Summarizing and Analyzing Categorical Data

Week 1: January 10 through January 14

MATH 216 ~ Probability and Statistics for Natural Science Majors ~ Spring 2005

Class meeting schedule and topics

Monday, January 10 ~	Course information and introduction
Tuesday, January 11 ~	Numerical summaries of categorical data
Wednesday, January 12 ~	Graphical summaries of categorical data
Friday, January 14 ~	Odds ratios and relative risks
Tuesday, January 18 ~	Confounding and Simpson's Paradox

Homework Assignments

1. Due Tuesday, January 11

   Required work

   • Read the Preface, especially the "To the Student" section.

2. Due Wednesday, January 12

   Required work

   • Review Section 1-1 on Summarizing Categorical Data

   Optional work

   • Practice Problems 1-1 and 1-2

3. Due Friday, January 14

   Required work

   • Review Section 1-2 on Analyzing Categorical Data
   • Practice Problem 1-3

   Optional work

   • Practice Problem 1-4

4. Due Tuesday, January 18

   Required work

   • Review Section 1-2 on Analyzing Categorical Data
   • Practice Problems 1-5, 1-6, and 1-7

   Optional work

   • Write the paragraph assigned in Investigation 1-3 part (m)