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STAT 1040 Lectures

Chapter 1 - Controlled Experiments

Lecture Notes

 

Links

Randomized Controlled Trials

Polio Timeline

Vitamin C and the Common Cold (NPR)

Newsweek, Medical Research

Chapter 2 - Observational Studies

Lecture Notes

Example Quiz

 

Links

What Causes Cancer?

FBI Crime Data

Chapter 3 - The Histogram

Lecture Notes

 

Links

Income Data, U. S. Census

Histogram Tool (NLVM)

Census Bureau Survey Maps

US Population 2010

 

Chapter 4 - The Average and Standard Deviation

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes with Stuff

Review for Quiz 1

Links

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Quick Facts, U.S. Census Bureau

Bar Chart

Box Plot


Chapter 5 - The Normal Approximation for Data

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes with Stuff

Links

Normal Curve

Normal Curve Table


Chapter 5, 6, 7- Normal Approximation, Measurement Error, Equations of Lines

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes with Comments

Links

International Prototype Kilogram & K20

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

BIPM

Metric System

Chapter 8 - Correlation

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes with Comments

Links

Murder Rate and Gun Ownership

Scatter Plot Tool


Chapter 9 - More about Correlation

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes with Comments

Links

Correlation Tool

Scatter Plot Tool

 

Chapter 10 - Regression

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes wtih Comments

Links

Regression Tool

Francis Galton

SAT Scores and GPA

Regression Effect, Sports Illustrated Covers

 

Chapter 11 - The R.M.S. Error for Regression

Lecture Notes

Links

Least Squares Line

 

Chapter 12 - The Regression Line

Lecture Notes

Review for Midterm 1

Links

Method of Least Squares

Dilbert Cartoon

 

Chapter 13 - What Are The Chances?

Lecture Notes

Links

Roulette

Stick or Switch

Probability Rules (The World)

History of Probability

 

Chapter 14 - More About Chance

Lecture Notes

What are the Chances?

Links

Coin Tossing

 

Chapter 15 - The Binomial Formula

Lecture Notes

Review for Quiz 5

Links

Hamlet Happens

Pascal's Triangle

Powerball

Powerball Ticket

More Probability Examples

 

Chapter 16 - The Law of Averages

Lecture Notes

Links

Coin Tossing

Law of Averages


Chapter 17 - Expected Value and Standard Error

Lecture Notes


Chapter 18 - Normal Approximation

Lecture Notes

Normal Approximations

Probability Histogram

Review for Quiz 6

Links

Demo 1

Demo 2

 

Chapter 19 - Sample Surveys

Lecture Notes

Links

Gallup Poll

Nielsen Ratings

The Pew Research Center

Current Population Survey

Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Chapter 20 - Chance Errors in Sampling

Lecture Notes

Review for Quiz 7

Links

1969 Draft Lottery

Chapter 21 - The Accuracy of Percentages

Lecture Notes

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Chapter 23 - The Accuracy of Averages

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes +

 

What is in the box?

Demo 1

Review for Midterm 2

Review for Midterm 2 (Solutions)

Review for Quiz 8

Cost of Education

 

Chapter 26 - Tests of Significance

Lecture Notes

Gregor Mendel

t-table

t-test

t- Calculator

t- Curves and the Normal Curve

 

 

Chapter 27 - More Tests for Averages

Lecture Notes

Review for Quiz 9

 

Chapter 28 - The Chi-Square Test

Lecture Notes

Review for Quiz 10

Chi-Square Table

Chi-Square Calculator

Chi-Square Calculator 2

NPR: Top 10 Careers

Utah Public Radio

 

Chapter 29

Lecture Notes

Quiz 11

 

Review for Final Exam (PDF)

Review Problems for Final Exam

Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Dr. E Robert Heal, Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty Website
Robert.Heal@usu.edu
435-760-5771