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| Week | Dates | Text Section | Topic(s) | |
| 1 | 8/26 No Class |
8/28 | 1.1 | introduction |
| 1.2 | observational studies | |||
| 2 | 9/2 | 9/4 | 1.2 | simple random sampling |
| 1.3 | other sampling methods | |||
| 1.4 | sources of error in sampling | |||
| 1.5 | the design of experiments | |||
| 3 | 9/9 | 9/11 | 2.1 | organizing qualitative data |
| 2.2 | organizing quantitative data | |||
| 2.3 | graphical misrepresentation of data | |||
| 4 | 9/16 | 9/18 | 3.1 | measures of central tendency |
| 3.2 | measures of dispersion | |||
| 5 | 9/23 | 9/25 | 3.4 | measures of position |
| 3.5 | The Five-Number Summary and box plots | |||
| 6 | 9/30 | 10/2 | 4.1 | scatter diagrams and correlation |
| 4.2 | least-squares regression | |||
| 7 | 10/7 | 10/9 | 4.3 | the coefficient of determination |
| N/A | Review for Midterm | |||
| 8 | 10/14 No Classes |
10/16 | MIDTERM EXAM Thursday, October 16 | |
| 8 | 10/21 | 10/23 | 6.2 | The binomial probability distribution |
| 7.1 | properties of the normal distribution | |||
| 7.2 | the standard normal distribution | |||
| 9 | 10/28 | 10/30 | 7.3 | applications of the normal distribution |
| 7.4 | assessing normality | |||
| 7.5 | the normal approximation to the binomial | |||
| 10 | 11/4 | 11/6 | 8.1 | distribution of the sample mean; the central limit theorem |
| 8.2 | distribution of the sample proportion | |||
| 11 | 11/11 | 11/13 | 9.1 | confidence intervals: known standard deviation |
| 9.2 | confidence intervals: unknown standard deviation | |||
| 9.3 | confidence intervals about proportions | |||
| 9.4 | which method to use? | |||
| 12 | 11/18 | 11/20 | 10.1 | the language of hypothesis testing |
| 10.2 | hypothesis testing for population mean: sigma known | |||
| 10.3 | hypothesis testing for population mean: sigma unknown | |||
| 10.4 | hypothesis testing for population proportion | |||
| 10.5 | which method to use? | |||
| 13 | 11/25 | 11/27 No Classes |
11.1 | inference on two dependent (paired) samples |
| 14 | 12/2 | 12/4 | 11.2 | inference on to independent (unpaired) samples |
| 11.3 | inference on two proportions | |||
| 15 | 12/9 | review | ||
| FINAL EXAM WEDNESDAY, DEC 17 | 9:00 AM DUFFY 115 | |||