Students will learn to compute the confidence interval for the mean when the standard deviation is known or unknown and compute the sample size to be used for estimating the population mean.  Read all the highlighted information on pp. 372-380 & 386-391 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #1 (page 378), #2 […]

Students will learn to compute the probability of standardized events and find the z-score from a given normal probability.  Read all the highlighted information on pages 316-324 & 336-342 & 347-352 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #6 (pages 317-318), #7(pages 321-322), #8 (page 334), #9 (page 339-340), #10 (pages 342-342), and […]

Students will learn to use graphs of normal probability distributions to determine the probability interval of a measurement selected at random.  Read pages 297-300 & 306-313 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #1 (page 8), #2 (page 299-300), #3 (page 307-308), #4 (page 310), and #5 (page 313).   Submit your solutions to […]

Students will learn to compute and make histograms for binomial probabilities and use binomial probability distribution to solve real-world applications.  Read all the highlighted information on pages 259-267 &274-278 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #4 (page260), #5 (page 265), #6 (page 275), and #7 (page 277).  Submit your solutions to problems […]

Students will learn to distinguish between discrete and random variables and to compute their means and standard deviations.  Read all the highlighted information on pages 246-251 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #1 (page 246), #2 (pages 248-249), and #3 (page 251).   Submit your solutions to (section 6.1) problems #1, 2, 3, […]

Students will learn to find standard deviation and variance for raw and grouped data and their uses.   Read all the highlighted information on pages 104-113 & 124-130 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #3 (page 107), #4 (page 112), #5 (page 114), #6 (page 124), #7 (page 127), and #8 (page 129).   […]

Students will learn to calculate the measures of central tendency (Mean, Median, Mode, and mid-range) and determine which of these is the best average number and why? They will also understand the importance of weighted means.   Read all the highlighted information on pages 92- 98 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercise […]

Students will learn to organize outcomes in a sample space using a tree diagram and compute the number of groupings of outcomes using permutations and combinations.  Read all the highlighted information on pages 223-231 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #10 (page 226), #11 (page 229), and #12 (page 232).   Submit your […]

Students will learn the basic rules of probability and compute the probability of compound events.  Read all the highlighted information on pages 194-201 & 206-218 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #1 (page 195), #2 (page 197), #3 (page 198), #4 (page 209), #5 (page 209), #6 (page 211), #8 (page 214), […]

   Your work on the new student committee was a huge success! The director of new student recruitment has requested that you continue your work on the committee. Specifically, the director would like you to distribute a small survey to the students who attended the weekend event, gauging their level of interest in studying at […]