(Last modified: Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 2:10 PM ) All numbers indicate sections from The Basic Practice of Statistics, Second Edition.
Section 4.3 Sampling Distributions |
| To read : | Finish Section 4.3 and read the Introduction to Chapter 6 and all of Section 6.1 |
Be sure to understand :
The statement of the Central Limit Theorem
Examples 6.1, 6.2 and 6.4
The definitions of level C confidence interval and a one-sample z statistic
The section "Some Cautions"
Email Subject Line : Math 141 3/5 Your Name
Reading Questions : Apply Your Knowledge 6.1 and 6.5bc
For Wednesday March 7
| To read : | All of Section 6.2 |
Be sure to understand :
Examples 6.8, 6.10, and 6.12
The definition of the null hypothesis, p-value, statistical significance, and z-test
Email Subject Line : Math 141 3/5 Your Name
Reading Questions : Apply Your Knowledge 6.28 and 6.35
For Monday March 19
| To read : | All of Section 6.3 |
Be sure to understand :
Examples 6.18 and 6.19
Reading Questions : Since this is the first day after Spring Break, you don't need to email these in, but you should think about Apply Your Knowledge 6.55 and 6.56
For Wednesday March 21
| To read : | All of Section 7.1 |
Be sure to understand :
The definition of standard error and one-sample t statistic
Examples 7.1, 7.2,and 7.3
The guidelines for using t procedures (pg 380)
Email Subject Line : Math 141 3/21 Your Name
Reading Questions : Apply Your Knowledge 7.6 and 7.8
For Monday March 26
For Wednesday March 28
| To read : | Section 7.2 through page 401 |
Be sure to understand :
The section on two-sample t procedures
Example 7.8
Email Subject Line : Math 141 3/28 Your Name
Reading Questions : Apply Your Knowledge 7.31 and 7.33
