John Adamski, PhD
Math 17300-FG: Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Fall 2018
Syllabus
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 1Monday, 9/17Sections 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
4.7Baye's Rule4.69-4.79 allSolutions
4.8Discrete Random Variables and their Probability Distributions4.80-4.99 allSolutions
Quiz 2Monday, 10/15Sections 4.4-4.8Solutions
5.2The Binomial Probability Distribution5.1-5.34 allSolutions
5.4The Hypergeometric Probability Distribution5.49-5.58 allSolutions
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 3Monday, 10/29Sections 5.2, 5.4, 6.1-6.4Solutions
7.4-7.5Central Limit Theorem and Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean7.15-7.34 allSolutions
7.6Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion7.35-7.47 allSolutions
Midterm ExamWednesday, 11/7All sections listed aboveSolutions
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
Quiz 4Monday, 12/3Sections 7.4-7.6, 8.3-8.7Solutions
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
3.3-4Scatterplots and Linear Regressionexample 3.7
Quiz 5Due Monday, 12/17 at Final ExamSections 8.9, 9.1-9.3, 3.3-3.4
Final ExamMonday 12/17, 3:30-5:45pm in NAC 5/108 (usual classroom)Cumulative - all sections above except 1.5, 3.3-3.4