Multiple comparisons and linear contrasts

Week 5: September 22 & 24

MATH 417/GSR 517 ~ Statistical Applications ~ Fall 2003


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Class meeting schedule and topics

Monday, September 22 ~ Multiple comparisons
Wednesday, September 24 ~ Linear contrasts
Monday, September 29 ~ Review
Wednesday, October 1 ~ Test 1
Monday, October 6 ~ Simple linear regression

Homework Assignments

  1. Due Monday, September 22

    Required work

    • Read Chapter 6 on "Linear Combinations and Multiple Comparisons of Means"
    • Data Problems 24 and 25 on pages 146 and 147
      Be sure to include graphs, descriptive statistics, parameters, hypotheses, test statistics, p-values, and in-context conclusions.

    Optional work

    • Computational Exercises 18 through 22 on pages 142 through 145
    • Data Problem 23 on pages 146

  2. Due Wednesday, September 24

    Required work

    • Review Chapter 6 on "Linear Combinations and Multiple Comparisons of Means"
    • Computational Exercise 16 on page 170

    Optional work

    • Conceptual Exercises 1 through 11 on pages 168 through 169
    • Computational Exercises 12 through 15 on page 169

  3. Due Monday, September 29

    Required work

    • Review Chapters 1 through 6
    • Data Problems 21 and 22 on pages 171 and 172

    Optional work

    • Computational Exercises 17 through 20 on pages 170 and 171

  4. Due Monday, October 6

    Required work

    • Read Chapter 7 on "Simple Linear Regression: A Model for the Mean"

    Optional work

    • Conceptual Exercises 1 through 11 on page 196


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