John Adamski, PhD
Math 17300-CD: Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Spring 2017
Syllabus, Textbook
How To Solve It
SectionNotesExercisesSolutions
IntroIntroduction to Statistics
1.5Relative Frequency Histograms1.19, 1.24, 1.26, 1.28Solutions
2.2Measures of Center2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9Solutions
2.3Measures of Variability2.13, 2.16, 2.17Solutions
2.4Practical Significance of Standard Deviation
4.2Probability: Events and Sample Space
4.3Calculating Probabilities Using Simple Events4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7-4.10, 4.14, 4.15Solutions
Quiz 1Wednesday, 2/15/2017Sections 1.5, 2.2-2.4, 4.2-4.3Solutions
4.4Useful Counting Rules4.17-4.26, 4.29, 4.31, 4.32, 4.34, 4.38, 4.39Solutions
4.5Event Relations and Probability Rules
4.6Independence, Conditional Probability, Multiplication Rule4.40-4.68 allSolutions
Quiz 2Monday, 3/6/2017Sections 4.4-4.6Solutions
4.7Baye's Rule4.69-4.79 allSolutions
4.8Discrete Random Variables and their Probability Distributions4.80-4.99 allSolutions
Quiz 3Monday, 3/27/2017Sections 4.7, 4.8Solutions
5.2The Binomial Probability Distribution5.1-5.34 allSolutions
5.4The Hypergeometric Probability Distribution5.49-5.58 allSolutions
MidtermWednesday, 4/5/2017All sections listed aboveSolutions
6.1-3Normal Distribution for Continuous Random Variables6.1-6.34 allSolutions
6.4Tabulated Areas of the Normal Probability Distribution6.35-6.53 allSolutions
Quiz 4Wednesday, 5/3/2017Sections 6.1-6.4Solutions
7.4-7.5Central Limit Theorem and Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean7.15-7.34 allSolutions
7.6Sampling Distrinbution of the Sample Proportion7.35-7.47 allSolutions
8.3-8.4Point Estimation8.1-8.23 allSolutions
8.5Interval Estimation8.24-8.40 allSolutions
8.6Estimating the Difference Between Two Population Means8.41-8.53 allSolutions
8.7Estimating the Difference Between Two Population Proportions8.54-8.66 allSolutions
8.9Choosing the Sample Size8.70-8.73, 8.75-8.77, 8.79-8.83Solutions
9.1-3Hypothesis Tests about Population Means9.1-9.7, 9.9-9.17Solutions
Quiz 5Due at Final ExamSections 7.4-7.6, 8.3-8.7, 8.9, 9.3
Final ExamMonday 5/22/2017 10:30am-12:45pm, NAC 4/113CumulativeSolutions