Assignment sheet

Inference

 

Logic is a systematic method for getting the wrong conclusion with confidence. Statistics is a systematic method for getting the wrong conclusion with 95% confidence.

 

Statistics means never having to say youÕre certain.

 

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Date

Assignment

1

2/11

Estimating with confidence-Read p. 506-522 and do #1,2 and 3

 

 

 

2

2/15

Confidence Interval- Do #5,7 and 9 Read 522-528

3

2/16

Choosing a sample size- Do # 6,8,12,13,15

4

2/17

Caveats on Sample size and other cautions- do #19,21,23,24 Read 531-539

5

2/18

Tests of Significance-  #27,29,30,33 and read 540-542

 

 

 

6

2/22

P-value and Stating an hypothesis Do # 28,31,34,35,37, and Read p. 544-550

7

2/23

Tests of a population mean-Do 39, 41, 43, 44 and read 550-556

8

2/24

Significance Levels and Tests- Do 40,45,46,53,54,55,58 and 59 and read 560-567

9

2/25

Quiz-More Caveats- Do 61,62,63,65,66 and read 547-580

 

 

 

10

2/28

Power and Type I and Type II errors (Intro) Do # 77,79,80,81,82

11

3/1

Lab Day

12

3/2

Review

13

3/3

TEST- Read 586-590 and Do #1-4 (Hint: for the calculator problems look in the DIST-draw,DIST-dist,and Draw menus for the needed functions)

 

 

To see examples of confidence intervals:

http://bcs.whfreeman.com/yates2e/pages/bcs-main.asp?v=chapter&s=05000&n=00020&i=99020.01&o=|00050|00020|&ns=0

 

To see an example of Type one and Type two errors in the justice system:

http://www.intuitor.com/statistics/T1T2Errors.html

 

To learn more about the power of a test http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,149-0-0-22815,00.html

 

FAQÕs for this chapter

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/hyperstat/logic_hypothesis.html

 

For lab on Type I and Type 2 Errors

http://wise.cgu.edu/appletsf.asp

For our computer lab