Math 130
Statistics and Computers

Datasets For Final Exam

News

General Information

• Meets MWF 2:10-3:00 in MDH 1066.
  
• Dr. Bryan Clair
• Syllabus

Tools

• Normal probability distribution applet
• Binomial probability distribution applet
• Student's t distribution applet
• Chi-square distribution applet
• Random sequence generator

Demonstrations

• Scatter, Correlation, and Regression applet
• Confidence intervals demonstration

• Mean and median demonstration.
• "Regression by eye" quiz
• Sampling distributions demonstration
• Confidence intervals demonstration

Data

• class_data.sav: Gender, major and height data for students in this class.
• us_reactors.sav: Operational nuclear reactors in the US.
  (Source: US Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration)
• michelson_light_speed.sav: Michelson's 1879 and 1882 measurements of the speed of light, given as amounts over 299000km/s.
  (Source: The Data and Story Library).
• brain.sav: Brain Size and Intelligence. For more details, see the source: EESEE.
• rain_by_city_1971-2000.sav: Average precipitation in U.S. cities (by month) 1971-2000.
  (Source: National Climatic Data Center)
• state-income.sav: Median income by state, 3 year average, 2001-2003.
  (Source: US Census Bureau CPS Income 2003)
• stars.sav: The 300 brightest stars (as seen from Earth).
  (Source: http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/stars.html).
• stl_temp_jan.sav: Historical average temperatures in St. Louis in January 1942-2007.
  (Source: National Climatic Data Center)
• mo_k12_salary_05.sav: 2005 Missouri K-12 Faculty Salaries. The variable key is here.
  (Source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education).
• Planet facts. Basic information about the solar system.
• cedars_in_TNNC.sav: Diameter and age of Cedars in Tennessee and North Carolina.
• acorns.sav: Acorn size and Oak Tree Range. For more details, see the source: EESEE.
• pearson_father_son.sav: Heights of fathers and sons. Source: Pearson (~1900).
• galton_parent_child.sav: Heights of midparents and children. The midparent is the average of father and 1.08 times mother. Source: Galton (1885).
• intel-ia32.sav: Speed over time of Intel IA-32 processors.
  (Source: sandpile.org, collected by Connelly Barnes)
• draft_70.xls: Draft order for birthdates, 1970 Vietnam draft.
  (Source: The Data and Story Library).
• 50names.sav: 50 first names.
• stl_weather_04.sav: 2004 Saint Louis daily weather.
  (Source: National Weather Service Climatology and Weather Records)
• gosset_corn.xls: Gosset's 1908 data on the results of seeding pairs of plots with regular and kiln-dried seeds. (Source: The Data and Story Library).
• cocaine_rats.sav: Cardiac performance of rats after treatment with cocaine.
• 2003 Missouri Fatal Automobile Crashes:
  MO_2003_accidents.sav
  MO_2003_vehicles.sav
  (Source: US Dept. of Transportation Fatality Analysis Reporting System )
• balance.sav: Aging and balance.
  (Source: The Data and Story Library).
• presidents.sav: Recent US Presidents' heights in inches.
• CNN Pennsylvania Democratic Primary Exit Poll.
• Missouri Lotto Number Frequencies
• yosemite_voles.xls: Survey and resurvey of voles in Yosemite National Park.
  (Source: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology)

Homework Assignments

1. Due Wednesday 1/30:
   PDF version.
   Ch 1 # 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 35, 37, 40, 43
   SPSS Project: US Nuclear Reactors.
2. Due Wednesday 2/6:
   PDF version.
   Ch 2 # 1,2,3,5,6,23,30,35,37,40,42
   SPSS Project: Stars.
3. Due Wednesday 2/13:
   PDF version.
   Ch 3 # 1-11,13,14,26,27,29,31,45,46,48
   SPSS Project: Missouri Educator Salaries.
4. Due Wednesday 2/20:
   PDF version.
   Ch 4 #1-6,8,9,11,22,23,25,38,39
   SPSS Project: Brain Size and Intelligence.
5. Due Monday 2/25:
   Ch 5 #1,3,4,7,9,10,11,12,13,30,35,37,41,43,45,46,47,53
   (No additional project).
6. Due Friday, 3/7:
   Ch 8 # 1,2,3,4,9,27,29,31,45,47,48
   Ch 9 # 1,2,3,5,6,8,12,33a,35,45,47
7. Due Friday, 3/14:
   Ch 10 # 4,5,9,11,13,14,15,29,33,39,40,43,44,51
   Ch 12 # 1,3,29,31,47,56-59
   Ch 13 # 1-5,9,11,28,31
8. Due Wednesday, 4/2:
   PDF version.
   Ch 11 # 1,2,3,7,9,11,13,25,26,31,35,37,39,41
   SPSS Project: Sampling Distribution
9. Due Friday, 4/11:
   PDF version.
   Ch 14 #4,5,6,7,8abc,9,10,25,27,34,35,37
   Ch 18 #1,2,5,7,29,38
   SPSS Project: Speed of Light
10. Due Monday, 4/21:
    PDF version.
    Ch 15 # 1,3,5,7,9,13,15,18,19,36,45,46,48
    Ch 18 # 3,9,11,37,41,43,45
    SPSS Project: Cardiac response to cocaine.
11. Due Friday, 5/2:
    PDF version.
    Ch 16 #37, 41, 45
    Ch 19 # 7, 9, 11, 31, 45, 47 (use SPSS for all of these problems)
    Ch 20 # 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 31, 33, 41, 43
    SPSS Project: Fatal Automobile Crashes.