Chapter 2 Assignment Sheet
Last Update: September 1, 2002
| Day Number | Topic Discussed in class | Relevant Readings / Activities, handouts | Homework Due Next Time |
| 1 | 2.1
- Density Curves |
Read: to page 85 ActivStats: Activity 5-1 Density Curves In class: 3.16, 3.3 |
Chapter 2: 4, 5, 38 no turn ins |
| 2 | 2.1 - More on density curves | Read: to page 90 Activ Stats: 5-2, Normal density curves
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Problems: 6, 9, 12, 14, turn in : 39 |
| 3 | 2.2
- Standard Normal Calculations |
Read: to page 104 handout: ti-83 steps for calculating normal probabilities ActivStats: 5-3, Z scores and normal calculations |
Problems: 28, 29, 42, 24, 25, turn in : 40, |
| 4 | 2.2 - More Standard Normal Calculations, Assessing Normality | Read: To page 109 ActivStats: 5-2 CASE STUDY: Is the distribution of hospital patients normal? |
Problems: 26, 34, 35, 47, 53 turn in: 49 |
| 5 | Review Day: | CHAPTER 2 GOALS | Problems: 38, 41, 27, 45, 46 |
| 6 | TEST : Chapter 2 | TBA |
BOLDFACE PROBLEMS ARE TURN IN's, graded for correctness and thoroughness, on the 5 point scale.
| Labs / Activities | Data Sets | Applets / Articles, etc... |
| Density of the Earth (Cavendish) | applet on the normal density curve | |
| Shark Lengths | Z-scores | |
| Normal distribution Calculator: | ||
| SOLUTIONS to TURN INS | Java applet on forming normal distributions | |
| 2.39, 2.40 | handout:density curves intro | |
| 2,49 | ||