Math 216 Statistical Thinking

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Homework

Chapters 1-3

Chapters 4-5

 

Course Outline

Descriptive Statistics

  1. Graphical Descriptions
  2. Numerical Descriptions
    1. Measures of Central Tendency
      1. mean
      2. median
      3. mode
      4. midrange
    2. Measures of Variation
      1. range
      2. variance
      3. standard deviation
    3. Measures of Relative Standing

     

    Probability

    1. Basic Probability

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    2. Discrete Probability Distributions
      1. Binomial Distribution
      2. hypergeometric distribution
      3. Poisson distribution
    3.  Continuous Probability Distributions
      1. Uniform
      2. Exponential
      3. Normal

      Sampling Distributions

      1. Properties of the sampling distribution of the sample mean
      2. Central Limit Theorem

       

    Inferential Statistics

    1. Estimation
    2. Hypothesis testing

     

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