| Section | Topic/notes | Problems | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Sampling distributions for counts and proportions | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6, 5.12a, 5.20abc, 5.56 | R 4/1 |
| 5.1 | 5.8, 5.12b, 5.16, 5.20d, 5.24 | R 4/15 | |
| 5.2 | Sample means* | Handout given in class
5.28, 5.30, 5.32, 5.40 | R 4/15 |
| 4.x, 5.1 | Extra credit | Binomial, normal, and calculus problems: (ps) (pdf) (html) | R 4/15 |
| 5.2 | Sample means | Mean of means problem
Extra credit problem | M 4/19 |
| 6.1 | Confidence intervals |
Confidence interval exercises 2, 3
(ps)
(pdf)
6.2, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.10, 6.18 | M 4/19 |
| 6.2 | Tests of significance | 6.32, 6.44, 6.48, 6.56, 6.64 | R 4/22 |
| 6.3 | Use and abuse of tests | 6.70, 6.74, 6.78 | R 4/22 |
| 7.1 | Inference for the mean | 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.10, 7.12, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50 | M 4/26 |
| 7.1 | Sign test | 7.49 | R 4/29 |
| 7.2 | Comparing two means | 7.56, 7.58, 7.59, 7.60, 7.68, 7.82 | R 4/29 |
* Caution: Moore and McCabe's notation for the sample mean (always lower case) fails to distinguish between the sample mean as a random variable (which I have written in upper case) and the sample mean as an actual value computed from already collected sample data.
Homework rules
"On my honor, I pledge that I have not given, received, or tolerated
others' use of unauthorized aid in completing this work."
normalcdf(0, 240, 266, 16) = .0521 approximately.