STAT 303, 503-504, Spring 1996
Prof. H. Joseph Newton

Homework

1. Assignment 1 (Due 1/29):
   • Moore and McCabe: Problems in Chapter 1: 7, 13, 16, 23, 56, 68, 109,119. All but the first three problems require the use of StataQuest. You don't have to type in the data as they are on the computer. See the Lecture 1 outline for how to read them into the program.

   • Run the Random Sampling Concept Lab, clicking on Sample 20 times. Read the help file while you are in the lab so you can see what it is doing. Print the resulting graph, being sure to enter your name as the optional text so you can be sure to get the correct plot in the ACC.

2. Assignment 2 (Due 2/7) (changed to 2/9):
   • Problems in Chapter 2: 4, 8, 10, 18 (by hand), 22 (b, c by hand), 52, 56, 104, 105 (you should have received the data sets for 104, 105 in the lab on 1/31).

3. Assignment 3 (Due 2/16):

   • Bivariate descriptive statistics concept lab, Questions 2, 3, 4 in concept lab notes.

   • Probability: Problems 4.4, 8, 10, 12, 22

   • Random variables: Problems 4.34, 36, 44, 58, 72

   • Binomial probabilities: Problems 5.2, 4, 8, 12 (use Calculator -> Statistical tables -> Binomial for Problems 4, 8, and 12).

4. Assignment 4 (Due 3/6):

   • Do all the ``Questions Based on the Lab'' for the sampling distribution and Z, t, chi-square, and F concept labs (pgs 96 and 102 in Notes and Quotes book).

5. Assignment 5 (Due 3/20):

   • Problems 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21 on the Lecture 22 outline.

6. Assignment 6 (Due 3/29):

   • Problems 6.22, 6.24, 6.26, 6.32, 6.34, 6.42, 7.14, 7.22, 7.40, 7.62, 7.64 in Moore and McCabe. Use the Calculating Tests of Hypotheses and Calculating Confidence Intervals labs to do the calculations and be sure to include the output in your solutions.

7. Assignment 7 (Due 4/8):

   • Problems 10.2, 10.4, 10.8, 10.10 in Moore and McCabe.

   • Questions based on the Between and Within Variation Lab (no plots need be handed in).

8. Assignment 8 (Due 4/19):

9. Assignment 9 (Due 4/30):

   • Regression problems in handout.

10. Assignment 10 (Due 5 pm, 5/6):

    • Problems 8.40, 8.42, 8.56 in Moore and McCabe.