Activites for Calc-Based Statistics Classes
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Below is a table of activities along with their descriptions. These activities were used in Dr.Rowell's Fall 2002 and/or Spring 2003 Calculus-Based Statistics courses at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Rowell will continue to modify and refine activities this academic year (2003/04). If you would like to see what she is currently doing in her probability and statistics classes, please visit her website.
| Content Title | Activity | Files | Notes |
Used by Dr. Rowell |
| Introduction to Microsoft Excel | Excel |
Y |
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| Descriptive Statistics in Excel | Excel |
Y |
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| Making a Bar Chart in Excel | Excel |
Y |
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| Making a Pie Chart in Excel | Excel |
Y |
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| Introduction to Minitab | Minitab |
Y |
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| Descriptive Statistics | Fan Cost Index | fan.mtw |
Y |
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| Descriptive Statistics Review |
Y |
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| Probability/Equally Likely | Random Babies | 1st by hand, then computer sim. |
Y |
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| Set Operations and Properties |
Y |
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| Basic Probability Rules | Top 100 Films | in class handout |
Y |
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| Conditional Probability & Independence | Top 100 Films cont. | in class handout |
Y |
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| Discrete Random Variables | Random Babies cont. | Minitab on ex. 3 - Rolling Dice |
Y |
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| Expected Value & Variance | Roulette | Minitab |
Y |
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| Binomial Distributions | Multiple Choice Exams | Minitab for Binom. Distr., could use calculator at end |
Y |
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| Binomial & Hypergeometric Distributions | Which Tire? | Minitab for hypergeometric distr. |
Y |
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| Continuous Probability Distributions | Penny Ages & Random Lunch Times | pennies.mtw | Computer - very min., could be a demo |
Y |
| Normal Distribution | misc.mtw | Minitab |
N |
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| Sampling Distributions of Sample Means | Penny Ages cont. | pennies.mtw | Minitab sim. |
Y |
| Sampling Distributions | Sampling Distribution Simulation |
N |
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| Central Limit Theorem Calculations | in class |
N |
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| Point Estimation | Penny Ages cont, German Tank | pennies.mtw, stdev.mtb | needs macro for sampling |
N |
| Unbiased & Minimum Variance Estimators | "The German Tank Problem" | Minitab |
N |
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| Interval Estimation | Ages of Mothers | agemom.mtw | Minitab |
Y |
| Confidence Intervals Based on the t-Distribution | Chest measurements of Militia Men, Sleeping Times | militia.mtw | Minitab |
N |
| Sampling Distributions for Proportions | Reese's Pieces | in class, Reese's candy needed |
Y |
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| Confidence Intervals | Friendly Observer | CI applet, could use Minitab, or could skip car sim. |
Y |
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| Tests of Significance | Friendly Observer cont. | Minitab, can use Friendly Obs. applet |
Y |
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| Statistical Tests for Proportions | Which Tire? |
Y |
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| Comparing Two Means | Baseball League (formulas) | baseball99.mtw | Minitab |
Y |
| Comparing Two Means: Design Considerations, Paired Data | Fish Oil & Blood Pressure | bumpus.mtw, marriage.mtw | Minitab, but could us calc. for Fish Oil, need Minitab for bumpus & marriage |
1st part only |
| Comparing Two Proportions | AZT & HIV | Minitab, but could use calc. |
1st part only |
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| Hypothesis Testing | Which Tire? (note: has no hardcopy in Dr. Rowell's Coursepack) |
N |
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| Acceptance Sampling | (note: the following have no link) | |||
| Simulating a Randomization Test | Friendly Observer | |||
| Properties of Measures of Center | Supreme Court Judges | |||
| Binomial Distribution & Tests of Significance | ||||
| Types of Errors, Power | ||||
| Introduction to Likelihood Functions |