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MATH 152 “PROBABILITY” SYLLABUS

PROFESSOR:  DR. GRAMLICH                  EMAIL:  sgramlich@ccp.edu

WEBSITE: http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/sgramlich

 

Text can only be purchased at the CCP bookstore.  ISBN-13:  978-1-256-28717-9

Elementary Statistics (CCP customized), 11th Edition by Mario F. Triola.

Boston: Pearson/Addison-Wesley, ©2011 INCLUDING

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WEEK         EXERCISES

1                      Introduction and using MyLabsPlus

1-1 Population vs Sample, 1-2 Probability Thinking,

1-3 Data Types, 1-4 Converting Fract to %

Complete Ch1 Assignment 1

2                      2-2 Frequency Tables, 2-3 Histograms, 2-4 Frequency Polygon

Complete Ch2 Assignment 2

3                      3-2 Mean (including weighted and for Freq Table)

3-3 Variance & Standard Deviation (including for Freq Table)

Complete Ch3 Assignment 3

4                      4-2 Probabilty of an Event, Odds Ratios, 4-6 Simulation (in class simulation)

5                      4-3 “OR” Addition Rule, 4-4 “AND” Multiplication Rule

Complete Chapter 4-2, 4-3, 4-4 Assignment 4

6                      4-5 Conditional Prob, 4-7 Counting

7                      4-8 Bayes Theorem   

Complete Chapter 4-5, 4-7, 4-8 Assignment 5                    

8                      5-2 Probability Distribution, Game/Decision Theory

9                      5-3 Binomial Distribution

                        5-4 Binomial Mean & Std Dev

10                    5-3 Geometric, Hypergeometric, & Multinomial Distributions, 5-5 Poisson Distribution

Complete Chapter 5 Assignment 6

11                    Read Introduction to Hypothesis Testing 8-1, 8-2

12                    11-2 1-Way Contigency Table

13                    11-3 2-Way Contigency Table

Complete Chapter 11 Assignment 7

14                    Final Exam

 

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A >= 90%

80% <= B <= 89%

70% <= C <= 79%

60% <= D <= 69%

F <= 59%