Math 217 – Assignment 4

Due Thursday, February 3 by 5pm (email to Joy)

The data files for these problems are in the math_217 share folder (under Homework Files), so you can copy them to your account (be sure to work from the files on your account, not the share folder).

Textbook Problems

Chapter 5

5.20

5.29

5.30 (If the conditions are not met, continue with the rest of the problem, but include a caveat.)

5.31 (Use Tukey’s family error rate rather than Fisher’s individual rate.)

5.36

Schedule for Next Week

For Monday class:

· Carefully read Chapter 6 (bring questions/clarifications/thoughts to class)

· Prepare answers to problems 6.1–6.6 and 6.19

· Remember we’ll meet first in lab (for our photo shoot J) and then we’ll move to the classroom

For Wednesday class:

· Carefully read Chapter 7 (only Sections 7.2, 7.4, 7.5)

· Carefully read the Science article (“Writing About Testing Worries Boosts Exam Performance in the Classroom”)—mark up the article; be sure you understand the methodology and all the statistical output (bring questions and thoughts to class)

For Thursday lab:

· Just show up! (We’ll work through two-way ANOVA using Minitab.)

For Friday class:

· Carefully read Chapter 8 (bring questions/clarifications/thoughts to class)