MA 117 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Homework Assignments

 

 
  • Homework Seven

 
Homework One Turn in these problems on Wednesday by 5 p.m. 

Note that you should be doing the 'Review Exercises' from each Chapter.

Chapter Nineteen, p. 351 3, 4, 5*
Chapter One and Two, p. 24 2, 4, 6, 11, 12**
Chapter Three, p. 50 4 (note this continues over the page), 5, 7, 10 (continues over)
An email from you detailing what you will use this course for in the future, your general mathematical background (i.e. when / where was your last math class), and your (possible) major is also part of this homework.

Hints: Try the following problems first: * See A12 on page 351. ** See A13 on page 24. Note the answers to those are in the back of the book.

 
Homework Two Turn in these problems on Friday by 5 p.m.
Chapter Four, p. 74 3, 6, 8, 9, 12
Chapter Five, p. 93 1, 3, 5*, 6, 7, 12
Chapter Six, p. 104 1, 2, 3, 5
Special Review, p. 105 3, 4, 10, 12, 14
Hint: * Careful - this isn’t hard, but lot's of people could get it wrong!
 
Homework Three Turn in these problems on Tuesday by 5 p.m.
Chapter Thirteen, p. 234 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Chapter Fourteen, p. 252 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11
Chapter Fifteen, p. 261 1, 3
Special Review, p. 263 2, 4, 5
Chapter Sixteen, p. 285 3, 8
 
Homework Four Turn in these problems on Friday by 5 p.m.
Chapter Seventeen, p. 304 3 4 10 12
Chapter Eighteen, p. 327 2 4** 7 8 9*
Chapter Twenty, p. 371 3 5 7 8 12
 

* Consider the rule of thumb from class 

** Note: You are finding the area of just one rectangle in the probability histogram.

 
Homework Five Turn in these problems on Wednesday by 5 p.m.
Chapter Twenty One, p. 391 4* 5 6 7 9 10 13
Chapter Twenty Three, p. 425 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12
Chapter Twenty Six, p. 497 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
 

* Ask yourself whether or not the central limit theorem applies!

 
Homework Six Turn in these problems on Friday by 5 p.m.
Chapter Twenty Seven, p. 520 2 5 6 8
Chapter Twenty Eight, p. 542 1 2 4 6 8 9 10* * Ignore reason for 10 a) Their chi square is way off.
Chapter Eight, p. 134 3, 4, 5, 7, 9
   
 
Homework Seven