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Week One Assignments
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WEEK ONE ASSIGNMENTS
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Register for My Math Lab
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My Math Lab is where you will watch lecture videos, complete practice problems, take quizzes, and view your grades in the course. To register yourself for My Math Lab, please follow these directions.
Here is a video that will show you how to register for My Math Lab and then take you through an orientation of the system.
(You may need to click the refresh button if the video freezes up).
I highly recommend using Mozilla Firefox to access My Math Lab; Internet Explorer can have trouble loading the content at times.
You must register for MML before you will be able to being your assignments for sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.
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Sections 1.1-1.2
Section Learning Objectives
Learn the definition of statistics.
Learn how to distinguish between a population and a sample and between a parameter and a statistic.
Learn how to distinguish between a Categorical and Quantitative Variable.
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Read
Read and print the section powerpoint Welcome to Statistics.
Bring this to class.
*Complete this assignment before attending class.
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Watch
Watch the lecture Welcome to Statistics .
Video Length: The video is 16 minutes, 53 seconds long (16m:53s)
*Complete this assignment before attending class.
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Practice
Complete the practice problems for sections 1.1 and 1.2.
Number of Problems: 17
Number of Attempts: Unlimited up to the due date.
To access the practice problems:
1. Log into My Math Lab
2. Click on the course STA2023
3. Click on the homework tab
4. Click on homework section 1.1 and 1.2 (Welcome to Statistics)
5. Click on problem number 1 to begin practicing.
*Begin this assignment before attending class. Make at least one attempt on all problems.
Write down what you need clarificatin on or assistance with in class.
The assignment should be completed by the due date listed in My Math Lab.
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Section 1.3
Section Learning Objectives
Learn the difference between biased and unbiased studies.
Learn to classify types of observational studies and collect data by doing an observational study.
Learn how to design an experiment and types of experimental studies.
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Read
Read the and print the section powerpoint Biased Samples .
Bring this to class.
*Complete this assignment before attending class. |
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Watch
Watch the lecture video Biased Samples.
Video Length: 4m:48s
*Complete this assignment before attending class.
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Practice
Complete the practice problems for section 1.3
Number of Problems: 5
To access the practice problems:
1. Log into My Math Lab
2. Click on the course STA2023
3. Click on the homework tab
4. Click on homework section 1.3
5. Click on problem number 1 to begin practicing.
*Begin this assignment before attending class. Make at least one attempt on all problems.
Write down what you need clarificatin on or assistance with in class.
The assignment should be completed by the due date listed in My Math Lab.
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Class
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Our class session this week will be used for:
1. Orientation
We will tour the class website,
Discuss how to register for My Math Lab,
Tour My Math Lab,
Cover textbook options, and
Cover the syllabus.
2. Clarification of specific probability concepts
I will recover portions of the lectures for sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3
3. Answering your questions
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