Math 135-04: Introduction to Probability and Statistics

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• Syllabus
• Homework:
  1. Due 1/16: Chapter 3 #8, 10b-d, 12, 28, 32
  2. Due 1/30: Chapter 4 #6, 10, 40; Chapter 5 #4, 12, 24, 38, 46; Chapter 6 #2, 14, 18, 28; Chapter 7 #2, 8, 26, 28 (see examples on p. 153), 34
  3. Due 2/13: Chapter 7 #18, 22; Chapter 8 #2, 14, 34, 40
  4. Due 2/20: Download the data from class, and compute (using the spreadsheet of your choice) the correlation coefficient and a linear regression model for each data series. Then construct (using the spreadsheet, if you wish) a scatterplot for each series. Also, Chapter 12 #2, 4, 6, 14, 16
  5. Due 2/27: Chapter 13 #2, 4, 8
  6. Due 3/6: Chapter 14 #18, 24, 26, 32; Chapter 15 #2, 6, 10, 22, 24
  7. Due 3/27: Chapter 16 #2, 8, 16, 30; Chapter 17 #2, 8, 12
  8. Due 4/3: Chapter 18 #2, 4, 20; Chapter 19 #2, 4, 6, 20
  9. Due 4/24: Chapter 20 #2, 24; Chapter 21 #2, 10, 20, 22
  10. Due 5/1: Chapter 22 #4, 28; Chapter 23 #34abc; Chapter 24 #10; Chapter 25abcd
• Writing Assignments [General Guidelines]:
  1. Due 4/10: Report a statistically problematic statement in the public media
  2. Due 4/14: Choose topic for research project below
  3. Due 4/24: Technique Shop
  4. Due 5/1: Research Project
  5. Due 5/7: Math Appeal

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