ST 131 HANDOUTS: SPRING 2008

Introduction to Statistics for Middle School Teachers

Go to Graphing Calculator Instructions:

Baltimore County Public Schools: Web Resources for the Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum Mathematics

Class Handouts:

Introduction

Data for Examples: Chapters 3 - 5

Stem and Leaf Examples

Descriptive Statistics Worksheet

Microsoft Excel Scatterplots

Assessing the "fit" of the regression model

Coefficient of Determination and Standard Deviation about the Regression Line

Fitted Values, Residuals, and Residual Plots: Class Worksheet and Excel Example

Problem 8: Fitted Values, Residuals, and Residual Plots - Solutions

Chapter 6 & Appendix (p. 719) Examples: Probability

Relative Frequency Interpretation of Probability

Probability Rules

Chapter 7 Examples: Normal Distribution

Normal Probability Plots

Normal Probability Plot Examples

Chapter 8 Examples: Sampling Distributions

Sampling Distribution Example

Chapter 9 Examples: One Sample Confidence Intervals

Confidence Interval Activity

Chapter 10 Examples: One Sample Hypothesis Tests

Chapter 11: Two Sample Inference

Chapter 11 Examples: Two Sample Inference

Summary of a) sampling distributions, b) one-sample tests and confidence intervals, and c) two-sample tests and confidence intervals

Chapter 12: Chi-Square Tests

Chapter 12 Examples: Chi-Square Tests

Graphing Calculator Instructions:

TI83/84 Instructions