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Algebra Review Exercises (html, pdf) Review Solution

#1. Sortumme GI Outbreak

Read/Review: Writing a Descriptive Report.
Basic Introduction to Statistical Computing
Sortumme Example with Excel

Thursday, 9/17/2009

 

Example Solutions: 1, 2, 3, 4

#2. Description of Seasons Study Baseline Data and Characterizing Distributions (pdf 3p) In class 9/17/2009 to be completed by 9/22/2009  
#3. Practice Using Summation and Vector Notation (pdf 3 pages) (updated 5PM) 9/24/2009 Solution (spreadsheet)
#4. Sampling: Ideas Using Applets (pdf 3p) Applet 9/29/2009  
#5. Population and Sampling Exercises Problem #PS1 Due 9/29  
#6. Sampling and Choosing Estimators (pdf 1 page) Problems Due 10/6 BE540-sampling-problem.xls Solutions 1+2 3-6

#7. Sampling and Guesses (pdf 2 pages)

Excel:BE540-sampling-problem.xls
siblings.xls

SAS: ejs09p540p16.sas

Problems due 10/8 BE540-sampling-problemv2.xls Solution
Programs: 17, 18
Exam 1 (2009)   Solution to Exam 1 (2009)
# 8. Best Estimators and Interval Estimators (pdf 2 pages) Problems due 10/22 Solution
#9a. Chapter 9 Review Exercises in Text: problems 4, 5, 6 Problems due 10/27/2009  
#9b. Chapter 9 Review Exercises in Text: problems 7, 8, 10 Problems due 10/29/2009  
#10. Problems on linear combinations, expected values, covariance, correlation, and interval estimation (pdf 2p) Problems due 10/29/2009 Solution (21 pages)
spreadsheet
SAS program
Exam 2 (2009)   Solution to Exam 2 (2009) (Excel Sheet for Exam 2)
#11. An Introduction to Hypothesis Testing (pdf 1 p) Problems Due 11/12/2009 Solution (pdf 7p) and program ejs09b540p42.sas)
#12. Chapter 9: Problems 9, 11. Chapter 10: Problems 1-6, 8-11, 14, 15. (Chapter 10 problems) Problems Due 11/17/2009 Chapter 9 Solutions (pdf) (hypothesis2-2009.xls)
Chapter 10 Solutions (pdf)
#13. Chapter 7: Problems 1-6,8,9, 10 on Binomial and Poisson Due: 12/1/2009

Solutions (pdf 3p)

Spreadsheet

#14. Chapter 14. Problems 1-6, 9,12. Chapter 15. #8. Due: 12/3/2009

Solutions (pdf 9p)

Spreadsheet

Exam 3 (2009) Results: Average 72, Max=95, Min=40 Solution to Exam 3
spreadsheet
SAS program
Practice problems on Random Variables/ Linear Combinations (and solutions)    
Practice Problems for up to 20 pts Extra Exam Credit Due 1PM Monday, 12/14/2009 in 401 Arnold Solution
Final Exam (2009)   Solution to Final Exam

 

 

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