Stat 2000, Section 001, Homework Assignment 1 (Due 9/10/2001 11:59pm)
- 0) Reading: Section 1.1
- 1) There must be some reason why your department thinks that
Stat 2000 is a class you should attend or why you
voluntarily attend this class. Write up to 1 page
what kind of statistical problems and data you might encounter in your
future job. What kind of statistical knowledge do you think would
be most useful to help you in this job? (8 Points)
- 2) Please work on the following textbook exercises in Moore/McCabe:
- Exercise 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.10 (1 point each)
- Exercise 1.13, 1.20, 1.22, 1.34, 1.35 (2 points each)
- 3) Below is the data from the "Major" survey from
a previous Stat 2000 class.
Construct a bar chart and a pie chart from this data.
Rearrange the data first to obtain the best visual effect. (3 points)
- Geography: 9
- Public Health Nutrition: 3
- Environmental Studies: 14
- Forestry: 3
- Recreation Resources Management: 4
- Anthropology: 2
- Other: 6
Overall, 41 students indicated their major. "Other" includes one student
from each of the following fields: Range Management, Fisheries &
Wildlife Management, History, Animal Science, Liberal Arts, and Ag Systems.