College of the Holy Cross
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

• Syllabus
  
  
• Assignments:
  Unless noted otherwise, readings and assignments are from the course text.
  
  
  • #1: Due Monday, September 8. Read Chapters 1 and 2.
    
    • Chapter 2 Review Exercises: 5-11.
    
    
  • #2: Due Friday, September 12. Read the following article by Gary Taubes from the September 16, 2007, New York Times Magazine: Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?. Also, read Chapter 3, 4, and 5, and do the following exercises from the text:
    
    • Chapter 3 Review Exercises: 1-4, 6-8, and 11.
    • Chapter 4 Review Exercises: 1, 2, 4-6, 9, and 10.
      
      
    • Quiz 1 Sample
    • Quiz 1 Sample Solutions
      
      
    Quiz # 1, September 12, will cover Chapters 1-4.
    
    
  • #3: Due Friday, September 19. Read Chapters 5, 6, and 8.
    • Chapter 5 Review Exercises: 1, 3, 5-9.
    • Special Review Exercises (pp. 107-108): 13-15.
    • Chapter 7 Review Exercises from handout.
      
      
  • #4: Due Friday, September 26. Read Chapters 8 and 9. Quiz # 2, September 26, covering Chapters 5-9.
    
    • Chapter 8 Review Exercises: 1-3, 5, 7, and 8.
    • Chapter 9 Review Exercises: 7-11.
      
      
    • Quiz 2 Sample and Quiz 2 Sample Scatter Plot
    • Quiz 2 Sample Solutions
      
      
  • #5: Due Friday, October 3. Read Chapter 10.
    • Chapter 10 Review Exercises: 2-5, 7-10.
      
      
  • First Hour Exam: Friday, October 3, in class, covers Chapters 1- 10 in the text and the article by Taubes linked above.
    
    
    • Test 1 Sample
    • Test 1 Sample Solutions
      
      
  • #6: Due Friday, October 10. Read Chapters 11 and 12.
    • Chapter 11 Review Exercises: 1-5, 7, 9.
    • Chapter 12 Review Exercises: 4, 7, 8, 9.
      
      
  • #7: Due Friday, October 17. Read Chapters 13-15. Quiz # 3, October 17, covering Chapters 11-15.
    • Chapter 13 Review Exercises: 2-10.
    • Chapter 14 Review Exercises: 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11.
    • Chapter 15 Review Exercises: 1-3, 5, 8, 9
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    • The Monty Hall Game from UCSD.
      
      
    • Quiz 3 Sample
    • Quiz 3 Sample Solutions
      
      
  • #8: Due Friday, October 24. Read Chapters 16 and 17.
    
    • Chapter 16 Review Exercises: 1-10.
    • Chapter 17 Review Exercises: 1, 2, 4-12
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    • Roulette for Fun, on-line roulette (no betting!)
    
    
  • #9: Due Friday, October 31. Read Chapters 18, 19, and 20. Quiz #4, October 31, covering Chapters 16-20.
    • Chapter 18 Review Exercises: 1-11.
    • Chapter 19 Review Exercises: 1, 2, 6, 7.
    • Chapter 20 Review Exercises: 3, 5, 6, 7, 11.
      
      
    • Quiz 4 Sample
    • Quiz 4 Sample Solutions
      
      
  • Poll Watching Election Assignment
    
    
  • Second Hour Exam: Friday, November 7, covering Chapter 11-20.
    
    
    • Test 2 Sample
    • Test 2 Sample Solutions
      
      
  • #10: Due Friday, November 14. Read Chapters 21-24.
    • Chapter 21 Review Exercises: 2-6, 8, 11, 13, 15.
    • Chapter 22 Review Exercises: 1, 3, 5-7.
    • Chapter 23 Review Exercises: 1-5, 7,8, 10.
      
      
  • #11: Due Friday, November 21. Read Chapters 24-26. Quiz #5, November 21, covering Chapters 21-26.
    • Chapter 24 Review Exercises: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9.
    • Chapter 25 Review Exercises: 2, 4, 5.
    • Chapter 26 Review Exercises: 2-7.
      
      
    • Quiz 5 Sample
    • Quiz 5 Sample Solutions
      
      
  • #12: Due Monday, December 8. Read Chapters 27-29. Quiz # 6, December 8, covering Chapters 27-29.
    • Chapter 27 Review Exercises: 2-8.
    • Chapter 28 Review Exercises: 1-3, 5, 9, 10.
    • Chapter 29 Review Exercises: 1-3, 8,9.
      
      
    • Quiz 6 Sample
    • Quiz 6 Sample Solutions
      
      
  • SDA Assignment, due Friday, December 5 before class.
    
    
  • Final Exam: Tuesday, December 16, 2:30 - 5:30 PM. This is a comprehensive exam covering the entire semester.
    
    
    • Final Exam Sample
    • Final Exam Sample Solutions
      
      

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  • Interesting Links
    
    
  • Stats texts/glossaries:
    • Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics from Rice University.
      
    • Statistics for the Terrified: Glossary from Concept Stew Ltd. of the UK.
      
      
  • Data Sources:
    • Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) from the University of California Berkeley. (Web based analysis of survey data.)
      
    • StatLib--Datasets Archive from Carnegie Mellon University
      
    • StatLib--JASA Data Archive from Carnegie Mellon University
      
    • Kaiser Family Foundation Home Page
      
    • Population Reference Bureau Home Page
      
      
  • US Government Data Sources:
    • US Census Bureau Home Page
      
    • Current Population Survey Home Page
      
    • Source and Accuracy of Estimates for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage
      
    • Bureau of Labor Statistics Home Page
      
    • Center for Disease Control and Prevention Data and Statistics.
      
    • Federal Highway Administration Home Page
      
    • Global Change Master Directory geophysical data from NASA.
      
      
  • Polling Organizations:
    • Real Clear Politics. Contains national polling data from multiple polls. Check out the National Tracking Polls.
      
    • Gallup Poll Home Page. Check out poll topics.
      
    • Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Home Page
      
    • Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Home Page
      
    • Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Home Page
      
    • George Washington University Battleground Poll Home Page
      
    • CBS News Poll Home Page
      
    • Fox/Opinion Dynamics Poll Home Page
      
      
  • Web Security
    • Data Loss db Open Security Foundation.
      

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  Phone: (508) 793-2476
  Fax: (508) 793-3040
  P.O. Box: 120A
  email address: dbd@mathcs.holycross.edu

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