Math 1272 Statistics, Spring 2014
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An introduction to statistical methods and statistical inference. We will discuss such topics as descriptive statistics, random variables, distributions, sampling, estimation and inference, t-tests, chi-square tests and correlation.
(Image shows scatter plots of heights/weights of all NFL players. Obtained via http://imgur.com/FBFKSdB)
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HW #8 (Sec 5.1, 5.2, 5.3) + Exam #3 coming up
A reminder that HW #8 is due Monday, and as I announced in class I will hand out a takehome exam on Monday. HW #8: Sec 5.1: #19-35 odd Sec 5.2: #9-13 odd Sec 5.3: #17-27 odd, 31, 33 See MoreHW #8 (Sec 5.1, 5.2, 5.3) + Exam #3 coming up
A reminder about HW #6, due tomorrow (Wed April 30) Sec 4.1: #23, 24, 27, 28 Sec 4.2: #9-12, 17-19 For the last 3 exercises in Sec 4.2, do at least part (a); parts (b) and (c) are extra credit, since they involve a lot of calculations […] See MoreHW #7 (Sec 4.1 & 4.2)
Binomial probability distribution spreadsheet
Here is the spreadsheet calculating a binomial probability distribution that we created in class yesterday: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RQEVSezQq8oaHq30JJzTm_gDOHNKobeyc7s_R62-FY8/edit?usp=sharing You should be able to […] See MoreBinomial probability distribution spreadsheet
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