Probability and Statistics Homework and Assignments
Text: Hogg & Tanis’ Probability and Statistical Inference, 7th ed.
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Week 1 |
Section(s) to Read |
Problems Assigned |
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M 9/1 |
1.1, 1.2 Intro, Prob properties |
PROBLEM SET # 1, due F 9/12; Additional problems, due following class |
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W 9/3 |
1.2, 1.3 Prb prop, Counting princ |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 9/5 |
1.3 Counting, permut, combin |
Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 2 |
Section(s) to Read |
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M 9/8 |
1.3 Counting, permut, combin |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 9/10 |
1.4 Conditional probability |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 9/12 |
1.4, 1.5 Cond prob, Ind events, |
PROBLEM SET # 2, due W 9/24; Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 3 |
Section(s) to Read |
Problems Assigned |
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M 9/15 |
1.6, 2.1 Bayes’ thm, Discrete rv’s, pmf’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 9/17 |
2.1, 2.2 Discrete rv’s, Expectation |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 9/19 |
2.2, 2.3 Expectation, Mean & variance |
Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 4 |
Section(s) to Read |
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M 9/22 |
2.3 Mean, variance, & std dev |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 9/24 |
2.3, 2.4 Mean, Bernoulli rv, Binomial dist |
PROBLEM SET # 3, due F 10/10
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Optional Problem Session? |
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Th 9/25 PM |
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EXAM # 1 (1.1-1.4, 2.1-2.3) |
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Week 5 |
Section(s) to Read |
Problems Assigned |
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M 9/29 |
2.4 Bernouilli rv, Binomial dist |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 10/1 |
2.5 Moment-generating fctns |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 10/3 |
2.6 Poisson distributions |
Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 6 |
Section(s) to Read |
Problems Assigned |
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M 10/6 |
3.1 Continuous data, Graphs |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 10/8 |
3.1, 3.2 Continuous data and rv’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 10/10 |
3.2, 3.3 Cont rv’s, mean, moments |
PROBLEM SET # 4, due W 10/22; Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 7 |
Section(s) to Read |
Problems Assigned |
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M 10/13 |
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MIDSEMESTER BREAK |
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W 10/15 |
3.2, 3.3 Cont rv’s, Unif & exp dist |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 10/17 |
3.4 Gamma & chi square dist |
Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 8 |
Section(s) to Read |
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M 10/20 |
3.5 Distribution of rv fctns |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 10/22 |
4.1 Two discrete rv’s |
PROBLEM SET # 5, due F 11/7 |
Optional Problem Session? |
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Th 10/23 PM |
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EXAM # 2 (2.3-2.6, 3.1-3.5) |
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Week 9 |
Section(s) to Read |
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M 10/27 |
4.1 Two discrt & two cont rv’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 10/29 |
4.1, 4.5 Two cont, several ind rv’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 10/31 |
4.5, 4.6 Several ind & sum of rv’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 10 |
Section(s) to Read |
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M 11/3 |
4.6 Sums and means of rv’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 11/5 |
4.6, 5.1, 5.2 Rv sums & means, Normal dists |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 11/7 |
5.2 Normal distributions |
PROBLEM SET # 6, due W 11/19; Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 11 |
Section(s) to Read |
Problems Assigned |
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M 11/10 |
5.2 Normal distributions |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 11/12 |
5.2, 5.3 Norm dist & their fctns |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 11/14 |
5.4 Central Limit Theorem |
Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 12 |
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M 11/17 |
5.5 Norml apprx of discr dist |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 11/19 |
5.5 Norml apprx of discr dist |
PROBLEM SET # 7, due M 12/8 |
Optional Problem Session? |
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F 11/21 |
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EXAM # 3 (4.1, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1-5.5) |
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Week 13 |
Section(s) to Read |
Problems Assigned |
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M 11/24 |
6.4 Inference for means, CI’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 11/26 |
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THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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F 11/28 |
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THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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Week 14 |
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M 12/1 |
6.4 Inference for means, CI’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 12/3 |
6.5 Comparing 2 means, CI’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 12/5 |
6.7 Inference for props, CI’s |
Additional problems, due following class |
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Week 15 |
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M 12/8 |
6.7, 8.2 Prop CI’s, Hyp test-1 mean |
Additional problems, due following class |
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W 12/10 |
8.2 Hypothesis test for 1 mean |
Additional problems, due following class |
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F 12/12 |
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FINAL CLASS; Course Evaluations |
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F 12/19 AM or earlier in Exam week? |
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Optional Final Exam Problem Session on Sun 12/14? |
CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM |