Math 117, Elementary Statistics - Spring Term, 2008
Professor: Joy Jordan
Office Hours: Monday 3-4; Wednesday 3-4:30; Thursday 2-3; Friday 12:30-1:30

Syllabus

Coverage So Far
         Chapter 1 (no normal quantile plots)     

         Chapter 2

         Chapter 3  

         Chapter 4 (no rule 3 for variances of correlated variables)

         Chapter 5 (no continuity correction nor binomial formulas)     

         Chapter 6 (no Section 6.4)

         Chapter 7 (no power of t-test, inference for nonnormal populations, software approximation, pooled t-test, nor Section 7.3)

 

Homework Assignments and Solutions

 

Computer Lab   

 

Class Handouts

         Writing About Statistics

         Problems from Sections 1.1 and 1.2       

         Solutions to Problems from Sections 1.1 and 1.2           

         Linear Transformation Handout      

         Normal Distribution Examples  

         Regression Examples       

         Regression Diagnostics

         Outliers and Influential Points in Regression

         Association Explanation Examples

         Experiment Examples    

         Sampling Handout    

         Sampling Examples  

         Probability Examples    

         Conditional Probability Examples  

         More Probability Problems   (and Solutions)

         Random Variable Examples  

         Binomial (and Normal Approximation to Binomial) Examples  

         Central Limit Theorem (and Linear Combination of Normals) Examples  

         Normal Approximation Handout  

         Confidence Interval Examples  

         Significance Testing Examples  

         Z-value Clarification Handout  

         One-Sample and Paired-Data T Procedure Examples  

         Two-Sample T Procedure Examples  

         Review Scenarios  

 

Links
        Textbook Website