Understanding Statistics					 J.R. Rasmussen

Assignment 1 
Wednesday 10/07/09


Be sure to show your work and write down the Excel syntax if you used Excel.  Answers without supporting work will be graded down.


Required readings in Devore & Peck

Read sections 1.1-1.4    pages 1-17
	Problems   pg. 11:  1.2, 1.8
	Problems   pgs. 19-20:  1.10, 1.19, 
	Problem:   use the data from problem 1.27 (page 25) to construct a histogram 

Read sections 2.1-2.2    pages 27-39
	Problems   pgs. 40-42:  2.12, 2.26

Read section 3.3    pages 93-98 & read Example 3.18, pgs. 107-108
	Problem   pgs. 134-135:  3.57
	Problem:   Use the data from problem 3.24 (page 110) to construct a histogram of the frequencies

Read section 4.1    pages 139-148
	Problems   pgs. 148-151:  4.2 (a), (b) , 4.10, 4.12 (a), (b)

Read section 4.2    pages 151-158
	Problem   pg. 160:  4.22 (a)  
	Problem:  Use the data from example 4.9 (page 157)
	to calculate the standard deviation

Required readings in Salsburg:  The Lady Tasting Tea
		Preface:	pages vii-xi
		Chapter 1:	pages 1-8

Optional readings in Gonick & Smith  The Cartoon Guide to Statistics
		Pages 1-11