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General Education Statistics week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, |
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Date |
Activities |
| ANN: You will see three MSL assignments due Tuesday, September 3 (meaning midnight at the end of Tuesday). The first is "Chapter O Homework" which will cover the MSL interface including how to enter answers. Also, "Section 1.1 Homework" and possibly "Section 1.2 Homework" will cover the material we cover Thursday in class. The syllabus will explain how we will usually have MSL assignments due the Tuesday after the week we finish the notes in class. In class, we introduced ourselves to each other and talked over some bits from the syllabus and class policies. I also handed out information from the math tutoring center. I would like you to get MSL set up as instructed on the syllabus and try to complete "Chapter O Homework" before next class. Also, read the syllabus in full. | |
August 29 |
ANN: The campus is closed Monday, Sep. 2 for Labor Day. You may need to work around that to get the homework done. ANN: You will see two MSL assignments due Tuesday, September 3 (meaning midnight at the end of Tuesday). The first is "Chapter O Homework" which will cover the MSL interface including how to enter answers. Also, "Section 1.1 Homework" will be due since we finished the notes in class today. I did postpone the due date for "Section 1.2 Homework" since we did not cover it yet. In class, we covered the class notes for 1.1. As I said, you are responsible for that MSL homework. After we finish a section's notes, I would expect you to try the homework in MSL as soon as you can. I had intended to do some MSL demo work but could not get on the internet. I will try to do it next week. |
| ANN: Remember that "Chapter O Homework" and "Section 1.1 Homework" will be due tonight at midnight. In class, I spent some time showing off the MSL resources, including the homework screens. We then started the class notes for 1.2, almost finishing. We will finish up some discussion of example 3 next time. | |
September 5 |
[Friday, September 6 is the last day to drop the class and receive a full refund.] ANN: Remember that we have some MSL assignments due this upcoming Tuesday, Sep. 10. They are the MSL assignments for 1.2 and 1.3. We did get through some 1.4 notes today so you could start that homework as well. In class, I started off by redressing the inadequate answer I gave the other day to Jayson's question about confounding variables. Sorry, I was tired and not thinking correctly. We went on to finish the class notes for 1.2 and to cover the class notes for 1.3. We started to cover the class notes for 1.4, getting through example 2. |
| ANN: Remember that MSL assignments for sections 1.2 and 1.3 will be due tonight at midnight. ANN: Exam 1 over chapters 1 and 2 will be held in the classroom on Tues., Sep. 24. It will be a MSL exam but we can do it on the computers in the room. In class, we finished the class notes for 1.4. I handed out Bad sampling which is due Thursday at the beginning of class. We went on to cover all of the class notes for 1.5. We then started the class notes for 1.6, getting through page 2. | |
September 12 |
Class cancelled due to teacher illness. |
| ANN: Exam 1 over 1.1-1.6 and 2.1-2.3 is set for Thurs., Sep. 26. We will meet in our regular classroom to take the MSL exam. Be sure you know your LC and MSL log-in information. The exam will be 75 minutes so you will get out early. You will see that some MSL homework will be due earlier than expected because it will all be due before you come take the exam Thursday. In particular, you will see that the MSL homework for 2.3 (and possibly 2.2) will be due Wed., Sep. 25. Also, you will see Chapter 1 Review and Chapter 2 Review Homework assignments also due then. However, if we finish the 2.2 notes this week, which is possible, that corresponding MSL homework will be due Tues, Sep. 24. The chapter review assignments are to be used to study for the exam. In class, I collected Bad sampling from the last time we met. You can email me this worksheet to turn it in; I will print it for you. I did review my late policy. I will accept late work the next class period for full credit. After that, it will be worth half credit. See the syllabus for details. In class, we finished the class notes for 1.6. We went on to cover all of the class notes for 2.1. | |
September 19 |
ANN: Exam 1 over 1.1-1.6 and 2.1-2.3 is set for Thurs., Sep. 26. We will meet in our regular classroom to take the MSL exam. Be sure you know your LC and MSL log-in information. The exam will be 75 minutes. You will see that some MSL homework will be due earlier than expected because it will all be due before you come take the exam Thursday. In particular, you will see that the MSL homework for 2.3 (and 2.2) will be due Wed., Sep. 25. Also, you will see Chapter 1 Review and Chapter 2 Review Homework assignments also due then. The chapter review assignments are to be used to study for the exam. In class, we covered the class notes for 2.2, getting through page 4. I handed out Data Displays which was done partially in class. Specifically, students completed numbers 1-3 and we worked through numbers 4 and 7 together. Students are to complete all questions and turn it in next class. We will wrap up the 2.2 notes and then cover 2.3 Tuesday. |
| ANN: Exam 1 over 1.1-1.6 and 2.1-2.3 is set for Thurs., Sep. 26. We will meet in our regular classroom to take the MSL exam. Remember that you will have some MSL assignments due Wednesday, midnight. In class, we finished the class notes for 2.2. I collected Data Displays. We then covered the class notes for 2.3. We are skipping the worksheets mentioned at the end of those notes. | |
September 26 |
We took Exam 1. |
| ANN: I have added a point or two to the exam scores to accommodate for the fact that it was taken online. I have also opened it up to be reviewed by you so you can find grading problems like getting an answer marked wrong because of commas. Any issues like that can be brought to my attention. I sent an email (to the address you gave MSL) earlier about this. In class, we covered the class notes for 3.1. | |
October 3 |
In class, we covered the class notes for 3.2. I handed out Comparison of two data sets with the same mean. It is due next class. |
| ANN: Exam 2 will cover 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, and 4.1-4.3. We will again meet in our classroom to take the 75-minute MSL exam. It will be Tues., Oct. 22. You are allowed a 3x5 notecard for any notes you like, front and back of card allowed. You may computer print this card. If you do not have a notecard, just cut a piece of paper to that size. In class, I collected Comparison of two data sets with the same mean. We then started the class notes for 3.4, getting through page 5. We will continue next time. | |
October 10 |
Class cancelled due to teacher illness. |
| ANN: Exam 2 will cover 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, and 4.1-4.3. We will again meet in our classroom to take the 75-minute MSL exam. It will be Tues., Oct. 29. You are allowed a 3x5 notecard for any notes you like, front and back of card allowed. ANN: We will not have class Thursday, Oct. 24. In class, I did a small demonstration on how to find population standard deviation in StatCrunch. We had done the sample standard deviation the other day for 3.2 but I did not know at the time how to tell it that the data was from a population. I figured it out (unadjusted standard deviation) and so did a small demonstration. We then finished the class notes for 3.4. We covered the class notes for 3.5. I handed out Effect of an outlier to be done for Thursday. We then started the class notes for 4.1, getting through example 4. | |
October 17 |
ANN: Exam 2 will cover 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, and 4.1-4.3. We will again meet in our classroom to take the 75-minute MSL exam. It will be Tues., Oct. 29. You are allowed a 3x5 notecard for any notes you like, front and back of card allowed. ANN: Remember you will see curtailed due dates coming due Monday midnight. You will also see chapter review assignments in MSL. ANN: We will not have class Thursday, Oct. 24. In class, I collected Effect of an outlier from last time and we completed the class notes for 4.1. I handed out Regression and correlation; it is due next class. We started the class notes for 4.2, getting through the paragraph at the top of page 3. We will continue next time. |
| [Tuesday, October 22 is the last day to submit late paper or MSL work from weeks 1-8.] ANN: Exam 2 will cover 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, and 4.1-4.3. We will meet in our classroom to take the 75-minute MSL exam. It will be Tues., Oct. 29. You are allowed a 3x5 notecard for any notes you like, front and back of card allowed. ANN: Remember you will see curtailed due dates coming due Monday midnight. You will also see chapter review assignments in MSL. ANN: We will not have class Thursday, Oct. 24. In class, I collected Regression and correlation. We completed the class notes for 4.2. I handed out Linear regression on your calculator (TI-82, 83, 84, 85, 86) which is merely to be used as a reference; it will not be collected. We then quickly covered the class notes for 4.3, skipping the optional last page. We had a small amount of time at the end when we covered some homework questions. | |
October 24 |
Class cancelled for personal reasons. |
| We took Exam 2. | |
October 31 |
We started the class notes for 5.1, getting through page 7. |
| We finished the class notes for 5.1. We then went on to start the class notes for 5.2, getting through example 4. I handed out Counting Problems Involving "OR" to be collected next time. We did skip the worksheet Probability: Addition Rule mentioned in the notes. | |
November 7 |
I collected Counting Problems Involving "OR" and we finished the class notes for 5.2. We then started the class notes for 5.3, getting through page 4. |
| ANN: Exam 3 covers chapters 5 and 6. It is set for Tues., Nov. 26. You are allowed a 3x5 notecard for notes. There will be shortened due dates in MSL. In class, we finished the class notes for 5.3. I handed out The difference between OR and AND to be done for next time. We went over the answers to 1a (S = {1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 1T, 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T, 6T}), 3a (probability is 1), and 4a (probability is 0). That will hopefully get students on the right track. We then started to cover the class notes for 5.4, getting through page 2. | |
November 14 |
ANN: Exam 3 covers chapters 5 and 6. It is set for Tues., Nov. 26. We will meet in the classroom to take the 75-minute MSL exam. You will see shortened due dates in MSL. You are allowed a 3x5 notecard for any notes you like. In class, I collected The difference between OR and AND and we finished the class notes for 5.4. We then started the class notes for 5.5, getting through the paragraphs above example 2. We will start with example 2 next time. |
| ANN: Exam 3 covers chapters 5 and 6. It is set for Tues., Nov. 26. We will meet in the classroom to take the 75-minute MSL exam. You will see shortened due dates in MSL. You are allowed a 3x5 notecard for any notes you like. In class, we finished the class notes for 5.5. We then covered the class notes for 6.1. I handed out Expected Value and Standard Deviation of a Dart Game which will be collected next class. We went over the worksheet a bit, making sure people had a good start. The other worksheet mentioned in the notes (on page 3) will not be done. | |
November 21 |
ANN: Exam 3 covers chapters 5 and 6. It is set for Tues., Nov. 26. We will meet in the classroom to take the 75-minute MSL exam. You will see shortened due dates in MSL. You are allowed a 3x5 notecard for any notes you like. In class, we covered most of the class notes for 6.2. We did skip pages 6 and 7 so that stuff will be removed from the homework, the chapter 6 review homework, and the exam. Sorry about that. We also skipped the worksheet on page 6. |
| We took Exam 3. | |
November 28 |
No school; Thanksgiving break Nov. 27-29. [Monday, December 2 is the last day to withdraw from the class with a grade of W.] |
| ANN: Exam 4 covers 7.1-7.3, 8.1, and 8.2. It will be Tues., Dec. 17. That will be the last day we meet. It will be a normal 75-minute exam in MSL. We have no final exam. There will be shortened MSL due dates so all homework will be done before you come take the exam. Also, you are allowed a 3x5 notecard for notes. In class, we covered the class notes for 7.1. We broke into the notes to complete the worksheet mentioned on page 5 (Normal distribution, not collected) but then completed the notes. I handed out the class notes for 7.2 so that we could use the provided table to do numbers 6-10 on the worksheet. We then started the actual discussion of the class notes for 7.2, getting through page 3. | |
December 5 |
We finished the discussion of the class notes for 7.2. I handed out Normal distribution practice 3 to be done for next time. Skip number 3 on the worksheet. We covered the class notes for 7.3. |
| Class cancelled due to teacher sick day. | |
December 12 |
ANN: Exam 4 covers 7.1-7.3, and 8.1. We are skipping 8.2 since we missed last class. It will be Tues., Dec. 17. That will be the last day we meet. It will be a normal 75-minute exam in MSL. We have no final exam. There will be shortened MSL due dates. Also, you are allowed a 3x5 notecard for notes. In class, I collected Normal distribution practice 3 from last time. We covered the class notes for 8.1. |
| We took Exam 4. | |
December 19 |
Class reserved for testing in case of school cancellation. See syllabus. |