Tom Moore
Science 2414
Ext: 4206; e-mail: mooret
A cumulative set of course assignments
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. I encourage and expect you to work with other students for homework, but you must write up your own papers to hand in. Please use standard paper and staple multiple sheets (please don't clip or dog-ear). I will not accept late assignments, except with a clearly excused illness or similar emergency. Extracurricular activities do not constitute an emergency so you should plan for these in advance.
Introduction to statistics
Read pages xx-xxv ("Statistical thinking) and Chapter 1.
Hand in: Exercises 1.2, 1.7, 1.16, 1.23, 1.24, and 1.30.
Read Chapter 2.
We will do a lab today.
Hand in the answers to yesterday's lab.
Hand in: 1.29, 1.34, 2.8, 2.12, 2.35, and 2.36.
NOTE: When directions ask you to use your calculator, you may do that or you may, instead, use some other software such as the One Variable Statistical Calculator (applet with the text), Minitab, Excel, etc. Keep in mind that the applets are available at the textbook web site (given at our course web page) or on the CD that came with the text.
Read Chapter 3.
Hand in exercise 2.38.
Read Lab before coming to class.
Professor Gary Oehlert speaks at 4:30 (4:15 for refreshments).
Hand in Lab 2 report.
Read Chapter 4.
Hand in: 1.36, 2.7, 2.9 (use software for mean and SD), 2.27, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8, 3.20, 3.24, 3.27,
Quiz: We will have a quiz today. Bring your calculator and your gatefold insert.
Hand in: 4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.8ab.
Read chapter 5.
Hand in: Exercises 4.10, 4.11, 4.13, 4.15, 4.17, 4.19.
Hand in: Exercises 4.26, 4.27, 4.30, 5.3, 5.5, 5.7.
Hand in: 5.9, 5.15, 5.16, 5.18, 4.20, 5.22 (note: on 5.22, find an approximate 95% confidence interval for your prediction, using the method discussed in class.).
Read Chapter 6.
Hand in Friday's lab.
Hand in: Exercises 4.27, 5.25, 5.26, 5.41, and 6.16.
Read chapter 7.
Hand in: 6.9, 6.10 (notice part c on the next page), I.21, I.22, I.23. These last 3 are on page 162.
Hand in your Project 1.
Read chapter 8.
Hand in: Exercises 7.1, 7.2, 7.13, 7.14, 7.16, 7.18, 7.19, 7.23, 7.24.
Hand in: 7.32, 7.42, 8.2, 8.16, 8.17ab, 8.34abdef.
Exam 1, in class, bring your calculator and gate-fold insert.
Read chapter 9.
Hand in: Re-do on short answer questions from exam. Note: You must work alone on this assignment, but it is open book and open notes.
Read Chapter 10, up through page 258.
Hand in: 8.38, 8.39, 9.27, 9.29, 9.34, 9.39, 9.43.
We will have a quiz.
Read the rest of Chapter 10.
Hand in: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6(see note), 10.8, and 10.9.
Note: I will show you how to use the random digits table. Or, you could write slips of paper labeled 0, 1, ..., 9, put them into a hat, and draw them out after thorough mixing.
Assignments for March 7 to April 4
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. I will not accept late
assignments, except with a clearly excused illness or similar emergency.
NOTE: You should use Minitab on calculations (or your own calculator, if that is more convenient). I'll be clear when I want you to do something by hand.
Hand in: 10.10, 10.11, 10.16, 10.20, 10.22, 10.24, and 10.25.
Read chapter 13
Hand in: 10.26, 10.27, 10.28, 10.30.
We will have a quiz.
Hand in: 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5.
Cars Project is due at the beginning of class.
Read chapter 14.
Hand in: 13.6, 13.7a, 13.9, 13.14, 13.16, 13.21.
Hand in: 13.23, 13.25, 13.26, 13.27, 14.1, 14.3, 14.8.
Read chapter 15.
Hand in: 14.26, 14.28, 14.29, 14.45, 14.46, 15.5,
Read pages 389-393 and chapter 16.
Hand in: 15.6, 15.7, 15.9, 15.19, 15.20, 15.21.
Hand in: 15.2, 15.3, 15.29.
Read the article passed out in class.
Hand in: 15.11, 15.12 (use Minitab on these 2), 15.18, 15.30, 15.35.
Review chapter 16.
Hand in: II.6, II.7, II.8, II.10, II.11, II.25, II.41, II.42, and II.43.
Project ideas due.
Hand in: 16.1*, 16.7*, 16.10*, 16.11, and 16.13. (Do the * problems by hand.)
Hand in: 16.14, 16.21, 16.22, 16.23, and 16.24.
Exam in class. Bring your calculator and your gatefold insert.
Read chapter 17 (only up to page 455).
Hand in: 17.7*, 17.9*, 17.24, and 17.28**. (Do * by hand; use Minitab on **.)
Project proposals due.
Lab on paired and two-sample designs.
Read chapter 18.
Hand in lab report.
No assignment.
Hand in: 18.3, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, 18.11, 18.13, 18.15, 18.16, 18.20.
Read chapter 19.
Hand in: 18.22, 18.24, 18.31, 18.32, 18.33.
Hand in: 18.35, 19.4, 19.9, 19.10, 19.11.
Read chapter 20.
Hand in: 20.12, 20.13.
In interpreting results for significant chisquares, you should use the principles in your two-way tables handout: Identify explanatory (X) and response (Y); compute appropriate percentages; describe what is going on.
Hand in: 20.20*, 20.21*, 20.3. (On *, do basic computations by hand and check with Minitab. On 20.3, just use Minitab.)
Read pages 511-514.
Hand in: III.1, III.2, III.4, III.22, III.23, III.39, III.40, III.41 (on 41, give the approximate 95% confidence interval we learned in class.)
See you in class. We can begin oral reports.
Oral reports
Review and end-of-course evaluations.
Final exam. Bring a calculator and gatefold insert.