USDA Introductory Statistics II

Week

Chapter

Date

Topic

Extras

1

Appendix A

7/2

Experimental Design

Light Box Answer, Building Permit Answer, Radio Station Answer, Dwarf Tree Answer

X Reviewing Z-Scores - 6

Sunday
7/6

Z Scores

Basic Z-Scores, Answers;
Cascading Z-Score Word Probs, Answers

2

7

7/9

Review Sampling Distributions (both means, proportions)

Z-score review, Answers;
review of means, review of proportions, answers,
mean scratchpaper, proportions scratchpaper;
Homework, Homework Answers

3

8.1 - 8.3
9.1 - 9.2

7/16

Confidence Intervals
& Hypothesis Test for Means

Ch7 Review, Answers
Class Examples
, Example Answers
8.1-8.3 Notes, Confidence Interval Diagram
9.1-9.2 Notes,
Homework Problems, Homework Answers

***How to Determine if a data set is "Normal" ***

4

8.5, 9.4
8.4, 9.3

7/23

Confidence Intervals
& Hypothesis Test for Proportions, t-Tests for means

Review of Ch8,9a, Review Answers
Class Examples, Example Answers
8.5, 9.4 Notes, 8.4, 9.3 Notes,
t-Distribution Diagram, t-table
Homework Problems, Homework Answers

5

10

7/30

Testing with 2 Populations, Matched Pairs

Review of Ch8,9b
Class Examples
, Example Answers
Homework Questions, Homework Answers

6

11

8/6

Chi-Squared Analysis

(Take-Home Midterm of Chapters A, 7, 8, 9 & 10)

Chi-Squared Class Examples, Example Answers, Excel
Homework, Homework Answers
Differences between Homogeniety and Independence
Better Chi-Squared Table

Midterm, Midterm Answers

7

12

8/13

F-Tests and ANOVA (Analysis of Variance)

Chi-Squared Review Problems, Review Answers
F-test and ANOVA Examples, Example Answers, Excel
Homework Problems, Homework Answers

8

13 & 14

8/20

Linear Regressions,
Inference about Regression

F-Test Review Problems, Review Answers
Linear Regression Example Problems, Example Answers
Homework Problems, Homework Answers,
Diagram of Inference for Regression Model
Print outs from various computer programs 1, 2, 3

Texbook Chapters 14 & 15

9

14

8/27

Multiple Regression Analysis

Which Test to use?, Which Test Answers

Review Problem, Answer
Multiple Regression Example, Answers, Excel
Mulitple Refression Homework, Answer, Excel

10

Final Exam

9/2
9/5

Final Exam (In Class)

 

 

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