(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
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
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
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
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