Spring 2012 MCS 142
Intro. to Statistics
Homework
Section Problems Due Date
1.1 12, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26, 40 Feb. 10
1.2 56, 60, 64, 67, 78, 82 Feb. 10
1.3 111, 112, 114, 120, 124, 144 Feb. 14
4.1 6 Feb. 17
4.2 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 32, 36, 41, 42 Feb. 17
4.3 50, 56, 60, 62, 64 Feb. 28
4.4 72, 74, 76, 83, 89 Feb. 28
Article Find a newspaper or magazine article withthe term "median" in it. Mar. 2
Article Find a newspaper or magazine article withthe term "mean" or "average" in it. Mar. 2
Article Find a newspaper or magazine article withthe term "percent" or "proportion" in it. Mar. 2
3.1 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28a, 38 Mar. 2
3.2 52, 54, 56, 68, 69 Mar. 2
3.3 82, 84, 88,89
you can simulate the coin tosses with the applet or your calculator.
Mar. 2
5.2 42, 44, 48, 50, 52 Mar. 6
5.1 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 34 Mar. 9
6.1 10, 12, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28 Mar. 13
7.1 15, 24, 26, 30, 42, 44 Mar. 16
8.1 8, 11a, 12, 16, 17a, 18, 24, 30, 32 Mar. 20
6.2 52, 54, 56, 58, 64, 68, 70, 73, 77, 78 Mar. 23
7.1 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24
Some of these may take a while.
Mar. 30
8.1 14, 22, 34 Mar. 30
7.2 62, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72, 76, 77 Apr. 17
Article Find a group for your final presentation. Apr. 17
Article Find a journal article for your final presentation. Apr. 17
8.2 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 56 Apr. 24
10.1 10.2 10.7ab, 10, 11ab, 12, 13ab May 1
12 10, 12a, b, 25, 24, 39 May 8