handout) |
Don't give up, keep trying, do more than the minumum |
HW 8 |
Section 1.2, Page 15
  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Section 1.3, Page 24
  3, 4
Update: You'll not turn this HW in!
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Tue |
9/10 |
Exam 1 |
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Thu |
9/12 |
6.1 - 6.3 |
6.1-6.3 |
Confidence interval explanation |
HW 9 |
Section 6.2, Page 182
  1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Section 6.3, Page 191
  3, 4, 5
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HW9
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Mon |
9/16 |
6.3 - 6.6 |
6.4-6.6 |
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HW 10 |
Section 6.3, Page 191
  6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Section 6.4, Page 195
  2, 4, 5, 6
Section 6.5, Page 204
  2, 3, 4 |
HW10
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Tue |
9/17 |
6.6 - 6.7 |
6.7 |
Compare two sample means spreadsheet |
HW 11 |
Section 6.6, Page 210
  1, 3, 4, 7
Section 6.7, Page 215
  2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
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HW11
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Thu |
9/19 |
7.1 - 7.2 |
7.1-7.2 |
P-value calculator for ts
Not Even Scientists Can Easily Explain P-values
800 scientists say it’s time to abandon "statistical significance"
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HW 12 |
Section 7.1, Page 227
  2
Section 7.2, Page 237
  1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 17
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HW12
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Mon |
9/23 |
7.3 - 7.4 |
7.3-7.4 |
P-value calculator
Correlation vs. causation comics
Studies on benefits (or not) of alcohol
| HW 13 |
Section 7.3, Page 248
  4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Section 7.4, Page 256
  1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
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HW13
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Tue |
9/24 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
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HW 14 |
Section 7.5, Section 264
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14
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HW14
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Thu |
9/27 |
7.6 - 7.7 |
7.6-7.7 |
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HW 15 |
Section 7.6, Page 273
  3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Section 7.7, Page 279
  1, 4, 5, 8, 9
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HW15
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Mon |
9/30 |
7.8 - 7.10 |
7.8-7.10 |
Online P-value finder for WMW Test |
HW 16 |
Section 7.8, Page 285
  1, 3
Section 7.9, Page 291
  1
Section 7.10, Page 298
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
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HW16
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Tue |
10/1 |
Review |
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Thu |
10/3 |
Exam 2 |
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Mon |
10/7 |
8.1 - 8.3 |
8.1-8.3 |
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HW 17 |
Section 8.2, Page 317
  3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10
Section 8.3, Page 324
  4
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HW17
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Tue |
10/8 |
8.4 - 8.6 |
8.4-8.6 |
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HW 18 |
Section 8.4, Page 330
1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10
Section 8.5, Page 335
  1, 2, 3, 5
Section 8.6, Page 340
  1
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HW18
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Thu |
10/10 |
9.1 - 9.3 |
9.1-9.3 |
2016 Elections National Polls
2016 Election Actual Results
2024 Current Polls
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HW 19 |
Section 9.2, Page 365
  2, 3, 12, 14, 15
Section 9.3, Page 367
  3, 4
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HW19
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Mon |
10/14 |
No class |
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Tue |
10/15 |
9.4 - 9.5 |
9.4-9.5 |
P-value calculator for Chi-Square
Chi-square birthday example
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Thu |
10/17 |
9.4 - 9.5 cont'd |
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HW 20 |
Section 9.4, Page 377
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13
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HW20
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Mon |
10/21 |
10.1, 10.2, 10.5 |
10.1, 10.2, 10.5 |
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HW 21 |
Section 10.2, Page 392
  1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Section 10.5, Page 410
  1, 3, 5, 10, 11 |
HW21
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Tue |
10/22 |
10.3, 10.6 |
10.3, 10.6 |
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HW 22 |
Section 10.3, Page 400
  3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Section 10.6, Page 416
  1, 2, 3 |
HW22
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Thu |
10/24 |
10.7 - 10.8 |
10.7-10.8 |
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HW 23 |
Section 10.7, Page 418
  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Section 10.8, Page 421
  1, 3
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HW23
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Mon |
10/28 |
Review |
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Effects of doubling sample sizes |
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Tue |
10/29 |
Exam 3 |
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Thu |
10/31 |
11.1 - 11.4 |
11.1-11.4 |
Table 11.1.1 Spreadsheet |
HW 24 |
Section 11.2, Page 454
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Section 11.4, Page 459
  2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
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HW24
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Mon |
11/4 |
11.5 - 11.6 |
11.5-11.6 |
Table 11.6.3 Spreadsheet |
HW 25 |
Section 11.5, Page 466
  1
Section 11.6, Page 475
  1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10 |
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Tue |
11/5 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
Two-way ANOVA calculator |
HW 26 |
Section 11.7, Page 485
  3, 4, 5, 6, 8
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Thu |
11/7 |
Review |
ANOVA Review |
Two-way ANOVA calculator |
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Mon |
11/11 |
12.1 - 12.2 |
12.1-12.2 |
Excel Schools open vs. covid cases/deaths
Value of r for colinear points
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HW 27 |
Section 12.2, Page 522
  1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 |
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Tue |
11/12 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
Fact 12.3.1 Spreadsheet
Interactive correlation tool |
HW 28 |
Section 12.3, Page 535
  1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 |
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Thu |
11/14 |
12.4 - 12.5 |
12.4-12.5 |
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HW 29 |
Section 12.4, Page 543
  2, 3, 4, 5, 9
Section 12.5, Page 548
  1, 2, 3, 5, 9
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Mon |
11/18 |
12.6 - 12.9 |
12.6-12.9 |
Logarithmic scales in plotting
Linear vs. Logarithmic scales in Covid data
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HW 30 |
Section 12.6, Page 558
  3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Tue |
11/19 |
Review |
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Evolution of Normal Curve |
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Thu |
11/21 |
Exam 4 |
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Mon |
12/2 |
Review |
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Tue |
12/3 |
Review |
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Mon |
12/5 |
Review |
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Mon |
12/9 |
7:30 - 10:00 am Final Exam for Section 1 (9:00 am class) |
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Tue |
12/10 |
7:30 - 10:00 am Final Exam for Section 2 (10:00 am class) |
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