Introduction, Descriptive Statistics, and Graphical Displays

Weeks 1 & 2: August 25 & 27 and September 3

MATH 417/GSR 517 ~ Statistical Applications ~ Fall 2003

Class meeting schedule and topics

Monday, August 25 ~	Course information and one-sample t-tests
Wednesday, August 27 ~	Matched pairs t-tests
Wednesday, September 3 ~	Independent samples t-tests

Homework Assignments

1. Due Wednesday, August 27

   Required work

   • Read Chapter 1 on "Drawing Statistical Conclusions"
   • Read Chapter 2 on "Inference Using t-Distributions"
   • Computational Exercises 22, 23, and 24 on page 25 (by hand or by computer)

   Optional work

   • Conceptual Exercises 1 through 15 on pages 22 through 24

2. Due Wednesday, September 3

   Required work

   • Read Chapter 3 on "A Closer Look at Assumptions"
   • Read Chapter 4 on "Alternatives to the t-Tools"
   • Computational Exercises 19 and 20 on page 52

   Optional work

   • Computational Exercises 16 through 21, 25, and 26 on pages 24 through 26

3. Due Monday, September 8

   Required work

   • Read Chapter 5 on "Comparisons Among Several Samples"
   • Data Problems 21, 22, and 23 on pages 52 through 54

   Optional work

   • Conceptual Exercises 1 through 11 on pages 50 and 51
   • Computational Exercises 12 through 18 on pages 51 and 52