Ebook: Activity-Based Statistics: Student Guide

This book presents a collection of hands-on activities for students taking introductory statistics, and is designed to engage the student as a participant in the learning process. Intended as a lab manual and organized around the major topics covered in most introductory courses, this book contains more activities than can possibly be covered in one course, allowing flexibility for individual course requirements. Packaged in an inexpensive paperback format, the pages are perforated and 3-hole punched for easy removal of individual activities. The 50+ experiments, models, and simulations included in this book are explained succinctly, giving students a clear description of the activities without extra reading. Many activities are compatible with technology.

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This book presents a collection of hands-on activities for students taking introductory statistics, and is designed to engage the student as a participant in the learning process. Intended as a lab manual and organized around the major topics covered in most introductory courses, this book contains more activities than can possibly be covered in one course, allowing flexibility for individual course requirements. Packaged in an inexpensive paperback format, the pages are perforated and 3-hole punched for easy removal of individual activities. The 50+ experiments, models, and simulations included in this book are explained succinctly, giving students a clear description of the activities without extra reading. Many activities are compatible with technology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Getting to Know the Class....Pages 3-4
Measurement Bias....Pages 5-8
The Shape of the Data....Pages 9-11
Matching Graphs to Variables....Pages 12-16
Matching Statistics to Graphs....Pages 17-20
Let Us Count....Pages 21-23
Getting Rid of the Jitters: Finding the Trend....Pages 24-32
Flick the Nick: Observing Processes Over Time....Pages 33-36
Ratings and Ranks....Pages 37-42
Predictable Pairs: Association in Two-Way Tables....Pages 43-49
Matching Descriptions to Scatter Plots....Pages 50-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
What’s the Chance? Dependent and Independent Trials....Pages 59-61
What Is Random Behavior?....Pages 62-64
Streaky Behavior: Runs in Binomial Trials....Pages 65-67
The Law of Averages....Pages 68-73
Counting Successes: A General Simulation Model....Pages 74-78
Waiting for Reggie Jackson: The Geometric Distribution....Pages 79-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Spinning Pennies....Pages 85-88
Cents and the Central Limit Theorem....Pages 89-91
The Law of Large Numbers and the Central Limit Theorem....Pages 92-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Random Rectangles....Pages 99-104
Stringing Students Along: Selection Bias....Pages 105-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Sampling Error and Estimation....Pages 109-111
Estimating Proportions: How Accurate Are the Polls?....Pages 112-115
What Is a Confidence Interval Anyway?....Pages 116-119
Confidence Intervals for the Percentage of Even Digits....Pages 120-122
The Rating Game....Pages 123-125
Capture/Recapture....Pages 126-130
Randomized Response Sampling: How to Ask Sensitive Questions....Pages 131-133
Estimating the Difference Between Two Proportions....Pages 134-138
The Bootstrap....Pages 139-143
Estimating the Total of a Restaurant Bill: Bias in Estimation....Pages 144-147
How Many Tanks?....Pages 148-150
Estimating a Total....Pages 151-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Statistical Evidence of Discrimination: The Randomization Test....Pages 159-162
Is Your Class Differently Aged? The Chi-Square Test....Pages 163-168
Coins on Edge....Pages 169-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Jumping Frogs....Pages 175-181
How to Ask Questions: Designing a Survey....Pages 182-184
Gummy Bears in Space: Factorial Designs and Interaction....Pages 185-189
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Funnel Swirling....Pages 190-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Models, Models, Models…....Pages 195-201
The Regression Effect....Pages 202-205
Is Your Shirt Size Related to Your Shoe Size?....Pages 206-211
Relating to Correlation....Pages 212-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-218
Theme: Exploring Data and Improving Quality....Pages 219-222
Application: Improved Payment Processing in a Utilities Firm....Pages 223-226
Theme: Sample Survey....Pages 227-228
Application 1: A Typical Election Poll....Pages 229-231
Application 2: The Nielsens....Pages 232-235
Theme: Experiment....Pages 236-237
Application: Does Aspirin Help Prevent Heart Attacks? The Physician’s Health Study....Pages 238-243
Theme: Modeling....Pages 244-245
Application: Body Composition....Pages 246-252

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This book presents a collection of hands-on activities for students taking introductory statistics, and is designed to engage the student as a participant in the learning process. Intended as a lab manual and organized around the major topics covered in most introductory courses, this book contains more activities than can possibly be covered in one course, allowing flexibility for individual course requirements. Packaged in an inexpensive paperback format, the pages are perforated and 3-hole punched for easy removal of individual activities. The 50+ experiments, models, and simulations included in this book are explained succinctly, giving students a clear description of the activities without extra reading. Many activities are compatible with technology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Getting to Know the Class....Pages 3-4
Measurement Bias....Pages 5-8
The Shape of the Data....Pages 9-11
Matching Graphs to Variables....Pages 12-16
Matching Statistics to Graphs....Pages 17-20
Let Us Count....Pages 21-23
Getting Rid of the Jitters: Finding the Trend....Pages 24-32
Flick the Nick: Observing Processes Over Time....Pages 33-36
Ratings and Ranks....Pages 37-42
Predictable Pairs: Association in Two-Way Tables....Pages 43-49
Matching Descriptions to Scatter Plots....Pages 50-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
What’s the Chance? Dependent and Independent Trials....Pages 59-61
What Is Random Behavior?....Pages 62-64
Streaky Behavior: Runs in Binomial Trials....Pages 65-67
The Law of Averages....Pages 68-73
Counting Successes: A General Simulation Model....Pages 74-78
Waiting for Reggie Jackson: The Geometric Distribution....Pages 79-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Spinning Pennies....Pages 85-88
Cents and the Central Limit Theorem....Pages 89-91
The Law of Large Numbers and the Central Limit Theorem....Pages 92-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Random Rectangles....Pages 99-104
Stringing Students Along: Selection Bias....Pages 105-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Sampling Error and Estimation....Pages 109-111
Estimating Proportions: How Accurate Are the Polls?....Pages 112-115
What Is a Confidence Interval Anyway?....Pages 116-119
Confidence Intervals for the Percentage of Even Digits....Pages 120-122
The Rating Game....Pages 123-125
Capture/Recapture....Pages 126-130
Randomized Response Sampling: How to Ask Sensitive Questions....Pages 131-133
Estimating the Difference Between Two Proportions....Pages 134-138
The Bootstrap....Pages 139-143
Estimating the Total of a Restaurant Bill: Bias in Estimation....Pages 144-147
How Many Tanks?....Pages 148-150
Estimating a Total....Pages 151-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Statistical Evidence of Discrimination: The Randomization Test....Pages 159-162
Is Your Class Differently Aged? The Chi-Square Test....Pages 163-168
Coins on Edge....Pages 169-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Jumping Frogs....Pages 175-181
How to Ask Questions: Designing a Survey....Pages 182-184
Gummy Bears in Space: Factorial Designs and Interaction....Pages 185-189
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Funnel Swirling....Pages 190-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Models, Models, Models…....Pages 195-201
The Regression Effect....Pages 202-205
Is Your Shirt Size Related to Your Shoe Size?....Pages 206-211
Relating to Correlation....Pages 212-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-218
Theme: Exploring Data and Improving Quality....Pages 219-222
Application: Improved Payment Processing in a Utilities Firm....Pages 223-226
Theme: Sample Survey....Pages 227-228
Application 1: A Typical Election Poll....Pages 229-231
Application 2: The Nielsens....Pages 232-235
Theme: Experiment....Pages 236-237
Application: Does Aspirin Help Prevent Heart Attacks? The Physician’s Health Study....Pages 238-243
Theme: Modeling....Pages 244-245
Application: Body Composition....Pages 246-252
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