John Adamski, PhD
Math 17300-CD: Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Spring 2019
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
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
Quiz 1Wedneday, 2/20Sections 1.5, 2.2-2.4, 4.2-4.5Solutions
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
Extra CreditA Newborn BabyDue Wednesday, 3/13Solution
Quiz 2Wedneday, 3/13Sections 4.5-4.8Solutions
5.2The Binomial Probability Distribution5.1-5.34 allSolutions
5.4The Hypergeometric Probability Distribution5.49-5.58 allSolutions
Midterm ExamWednesday, 3/27All sections listed aboveSolutions
6.1-3Normal Distribution for Continuous Random Variables6.1-6.34 allSolutions
Quiz 3Wednesday, 4/10Sections 5.2, 5.4, 6.1-6.3Solutions
6.4Normal Approximation to the Binomial Probability Distribution6.35-6.53 allSolutions
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
8.3-8.4Point Estimation8.1-8.23 allSolutions
8.5Interval Estimation8.24-8.40 allSolutions
Quiz 4Wednesday, 5/8Sections 6.4, 7.4-7.6, 8.3-8.5Solutions
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
Final ExamMonday, 5/20 10:30am-12:45pm, NAC 5/109All sections above