Notation: n manditory problem
(n) helper problem
{n} thought problem
[n] ungraded problem
Bracketed problems do not have to be turned in.
Chap Prob Description/Notes
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Homework 3:
7 1 stemplot of test scores
2 five numer summary and stemplot of test scores
3 histogram for test scores
[4] median and mean
5,6 constructing some examples
[7] boxplot and 5-number summary
12,13 median and mean
[14-17] thinking about shape
19 min/max in bell-shaped data
20 [23] when to use stemplots, boxplots, histograms
24 find and describe a data set
[27] shape of data sets (make examples)
8 6,7 normal curve basics
8,9 percentile tails
12 normal distributions and 5-number summary
17 election polling
19 how tall are you?
20 mean healthy temperature
[14-18] some extra problems
Homework 4:
9 2 real estate sales pictograms
3 word length frequency
5 rising postal rates -- another problem with graph
[6,7] parents/putting -- extra problems
8 violent crime -- getting worse?
9 or 11 find picture [9 TWICE or 11 once]
10 blood types
12 1 can you make a contingency table from this information?
2 rate -> percentage
3 percent -> proportion, risk, odds
4 religion, social activities and death (relative risk)
7 ESP odds
9 seen a ghost?
(10) what kind of number?
15,16 pet birds and lung cancer
17 oops, dropped my pencils
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