Math 141: Introduction to Statistics

• Work through Lessons 1 & 2 of ActivStats
• Cut and paste the data from "The Circle Game" into an email to me
• Read Chapter 1 of Intro Stats

• Read Chapter 2 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 4, 10, 22 in Chapter 2
• Work through Lesson 3 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 3 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 8, 16, 24, 39 from Chapter 3
  (Use DataDesk and the data on the CD to make your displays!)
• Work through Lesson 4 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 4 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 14, 16, 18, 34, 40 from Chapter 4 (look at the part of the chapter on reexpressing data for #40)
• Work through Lesson 5 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 5 of Intro Stats (with particular attention to the section "Mean or Median" on page 80, which I didn't get to talk about in class)
• Do problems 16, 28, 30, 44 from Chapter 5
• Work through Lesson 6 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 6 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 10, 18, 28, 40ac, 46 from Chapter 6
• Work through Lesson 7 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 7 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 10, 14, 18, 20, 26 from Chapter 7
• Work through Lesson 8 of ActivStats
• Start studying for the exam on Friday, February 15

• Read Chapter 8 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 4, 16, 22, 36a-f and 36h (compare to chicken sandwiches only), 46 from Chapter 8
• Work through Lesson 9 of ActivStats
• Continue studying for the exam on Friday, February 15

• Read Chapter 9 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 2, 10, 12, 18, 24 from Chapter 9
• Get questions ready for Wednesday's review day in class
• Ramp up the studying for the exam on Friday

• Work through Lesson 11 of ActivStats
• Read Chapter 11 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 8, 20, 24, 34, 36 from Chapter 11
• Work through Lesson 12 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 12 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 2, 6, 12, 16, 20 in Chapter 12.
• Listen to This American Life episode #300 (go to this page and click on the orange speaker next to episode #300, broadcast 10/28/2005, called "What's In A Number?"). Let me know right away if you have problems listening to this!
  • The study that the program talks about was published in The Lancet. Here is a copy.
  • A follow-up study recently appeared in The Lancet as well.
  • Here is a video on YouTube of Les Roberts talking about the 2003 study. (Thanks to Ryan Meltzer for finding this.)
  • Here is a CNN video of a congressional hearing featuring the 2006 study. (You'll need RealPlayer, which you can download for free, to view this.)
  • This American Life did a follow-up as well in 2006. Click here and locate the episode, broadcast on 11/3/2006, the click on the orange speaker.
• Work through Lesson 13 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 13 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 4, 8, 14, 26, 32, 42 in Chapter 13
• Work through Lesson 14 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 14 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 4, 12, 14, 16, 26, 34 in Chapter 14
• Work through Lesson 15 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 15 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 10, 12, 18, 32, 44 in Chapter 15
• Work through Lesson 18 of ActivStats

(We're skipping chapters 16 and 17.)

• Read Chapter 18 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 8, 10, 12, 14, 20 in Chapter 18

• Read Chapter 18 of Intro Stats again
• Find your group for the semester project. The groups were constructed by random assignment (of course!). Contact your group and go over the overview and schedule for the project. The download also contains instructions for the first part of the project, the project proposal, which is due on Thursday, April 5.
• Work through Lesson 19 of ActivStats
• Start studying for the exam on Friday, March 28.
• Enjoy Spring break!

• Read Chapter 19 of Intro Stats
• Use problems 24, 26, 28, 36 in Chapter 18 to study for the exam—they will not be collected
• Do problems 6, 12, 16, 22, 30 in Chapter 19
• Work through Lesson 20 of ActivStats

• Work through Lesson 20 of ActivStats if you haven't already done so
• Read Chapter 20 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 2, 6, 14, 24, 30 in Chapter 20
• Work through Lesson 21 of ActivStats
• Meet with me to discuss your project proposal, which is due on Friday

• Read Chapter 21 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 4, 6, 14, 20, 22 in Chapter 21
• Work through Lesson 22 of ActivStats
• The data summary for your group project is due on Monday, April 21.

• Start reading Chapter 22 of Intro Stats
• Work through Lesson 23 of ActivStats

• Finish reading Chapter 22 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 4, 12, 14, 24, 28 in Chapter 22
• Work through Lesson 23 of ActivStats if you haven't already done so

• Read Chapter 23 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 6, 16, 18, 22, 26 in Chapter 23. Use the Density Tool in ActivStats to find the P-value in problem 26.
• Do the worksheet exercise I handed out in class. Please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper and hand them in separately on Monday. Remember to save your sample for further analysis!
• Work through Lesson 24 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 24 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 2, 8a-c, 14, 26, 32 in Chapter 24.
  (Use the Data Desk data file on your ActivStats CD for problem 8. For the other problems, if you need technology, use the Density Tool in ActivStats to do the t-test or find the confidence interval. Make sure to choose "2-sample t-test" in the Density Tool.)
• Work through Lesson 25 of ActivStats
• Remember that my office hours for tomorrow (Tuesday, April 15) and class next Monday (April 21) are canceled, and that the data summary for the project is now due by 5pm next Tuesday (April 22).

• Read Chapter 25 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 4, 8, 24, 26, 28 in Chapter 25
• Do the second part of the worksheet exercise I handed out in class. As before, please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper and hand them in separately on Friday.
• Start studying for the test on Friday, April 25, which covers Chapters 19–25. The chart on page 595 summarizes much of what you need to know.

• Work through Lesson 26 of ActivStats
• The rough draft of the final project is due on Tuesday, May 6. Here are instructions for the rough draft.
• The project presentations will be on Monday, May 12, starting at 10am. Lunch will arrive at 11:30 or so.

• Read Chapter 26 of Intro Stats
• Do problems 2, 10, 12, 14, 32 in Chapter 26
• Work through Lesson 27 of ActivStats

• Read Chapter 27 of Intro Stats
• Work through problems 2, 6, 8, 28, 36 in Chapter 27
• Make sure your turn in the rough draft of your semester project on Tuesday, May 6! The final draft is due on Monday, May 12, at 10am when we are having our project presentations.