Statistics 311
Spring 2008
222 Ingraham Hall
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Tom Kurtz |
Bin Dai |
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525 Van
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1335K MSC |
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263-5563 |
263-5948 |
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Final Week Office
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Kurtz |
Wed 2:00-3:30 Thur
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Dai |
Tue 10:30-11:30; Wed 10:00-12:00 |
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FINAL EAMINATION (150 pts)
Solutions to exams and quizzes
Instructions for homework
assignments
Section numbers are for both editions unless otherwise
indicated
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Jan |
22 |
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Introduction
Calculus review
problems |
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24 |
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Model of
an experiment 2.1-4 Both editions Ch 2, Prb: 3, 8, 11 ThEx: 6, 7, 12 |
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29 |
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Discrete
sample spaces 2.5, 1.1-3 Both editions Ch 2: Prb 1, 5, 17,
23, 33, 36, 41 Th Ex: 11 |
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31 |
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Discrete
sample spaces 1.4-5 MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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Feb |
5 |
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Conditional
probability and Bayes formula 3.1-3 6th Edition Ch2 Prb # 28,37 Ch3 Prb #4, 8, 19,
41, 49, 57, 62(a) 7th Edition Ch2 Prb # 28,37 Ch3 Prb #4, 8, 13,
55, 53, 61, 66(a) |
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7 |
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Conditional
probability, independence 3.4,5 MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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12 |
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Random
variables 4.1-2 6th Edition Ch3 Prb #54, 66 6th Edition Ch4 Prb #1, 4, 20, 21, 29 7th Edition Ch3 Prb #58, 70 7th Edition Ch4 Prb #1, 4, 20, 21, 29 |
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14* |
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Expectation
and variance 4.3-5 MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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5 |
19 |
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Bernoulli
trials 4.6, 4.8.1 Both editions Ch4 Prb #26, 32, 40, 42, 46 Ch5 Prb #2, 4, 5, 6 |
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21 |
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Continuous
distributions 5.1-3 MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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26 |
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Continuous
distributions, hazard rates 5.5-6 Both editions Ch5 Prb #12, 13, 31, 39, 40, 41 |
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28 |
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Functions
of random variables 5.7 MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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Mar |
4 |
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Joint
distributions 6.1-2 Both editions Ch6 Prb #1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 14, 27, 28 |
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6 |
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Sequences
and sums of independent random variables 6.3 MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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8 |
11 |
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Problems and examples Another
Old Exam___Another
Old Exam solutions |
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13 |
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EXAM (100 pts) B371 Chemistry (Note change of room) |
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18 |
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Spring
Break |
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20 |
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Spring
Break |
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9 |
25 |
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Conditional distributions 6.4-5 Both editions Ch6 Prb #24, 29, 39, 42, 43 Handout
2,4,10 |
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27 |
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Expectations
7.1-2 |
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Apr |
1 |
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Variances,
covariances, and linear approximation 7.3(6th) 7.4(7th) Ch 7 Prb: #3, 6, 21, 42, 43, 45 |
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3 |
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Law of large numbers and parameter
estimation 8.1-2 MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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11 |
8 |
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Normal
distribution 5.4, 7.7(6th), 7.8(7th) Practice: Ch5 (Both editions) Prb #15, 18, 19 Hand in: Ch8 (Both editions) Prb #4, 5, 6, 7, 14 |
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10 |
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Central limit
theorem 8.3 MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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12 |
15 |
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Sample
sizes and approximate confidence intervals Handout |
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17 |
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Problems
and examples Quiz Topics Sample
quiz Sample
quiz solutions (Ignore problem on Poisson process) |
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13 |
22 |
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QUIZ (60 pts) B371 Chemistry (Note change of room) |
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24 |
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Poisson
process 4.7, 9.1 Poisson
Handout: Practice: Ch 4 (Both editions) Prb: 58, 59, 61 Hand in: Ch 4 (Both editions) Prb: 64 |
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14 |
29 |
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Poisson
process Ch 9 ThEx/Prb: 1, 2 Poisson Handout Prb #2, 3, 6 |
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May |
1 |
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Poisson
process |
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15 |
6 |
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Review MINIQUIZ (10 pts) |
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8 |
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Problems
and examples |
The three lowest miniquiz scores
will be thrown out
DISCUSSION AND HOMEWORK (100 pts)
TOTAL POINTS 470
Textbook: A First Course in
Probability, 6th or 7th Edition, by Sheldon Ross