Statistical Significance, Counting Methods, and Probability

Week 3: January 24 through January 28

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

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Class meeting schedule and topics

Monday, January 24 ~ Statistical significance
Tuesday, January 25 ~ The "Friendly Observers" study
Wednesday, January 26 ~ Probability
Friday, January 28 ~ Counting methods
Monday, January 31 ~ Fisher's Exact Test

Homework Assignments

  1. Due Tuesday, January 25

    Required work

    • Review Section 1-5 on "Assessing Statistical Significance"

    Optional work

    • Practice Problems 1-16 and 1-17 on page 47

  2. Due Wednesday, January 26

    Required work

    • Review Section 1-5 on "Assessing Statistical Significance"
    • Practice Problem 1-19 on page 55

    Optional work

    • Practice Problem 1-18 on page 55

  3. Due Friday, January 28

    Required work

    • Review Section 1-6 on "Probability and Counting Methods"

  4. Due Monday, January 31

    Required work

    • Review Section 1-6 on "Probability and Counting Methods"
    • Practice Problems 1-20 and 1-21 on pages 69 and 70

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