"Statistical designs for producing trustworthy data are perhaps the single most influential contribution of statistics to the advance of knowledge. In this century [the 20th], random sampling and randomized comparative experiments have revolutionized the practice of many fields of applied science." --Moore & McCabe, IPS 2/e, p. 221
| Section | Topic/notes | Problems | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | First steps | 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8 | M 10/6 |
| 3.2 | Design of experiments | 3.10, 3.12*, 3.14**, 3.16
*List numbers of first 5 subjects. **List numbers of Group 1 subjects. | M 10/6 |
| 3.3 | Sampling design | 3.36, 3.38, 3.46, 3.48, 3.54 | R 10/9 |
| 9.1 | Errors | Identify solutions graded incorrectly. | R 10/9 |
| 3.4 | Toward statistical inference | 3.58, 3.60, 3.62, 3.67, 3.68 | M 10/13 |
| Section | Topic/notes | Problems | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Randomness | 4.1
Record the actual sequence of heads (H) and tails (T) you get. | M 10/13 |
| 4.2 | Probability models | 4.10, 4.18, 4.20, 4.34, 4.36 | R 10/16 |
| 4.3 | Random variables | 4.40, 4.42, 4.46 | R 10/16 |
| 4.3 | 4.44, 4.48, 4.54
Ex. Cr.: For d = 1,2,...,9, let P(X=d)=log10(1+1/d). Prove that this is a legitimate probability distribution. | R 10/23 | |
| Class notes | r.v. calculus | Calculus problems (postscript) (pdf) | R 10/23 |
| 4.4 | Means and variances | 4.58 | R 10/23 |
| 4.4 | 4.66, 4.68, 4.70, 4.74 | M 10/27 |
Homework rules
"On my honor, I pledge that I have not given, received, nor tolerated
others' use of unauthorized aid in completing this work."
normalcdf(0, 240, 266, 16) = .0521 approximately.