| WEEK
Three - |
DETAILED
SCHEDULE AND HOMEWORK |
| Monday |
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| Sections Covered: |
Chapter Twenty Three. Confidence
intervals for an average. Introduction to hypothesis testing
(chapters 26 to 28). Twenty Six. Hypothesis testing, the
z-test. |
| To Prepare: |
Reading Assignment: Part I:
Chapter 22 of the text: Employment and Unemployment: Answer question
1 on p. 405. Part II: Handout: How the Nation's Employment and Unemployment
Estimates are made. Answer problems 1, 5, 6, 10 at the back of the
handout. Due in class.Read Chapter
Twenty Three and Twenty Six |
| Quiz Six: |
Confidence intervals (chapter 21 and 23) |
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| Tuesday |
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| Sections Covered: |
Chapter Twenty Six.
Hypothesis testing, the t-test. Chapter Twenty Seven. Comparing
two sample averages. Chapter Twenty Eight. The chi-square
test. |
| To Prepare: |
Read chapter twenty six and twenty seven |
| Phase II of project due. at 5 p.m. |
Remember to keep a copy
of your own data! |
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| Wednesday |
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| Sections Covered: |
Chapter Twenty Eight.
The chi-square test and independence. Introduction to bi-variate
statistics. ANOVA. Chapter Seven. Plotting lines and points. Chapter
Eight. Scatter diagrams and correlation. |
| To Prepare: |
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| Quiz Seven: |
Chapter 26 (t-test and z-test only) |
| Homework Five: |
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| Thursday |
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| Sections Covered: |
Chapter Eight. Chapter Nine. Correlation. |
| To Prepare: |
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| Friday |
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| Sections Covered: |
Chapter Ten
Correlation and regression. Chapter Eleven. The RMS error.
for regression. |
| To Prepare: |
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| Homework Six: |
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