Week 5
Variability in estimates and Exam 1
Day08
- Variability in estimates: Section 4.1
Slides
Class discussion
Class discussion Google doc link
- Slide 21: match figures to distribution (Sampling high schoolers’ weights)
- Problems from Homework 4:
- R1: Youth weights (YRBSS)
- Book exercise: 4.2
- Non-book exercise: Ethan Allen
Exam 1 (Wednesday)
- Material will cover Days 1-6,
- which is approximately Chapters 1, 2, 3.1-3.2 from the textbook.
- The exam will be in-class and handwritten. Bring a calculator.
- You may bring one page of notes on an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper.
- You may use both sides.
- You may type your notes.
- You may not use screenshots of the notes or textbook
- You will be turning in the page of notes with the exam, so please add your name to the sheet.
Past exams
- The linked to file includes questions from past BSTA 511 exams I wrote, which cover the same material as Exam 1 this quarter. (Requires Sakai login)
- Answers to past BSTA 511 exams
Homework
- HW 4 due on Sat, 10/28
- Covers Days 7-8
Recordings
- Pre-recorded lessons are on Echo Cloud (aka echo 360 or echo video).
- These can be accessed in Sakai by navigating to the BSTA 511/611 page and clicking on the
Echo Cloud
option in the left-side menu. - This will redirect you to an echo video page with a list of pre-recorded videos.
- These can be accessed in Sakai by navigating to the BSTA 511/611 page and clicking on the
- In-class recording links are on Sakai. Navigate to Course Materials -> Schedule with links to in-class recordings. Note that the password to the recordings is at the top of the page.