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MAT 155 Statistical Analysis
Dr. Claude Moore
Cape Fear Community College
Study Guide
Review for Final Exam
Chapters 1 ­ 10
This is only a suggested study guide for the final exam. You should study all materials covered in Chapters 1 ­ 10.
To get a quick review of Chapters 1­10, review pages 2­6 of the MAT 155 Overview lesson at the link below.
1. Be able to distinguish between: sample / population
parameter / statistic
continuous / discrete
observational / experimental
MAT 155 Overview http://cfcc.edu/faculty/cmoore/155overview/
2. Be able to calculate and/or construct and discuss, as appropriate: 2. Be able to calculate and/or construct and discuss, as appropriate: non­linear prediction equations mean
quadratic
median logarithmic
mode
exponential
standard deviation
power
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2. Be able to calculate and/or construct and discuss, as appropriate: 2. Be able to calculate and/or construct and discuss, as appropriate: correlation coefficient
critical values
coefficient of determination
p­values
linear regression lines
scatter plot or scatter diagram
2. Be able to calculate and/or construct and discuss, as appropriate: probabilities
permutations
combinations
2. Be able to calculate and/or construct and discuss, as appropriate: z­scores
quartiles
percentiles
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3. Be able to calculate and/or identify and discuss, as appropriate: 3. Be able to calculate and/or identify and discuss, as appropriate: probability distributions
“unusual” values
confidence intervals
minimum usual values
null and alternative hypothesis
maximum usual values
4. All other materials, as appropriate, that are not listed above.
Be able to identify: parameter; statistic; continuous; discrete; observational; experimental Compute the standard deviation, s.
… better (higher) relative position … …, would it be “unusual” event to … … how many different subcommittees are possible? 3
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Find the mean of the number of … . … find the minimum and the maximum usual values … … probability that the person is over 40 and drinks cola … December 07, 2011
Find the mean of the probability distribution. … the mean, , for the binomial distribution …
… use the Poisson Distribution to find the probability … … the probability that z is less than … … approximately how many would you expect to Construct a 90 percent confidence interval for the … Identify the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1. … find the p­value. 4