BUSA 207 – Readings/Objectives
Fall 2000 – M, W, F Section
Date |
Chapter |
Assignment |
Objective |
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Aug. 28, 30 |
1 |
None |
Introduction
of course and key statistical concepts |
|
Sept. 1 |
2 |
None |
Graphical
techniques including scatter diagrams and pie, bar, and line charts |
|
Sept. 4 |
|
HOLIDAY |
|
|
Sept. 6 |
2 cont. |
1.1, 1.3 –
Handout on stats technique due |
|
|
Sept. 8 |
2 cont. |
2.3, 2.7, 2.12 |
|
|
Sept. 11 – 13 |
4 |
2.18, 2.30,
2.37, 2.41 |
Descriptive
numerical measures including central location, variation, and standard
deviation |
|
Sept. 15 |
4 cont. |
None |
|
|
Sept. 18 |
4 cont. |
4.2, 4.9,
4.18, 4.27 |
Video – Basic
Statistical Concepts |
|
Sept. 20 |
Exam 1
|
Chapters 1 –
4, 4.32, 4.40,
4.51, 4.58 |
|
|
Sept. 25 |
5
|
None |
Data
Collection and sampling |
|
Sept. 27 |
6
|
5.2A, 5.10,
5.11 |
Probabilities
and binomial distributions |
|
Sept. 29 |
6 cont.
|
|
|
|
Oct. 2 |
7
|
6.2, 6.5,
6.13, 6.34, 6.37 |
Continuous
probability – distributions including the normal distribution |
|
Oct. 4 – 6 |
7
|
|
Video – Normal
Distribution |
|
Oct. 9 |
|
HOLIDAY |
|
|
Oct. 11 |
8
|
7.5, 7.8,
7.13, 7.17 |
Sampling
distributions including distributions of the mean |
|
Oct. 13 – 16 |
8 cont.
|
|
|
|
Oct. 18 |
Exam 2 |
Chapters 5 – 8 8.7, 8.8,
8.10, 8.13 |
|
|
Oct. 20 |
9
|
None |
Concepts of
Estimation |
|
Oct. 23 |
9 cont.
|
None |
|
|
Oct. 25 |
10
|
9.3, 9.6,
9.10, 9.21 |
Hypothesis
testing including p-values and known population variances |
|
Oct. 27 |
10 cont.
|
|
|
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Oct. 30 |
10 cont.
|
|
|
|
Nov. 1 |
11
|
10.1, 10.5,
10.9, 10.11, 10.13, 10.15, 10.37 |
Inference
about a population |
|
Nov. 3 |
11 cont.
|
|
Inference
about a population |
|
Nov. 6 |
11 cont.
|
|
|
|
Nov. 8 – 13 |
12
|
11.1., 11.2,
11.6, 11.19, 11.20 |
Inference
about the comparison to two populations |
|
Nov. 16 |
12
|
None |
|
|
Nov. 20 |
13
|
12.1, 12.6,
12.19, 12.25, 12.31, 12.36, 12.40 |
Guide to
identifying the correct statistical techniques |
|
Nov. 27 – 29 |
13
|
None |
|
|
Dec. 1 |
17
|
13.1, 13.4,
13.13, 13.20 |
Simple linear
regression |
|
Dec. 4 |
17
|
None |
|
|
Dec. 6 – 8 |
17
|
|
|
|
Dec. 11 |
Open
|
Chapters 9 –
13, 16 17.4, 17.6,
17.12, 17.16, 17.30 |
|
|
Dec. 13 |
|
Review |
|
|
Dec. 15 |
|
Open Book Test |
|
|
Dec. 18 –20 |
|
Closed Book
test Chapters 9 –
13, 16 |
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