Math 141 - Introductory Statistics - Reading Assignments April 2001 Be sure to check back every so often, because this may change during the semester. (Last modified: Friday, January 5, 2001, 10:09 AM ) All numbers indicate sections from The Basic Practice of Statistics, Second Edition. For Monday April 2 Section 2.5 Relations in Categorical Data Section 8.1 Inference for a Population Proportion To read : All of Sections 2.5 and 8.1 Be sure to understand : Examples 2.22 and 2.23 The sections "Assumptions for Inference" and "The z procedures" Example 8.4 Email Subject Line : Math 141 4/2 Your Name Reading Questions : Apply Your Knowledge 2.72 and 8.7 For Wednesday April 4 Section 8.2 Comparing Two Proportions To read : All of Section 8.2 Be sure to understand : Examples 8.9 and 8.10 "Confidence intervals for comparing two proportions" (pg 449) "Significance test for comparing two proportions" (pg 453) Email Subject Line : Math 141 4/4 Your Name Reading Questions : Apply Your Knowledge 8.24 For Monday April 9 Recap of the last few weeks. No Reading Assignment today. For Wednesday April 11 Section 9.1 Two-Way Tables Section 9.2 The Chi-Square Test To read : Introduction to Chapter 9 and all of Sections 9.1 and 9.2 Be sure to understand : The section "The problem of multiple comparisons" The definitions of expected counts and the chi-square statistic The section "The chi-square distributions" Email Subject Line : Math 141 4/11 Your Name Reading Questions : Apply Your Knowledge 9.1abde and 9.3 For Monday April 16 Section 9.2 The Chi-Square Test To read : Reread Section 9.2 Email Subject Line : Math 141 4/16 Your Name Reading Questions : Apply Your Knowledge 9.8 For Wednesday April 18 Exam 3 today. No Reading Assignment. Remainder of Semester We will recap the semester and you will give your project presentations, so there are no specific reading assignments to email. Math 141 Home | T. Ratliff's Home