Homework Assignments
for MATH 260: Applied Statistics I

Mathematics Department, Kalamazoo College

Instructor: Eric Nordmoe



Week Date  Readings for Class  Warm-up problems

Hand-in problems
due at the
beginning of class

1 Mon
3/30
None
None None
1 Weds
4/1
pp. xxiii-xxix,
Chapter 1, pp.3-24.
Ch. 1a: 1.1, 1.3(by hand or SPSS), 1.5, 1.33 (by hand and SPSS)
None
1 Fri
4/3
Chapter 2, pp. 37-56.
Ch. 1b: 1.11, 1.35, 1.37, 1.41(SPSS), 1.43
Ch. 1a: 1.6 (just use SPSS), 1.8, 1.24, 1.28, 1.34(SPSS)
2 Mon
4/6
Chapter 3 pp.64-84 skimming the section "Using the standard Normal table."
Ch. 2:2.11, 2.25, 2.26, 2.32, 2.37 (SPSS), 2.45(SPSS)
Ch. 1b: 1.32, 1.36, 1.38, 1.44
2 Weds
4/8
Chapter 8 pp. 187-199 (We will use Randomizer.org to draw random samples; ignore references to the random number table.)
Ch. 3: 3.5, 3.7, 3.11,3.33, 3.37, 3.39
(Use Rossman Chance applet for probability calculations)
Ch. 2: 2.12, 2.36, 2.38, 2.44, 2.46
2 Fri
4/10
Chapter 8 pp. 200-206 (We will use Randomizer.org to draw random samples; ignore references to the random number table.)
Ch. 3: 3.13 (use the applet), 3.31, 3.41, 3.43
Ch. 8: 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, 8.9 (Randomizer)
Ch. 3a: 3.34, 3.36, 3.38, 3.46, 3.48
3 Mon
4/13
Chapter 9 pp. 213-221.
Ch. 8b: 8.13, 8.29, 8.31, 8.39, 8.49
Ch. 3b: 3.40, 3.42, 3.44;
Ch. 8a: 8.10, 8.38
(use Randomizer for drawing samples)
3 Weds
4/15
Chapter 9 pp. 222-227.
Ch. 9: 9.3, 9.5 (Use Randomizer)
9.7, 9.9, 9.11
Ch. 8b: 8.12, 8.32, 8.42, 8. 44, 8.50
(use Randomizer for drawing samples)
3 Fri
4/17
Exam I None None
4 Mon
4/20
No class None None
4 Weds
4/22
Read Chapter 10 pp. 246-263. None Ch. 9: 9.14, 9.30(use Randomizer), 9.34(use Randomizer rather than applet or table), 9.40(use Randomizer), 9.48 (use applet)
4 Fri
4/24
Read Ch 11 pp. 271-285, 293-294. Omit pp. 286-293 about statistical process control.  Ch. 10: 10.13, 10.15, 10.43, 10.49, 10.53 None
5 Mon
4/27
Read Ch 14 pp. 343-356. Ch. 11: 11.5, 11.13, 11.37, 11.39, 11.41 Ch. 10: 10.14, 10.16, 10.40, 10.44, 10.56 (use the Sampling Sim  program  for 10.56)
5 Weds
4/29
Re-read Ch 14 pp. 343-356. Ch. 14a: 14.1, 14.3, 14.5, 14.7, 14.9 Ch. 11: 11.4, 11.12, 11.36, 11.38, 11.44 (use  the Sampling Sim program for 11.44)
5 Fri
5/1
Read Chapter 15 pp. 362-376, 379-381. Omit the section on "Using tables of critical values" since SPSS and the Rossman-Chance applet provides p-values. Ch. 14b: 14.21, 14.27, 14.31, 14.35, 14.37 Ch. 14a: 14.2, 14.4, 14.6, 14.26, 14.34
6 Mon
5/4
Re-read Chapter 15 pp. 362-376, 379-381. Omit the section on "Using tables of critical values" since SPSS and the Rossman-Chance applet provides p-values. Ch. 15a: 15.1, 15.3, 15.7, 15.9, 15.13 Ch. 14b: 14.8, 14.10, 14.30, 14.32, 14.38
6 Weds
5/6
Read Ch 16 pp. 387-396, 404 (omit the sections on "The power of a test" and "Type I and Type II errors"). Ch. 15b: 15.15, 15.17, 15.19, 15.25, 15.39 Ch 15a: 15.2, 15.4, 15.6, 15.10, 15.14
6 Fri
5/8
Read Ch 17 pp. 412-417, omitting optional sections in the summary. Ch. 16: 16.31, 16.33, 16.41, 16.43, 16.45. Ch. 15b: 15.16, 15.20, 15.24, 15.38, 15.48.
7 Mon
5/11
Exam II None None
7 Weds
5/13
Read Part III intro (p. 430) and
Ch 18 pp. 433-451.
None Ch. 16: 16.2, 16.6, 16.10, 16.30, 16.32
7Fri
5/15
Read Ch 19 pp. 460-477, 480-481 (omit the section "The F test for comparing two standard deviations" as we will follow Moore's recommendation by not explicitly testing whether standard deviations are equal).Ch. 18: 18.1, 18.5 (use applet), 18.33(SPSS or calculator and applet), 18.43(SPSS), 18.45None
8Mon
5/18
Read Ch 20 pp. 491-507 (note that we will always use the "plus-four" confidence intervals rather than the large-sample confidence intervals).Ch. 19: 19.7, 19.9, 19.11, 19.31, 19.33Ch. 18: 18.28, 18.30, 18.32, 18.38, 18.42
8Weds
5/20
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8Fri
5/22
Read Ch 21 pp. 512-524.Ch. 20: 20.3, 20.5, 20.11, 20.13, 20.15Ch 19: 19.8, 19.10, 19.30, 19.42, 19.46
9Weds
5/27
Read Ch 22Ch. 21: 21.1, 21.3, 21.5, 21.15, 21.31Ch 20: 20.30, 20.32, 20.38, 20.40, 20.42
9Fri
5/29
Read Ch 4 pp. 90-98.NoneCh 21: 21.16, 21.18, 21.24, 21.30, 21.32
10Mon
6/1
Read Ch 4 pp. 99-105.Ch 4a: 4.1, 4.5, 4.7, 4.23Ch 22: 22.2, 22.4, 22.28, 22.30,22.44
10Weds
6/3
Read Ch 5 pp. 115-126Ch 4b: 4.25, 4.27, 4.29, 4.35, 4.39Ch 4a: 4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.22
10Fri
6/5
Read Ch 5 pp. 126-137.Ch 5a: 5.1,  5.25, 5.27, 5.31, 7.29 (yes, 7.29)Ch 4b: , 4.28, 4.30, 4.32, 4.38, 4.40
ExamsWeds
6/10
FINAL EXAM
Wednesday 1-4pm
 
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