Math 1100: Data, Probability, Statistics and Risk

Dr. M.

Professor James J. Madden

Office phone: 578-1580

Email: madden@math.lsu.edu

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Week 1 (Aug. 26, 28, 30). Data: Collecting and using data.

Week 2 (Sept. 4, 6). Data: The concept of a variable.

Week 3 (Sept. 9,11, 13). Data: The concept of a distribution.

Week 4 (Sept. 16, 18, 20). Probability: Statistical significance, randomness and relative frequency.

Week 5 (Sept. 23, 25, 27). Probability: The language of experiments, outcomes and events.

Week 6 (Sept. 30, Oct. 2, Lili). Probability: The language of experiments, outcomes and events, continued.

Week 7 (Oct. 7, 9, Fall Break). Probability: The language of experiments, outcomes and events, continued.

Week 8 (Oct. 14, 16, 18). Review day (10/14), Test (10/16). Probability review.

Week 9 (Oct. 21, 23, 25). Probability: The binomial distribution.

Week 10 (Oct. 21, 23, 25). Probability: The binomial distribution.

Week 11. Statistics: Testing Hypotheses.

Week 12. Statistics: Margin of Error and Level of Confdence.

Week 13. Statistics: Margin of Error and Level of Confdence (continued).

Week 14. Statistics: Correlation.

Week 15. Statistics: Review. Exam 2.

Week 16. Review


Study hard! See you in class!

Development of this course was partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant #9980995.