STA 3032
Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Section 80106
Fall, 2013
Building 10, Room 1353
M W 4:30 - 5:45
Assignments
Note 1: If you find that Excel does not have Data Analysis loaded, click on the Microsoft
Office button, choose Excel Options, then Add-Ins, and check Analysis ToolPak and
Analysis ToolPak - VBA.
Note 2: When an exercise calls for discussion, be sure to write in complete sentences,
and to be grammatically correct.
Note 3: The assigned exercises are from the regular 8th edition of the textbook. If you
have an international edition of the textbook, it is up to you to check with your fellow
students to see whether you are doing the correct exercises assigned for homework. You
may also encounter other problematic issues with an international edition. Please be
aware.
Assignment
Due
Date
HW #1: (Your answers should be in the form of complete sentences or short
paragraphs.) pp. 10-11: 1.1, 1.2 (Ignore the phrase “in terms of preferences.” Be
sure to be complete in your discussion, which should be in the form of a short
paragraph or two.), 1.3, 1.4, 1.5.
9/4/13
Quiz #1: Chapter 1
9/4/13
HW #2: (For all graphs, be sure to label completely.) pp. 22-24: 2.1, 2.12 (Use
either Excel or the graphing calculator and the procedure discussed in class. You
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might want to do the histogram first, then the table.); pp. 36-38: 2.30, 2.31, 2.36,
2.39, 2.40 (Be sure to show your calculations.)
Quiz #2: Chapter 2
9/11/13
HW #3: pp. 53-55: 3.5, 3.8, 3.17, 3.26; pp. 63-66: 3.28a, 3.31, 3.39, 3.40, 3.45,
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3.48
Quiz #3: Chapter 3
9/23/13
Exam #1: Chapters 1, 2, and 3
9/30/13
HW #4: (Be sure to show all of your work on your paper. Be complete and
specific, with reasons given where necessary.) pp.91-93: 4.2, 4.4, (In each of
the following two exercises, you must check to see whether the given situation
satisfies the conditions for being a binomial experiment. Assume random
sampling. Each reason must be in the form of a complete sentence or short
paragraph, and must be specific to the situation described.), 4.15, 4.18; pp. 102-
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103: 4.34, 4.36, 4.41; pp. 110-111: 4.58, 4.66, 4.67
Quiz #4: Chapter 4
10/9/13
Homework #5: pp. 124-125: 5.1, 5.2, 5.10; pp. 133-135: (Hint: In doing the
normal distribution exercises, it often helps to draw a graph.) 5.29, 5.30, 5.34;
pp. 144-145: 5.53, 5.54, 5.58; p. 167: 5.102 (Use Excel)
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Quiz #5: Chapter 5
10/21
Exam #2: Chapters 4 and 5
10/28
Homework #6: pp. 191-192: 6.20, 6.22, 6.23, 6.24
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Quiz #6: Chapter 6
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Homework #7: pp. 212-214: 7.2, 7.6, 7.10, 7.16, 7.20, 7.23 (For all questions,
your answer should be in the form of a complete sentence or short paragraph.);
pp. 228-229: (In the following exercises, you must justify your answer with
reasons.) 7.42, 7.43, 7.46; pp. 234-235: (Be sure to include all 6 steps in each
hypothesis test.) 7.56, 7.62
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Quiz #7: Chapter 7
11/20
Homework #8: (In all hypothesis tests, follow the 6-step procedure used in
class.) pp. 257-259: 8.1, 8.2, 8.5a, 8.13; pp. 262-263: 8.14, 8.17ab; pp. 275276: 9.9, 9.15
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Quiz #8: Chapters 8 and 9
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Final Exam, Cumulative, Wednesday, December 11, 3:00 to 4:50 pm
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