MTH 114 Spring 2017 - Homework 1
Due Tuesday 1/31/2017


Assigned T 1/24
Read the Syllabus.
Sign and return the Student Acknowledgement tearoff on the last page.
Read Section 1.1 of the Brase text.
Do the following guided exercises from the Brase text (do not submit):
  • Guided Exercise 1 on page 6
  • Guided Exercise 2 on pages 8-9 (we did this one in class)
    Do the following exercises (submit through Moodle or in class):
  • [ 6 pts. ] From Brase Textbook: page 10 #4 ("For a set population, does a parameter ever change? If there are three different samples of the same size from a set population, is it possible to get three different values for the same statistic?")
  • [34 pts.] From Problem Set 1: #2-8 even



    Assigned Th 1/26
    Read Section 1.2 (up to page 15) of the Brase text.
    Read Chapter 2 (up to page 60) of the Brase text.
    Do the following guided exercises from the Brase text (do not submit):
  • Guided Exercise 3 on page 14
  • Guided Exercise 4 on pages 15-16
  • Guided Exercise 1 on pages 47-48
    Do the following exercises (submit through Moodle or in class):
  • [10 pts.] From Brase Textbook: page 20 #12 ("Use a random-number table to generate a list of eight random numbers from 1 to 976. Explain your work.")
  • [10 pts.] From Problem Set 1: Do #11a without SPSS. Use the classes (intervals) 66-67, 68-69, 70-71, 72-73, and 74-75. Include columns for frequency, relative frequency, cumulative frequency, and cumulative relative frequency.
  • [20 pts.] From Problem Set 1: #10abde, 12
  • [10 pts.] From Problem Set 1: #18,21
  • [10 pts.] From Brase Textbook: pages 68-69 #16ab (For each answer, explain how you found it in a full sentence.)



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