Mr Stephenson's C-Statsintro Assignments for Q1 2009-2010 (V. 11/4, 05:40)
Mr Stephenson's C-StatsIntro Assignments for Q1 2009-2010(v. 11/4, 05:40)
Textbooks: Triola, Elementary Statistics, 10th Ed., Addison Wesley, Boston, MA.
Prentice Hall’s Data Analysis and Probability Workbook (Lesson codes begin Lph_._)
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Legend: L := Lesson, C := C.Lab., Q := Quiz, T := Test, E := Exam, PE := Practice Exercises.
EVERY ASSIGNMENT INCLUDES READING THE TEXT SECTIONS COVERED !!
0 / M8/31 / Orientation / Staff Only
1 / T9/1 / Orientation / Freshmen
2 / W9/2 / Orientation / No Class
3 / R9/3 / Orientation / Intros, Room Plans, Vitruvian Man
F9/4 / Holiday / Labor Day Recess
M9/7 / Holiday / Labor Day
4 / T9/8 / L2.1 / Graphing Data: Overview
PE: Vitruvian Man: plan & data collection
5 / W9/9 / L2.2.1 / Frequency Distribution; Read pp. 42-45
PE: Vitruvian Man: plan & data collection
6 / R9/10 / L2.3.1 / Histograms; Read pp. 51-53
PE: Vitruvian Man: Centers, Freq., Histogram
7 / F9/11
8 / M9/14 / L2.2.2 / Relative Frequency Distributions; Read pp. 45-48
PE: p.48: 1-5, 9-13QUIZ THURSDAY
9 / T9/15 Q / L2.3.2 / Histograms; Read pp. 51-53
PE: p.54: 1-10
10 / W9/16 / Review
11 / R9/17 / Quiz 1-1 / Covers material discussed this quarter thru Day 9.
12 / F9/18 / L3.2 / Measures of Center; Read pp. 76-82
PE: p.86: 5-19 odds, 1-4
13 / M9/21
Sub / Homework
Catch-up / Work 3-4 per group on homework. Show your work. Then check your answers with the back of the book. Find your errors and fix your work if necessary.
14 / T9/22 / L3.3.1 / Measures of Variation; Read pp.92-97
PE: p.105: 5-11 odds
15 / W9/23
ER ½ 4,no 7 / L3.3.2 / Using Calculator for Stats
CW: High Temp Worksheet #1
PE: p.105: 5, 9-21 odds
16 / R9/24 R / L3.3.3
17 / F9/25 T / L3.3.4 / Understanding Standard Deviation; Read pp.98-100
Coefficient of Variation (CV); Read pp.103-104
CW: High Temp Worksheet #2
PE: p.104: 1-4, (31-37) odds TEST TUESDAY
18 / M9/28 / Review
19 / T9/29 / Test 1-1 / Covers all material discussed this quarter.
20 / W9/30 / L3.4.1 / QtrAssess: Quarter Assessment Paper due Day 35 on all material covered through Day 30 (25% of Quarter Grade).
Measures of Relative Standing: z Scores and Unusual Values
PE: p.116: 1, 2, (5-13 odds)
21 / R10/1 / L3.4.2 / Measures of Relative Standing: Quartiles and Percentiles
PE: p.116: 3, (15-25 odds); Due from “Redo” below.
22 / F10/2 / C3.4.3 / Lab349: Introduction to Excel
CW: Online Excel Tutorial (Instructions)
23 / M10/5 Q / C3.4.4 / Lab349: Creating and using z-Scores in Excel
CW: Create this spreadsheet from this one (Instructions)
24 / T10/6 / L3.4.5 / Lab Debrief and Excel spreadsheet reassign (New Drop Boxes)
Measures of Relative Standing: Quartiles & Percentiles (Redo L3.4.1)
PE: p.116: 3, (15-25 odds)
25 / W10/7 / L3.4.6 / Excell spreadsheet: you must enter formulas!
CW: Using calculator, find mean and standard deviation for Class A on Excel spreadsheet. Then find z-scores for all the data items of Class A. Check against Excel SS.
26 / R10/8 / L3.4.7 / Excel Tutorial review
27 / F10/9
Prog. Rpt. / C3.4.8 / Lab550 (Library): Creating and using z-Scores in Excel
CW: Create this spreadsheet from this one (Instructions)
and save copies to your network folder and Drop Box.
M10/12H / Holiday / Columbus Day
28 / T10/13 / L3.5.1 / Progress Report (get parent signature, due 10/15, 2 HWs)
Exploratory Data Analysis: Outliers & Boxplots
PE: p.126: 1, 3, 5-6, 13-14; [n = 6]
29 / W10/14R
PSAT +
½ p4, p5-7 / No Class
30 / R10/15 T / Review
31 / F10/16 / Quiz 1-2 / Covers material discussed since last test.
32 / M10/19 / QtrAssess
Preparation / Lab 550 Tuesday-Friday
Quarter Assessment Paper Due Friday
33 / T10/20
34 / W10/21
35 / R10/22 QA
36 / F10/23 Q
37 / M10/26 / L4.2.1 / Probability Intro; Read pp.137-146
PE: p.146: (1-15 odds), 8; [n = 9]
38 / T10/27 / Lph5.1 / PE: Worksheets: Theoretical ProbabilityReteaching: All Problems
39 / W10/28 E.R.
½ p5, no p7 / Quiz TP
Lph5.2 / 15 minute 10 point mini-quiz: Theoretical Probability Practice
PE: Worksheets: Sample SpacesPractice: All Problems
40 / R10/29 / Lph4.1 / PE: Worksheets: Counting OutcomesPractice: All Problems
41 / F10/30 / Lph5.3 / PE: Worksheets: Counting Outcomes and ProbabilityPractice: All
42 / M11/2 / Lph4.2 / PE: Worksheets: PermutationsPractice: All Problems
43 / T11/3
Election Day / Lph4.3 / PE: Worksheets: CombinationsPractice: All Problems
44 / W11/4 R
MCAS Retest / Review
45 / R11/5 E / Review / CW3.4.9: Percentiles Worksheet (along with definitions sheet)
46 / F11/6
MCAS Retest / Test 1-2 / Covers all material discussed this quarter.
ASSUME GRADES WILL BE DUE MONDAY.
Syllabus starts with Triola’s Relaxed Pace Syllabus B, then folds in concepts of C and D. I think Triola’s syllabi are for one college semester with three classes per week, so days are longer and fewer than ours.
Planned Quarter Assessments: Quiz, Test, Quiz, Test, Quiz, Exam, + small projects counted as Quizzes.
1-1, 1-2Overview; Nature of Data
1-3Critical Thinking
2-1, 2-2, 2-3Frequency Distributions and Histograms
3-2Measures of Center
3-3Measures of Variation
3-3Measures of Variation
3-4Measures of Relative Standing
3-5Exploratory Data Analysis
10-1, 10-2Correlation (Part 1: Basics)
10-3Regression (Part 1: Basics)
10-3Regression (Part 1: Basics)
4-1, 4-2Fundamentals of Probability
4-2Fundamentals of Probability
5-1, 5-2Random Variables
5-3Binomial Probability Distributions
5-4Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution
6-1, 6-2The Standard Normal Distribution
6-3Applications of Normal Distributions
6-3Applications of Normal Distributions
6-5The Central Limit Theorem
7-1, 7-2Estimating a Population Proportion
7-2Estimating a Population Proportion
7-3Estimating a Population Mean: σ Known
7-4Estimating a Population Mean: σ Not Known
8-1, 8-2Basics of Hypothesis Testing
8-2, 8-3Testing a Claim about a Proportion
8-3Testing a Claim about a Proportion
8-4Testing a Claim about a Mean: σ Known
8-5Testing a Claim about a Mean: σ Not Known
8-5Testing a Claim about a Mean: σ Not Known