Students will learn to organize outcomes in a sample space using a tree diagram and compute the number of groupings of outcomes using permutations and combinations.  Read all the highlighted information on pages 223-231 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #10 (page 226), #11 (page 229), and #12 (page 232).   Submit your…

Students will learn the basic rules of probability and compute the probability of compound events.  Read all the highlighted information on pages 194-201 & 206-218 as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #1 (page 195), #2 (page 197), #3 (page 198), #4 (page 209), #5 (page 209), #6 (page 211), #8 (page 214),…

   Your work on the new student committee was a huge success! The director of new student recruitment has requested that you continue your work on the committee. Specifically, the director would like you to distribute a small survey to the students who attended the weekend event, gauging their level of interest in studying at…

  Probability tells us the chance or likelihood that a particular event will occur. Whether or not we realize it, every day we use probability to make decisions. For instance, when deciding whether to take an umbrella, we check the weather forecast to see the probability that it will rain. In this instance, probability tells us…

  Overview In this project, you will apply inference methods for means to test your hypotheses about the housing sales market for a region of the United States. You will use appropriate sampling and statistical methods. Scenario You have been hired by your regional real estate company to determine if your region’s housing prices and…

   As a student at Campbell University, you have been asked to join a fictional committee that will partner with new students in various programs of study. You will work alongside Campbell students from other programs to coordinate a weekend event that includes a tour of the campus, an informal meeting with students who are…

  Scenario You have been hired by the Regional Real Estate Company to help them analyze real estate data. One of the company’s Pacific region salespeople is working to design a new advertisement. The initial draft of the advertisement states that the average cost per square foot of home sales in the Pacific region is…

  You suspect that among fraternal twins born across the United States, the second-born twin has a higher resting heart rate from ages 0-2 years. Your instructor will provide an Excel sheet containing resting heart rate data (in beats per minute) for 129 pairs of fraternal twins, measured at age 1 year. You will be…

Students will organize raw data into a frequency table and use it to draw various graphs.   Read all the highlighted information on pages 44 to 54, as well as complete the suggested Study Guide exercises #1 (page 49).   Submit your solutions to (section 2.1) problems #1, 2, 5, 7 & 12 (pages 54, 55,…