Statistics 3050 Statistical Thinking and Quantitative Literacy Winter Quarter 2006

Who to Contact
Instructor: Dr. Rodney Wong
    Office:  243 North Sciences Hall
 Office Hours:   TuTh 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
    Email:   rodney.wong@csueastbay.edu

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Course Material

Up to Midterm Midterm Solutions Should significance tests be banned? What is statistical significance? Bootstrap Confidence Intervals Confidence Interval Proportions Exercises Confidence Interval Cautions Confidence Interval for Means Confidence Interval for Proportions Linus Pauling and Vitamin C: An Observational Study The Gallup Poll of Iraq: an example of how a poll is done Polls: Concepts and Controversies Preelection Polls (Ratledge) Lurking Variables and Observational Studies Observational Studies vs. Randomized Experiments Reading the News	Homework Homework 8 Solutions Homework 8 (due Thursday Mar 9) Homework 7 Solutions Homework 7 (due Thursday Mar 2) Homework 6 (due Tuesday Feb 21) Homework 5 (due Tuesday Feb 14) Homework 4 Solutions Homework 4 (due Tuesday Jan 31) Homework 3 Solutions Homework 3 (due Tuesday Jan 24) Homework 2 Solutions (2) Homework 2 Solutions (1) Homework 2 (due Tuesday Jan 17) Homework 1 Solutions Homework 1 (due Tuesday Jan 10)
After Midterm Chi-Square Tests Hypothesis Test for a single Population Proportion Sampling Distribution for a sample mean Sampling Distribution for a sample proportion Bell-Shaped Curve (Normal Distribution Model)	Homework Articles Radar Detectors (for Hw 4) How are Polls actually done? (for Hw 2) What do the Iraqis really want? (for Hw 2) Why Numeracy Matters for Schools and Colleges by Lynn Steen (for Hw 1) Study Bolsters Anti-Depression Drugs by Alex Berenson (for Hw 1)
Projects Project 2 (due Tuesday March 7) Project 1 (due Thursday January 19)	Project Articles (Proj2) Kristen Gilbert verdict (Proj2) Kristen Gilbert Prosecution and Defense Views (Proj2) Kristen Gilbert Prosecution Views (Proj2) Kristen Gilbert Defense Views (Proj2) Kristen Gilbert Judge Ponsor's Views (Proj2) Kristen Gilbert Statistical Views (Proj2) Kristen Gilbert Photo and Summary (Proj1A) California preelection polls (Proj1A) California Initiative Measures in Special Election (Proj1A) California Election Results (Proj1B) Presidential Election 2004 Results (Proj1B) Presidential Election 2000 Results (Proj1B) "Case Not Closed" (Proj1B) "Survey the Damage"