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Essential Exam Preparation for Statistics: Key Topics and Resources

Get ready for your upcoming statistics exam on October 9th with effective preparation strategies! This structured guide covers crucial topics including measurement, surveys, frequency distributions, summary statistics, and probability concepts. During the exam, bring your calculator, pencils, and printed formula sheets (available in the lab). Remember, no extra notes or technology allowed! Utilize resources such as lecture notes and practice tests to enhance your understanding. Stay focused, review key exercises, and don’t cut corners—your success depends on thorough preparation!

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Essential Exam Preparation for Statistics: Key Topics and Resources

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  1. HS 167 Test Prep (10/2/07) Exam 10/9 About 45 questions 1.25 hours

  2. Bring to test • Formulas (will print in lab) • z table (will print in lab) • Calculator • Pencils • Small blue book NO use of additional notes, lab workbook, cell phones, neighbors, or any other performance enhancing items or substances or unspecified test-taking aids during the exam!

  3. Preparation is Key Do Not Cut Corners Lecture Lab Study, Think,Stay on Task Communicate Exercises Reading

  4. Topics 1: Measurement §2.1: Surveys (Sampling) 3: Frequency Distributions 4: Summary Statistics 5: Probability Concepts (not §5.5) 6: Binomials Probability Distributions 7: Normal Probability Distributions (not §7.4) Study resources include your lecture notes, *.ppt slides, lab workbook, the text(!), homework exercises (!), the review card (distributed), and the formula sheet.

  5. Lab this Week • Print fresh copies of the Z table and formula sheet • Drop off lab workbooks (checked by TA) • Take practice test (~30 minutes) • Review practice test (~30 minutes) - key

  6. Review of Selected Items • Ch 1 – review card • Ch 2 - • Exercise 2.2 (p. 21) demonstrates the importance of a good random sampling (the non-responders differed systematically from the responders) • Exercises 2.3 & 2.12 demonstrated the salient features of a SRS • Ch 3 (Freq distributions) & Ch 4 (Summary Statistics) demo. w/ Table 104 from Health, United States (NCHS 2006) • Ch 6 (Binomial) demonstration w/ p. 18 from the lab workbook • Ch 7 (Normal) demonstration via Exercises 7.6, 7.8, and 7.10

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