Chapter 8 Some special probability distributions

TEST Tuesday 1/22/08
HW due 1/18: 8.41, 8.42
HW due 1/17: 8.37, 8.38, 8.39
HW due 1/16: 8.27, 8.28, 8.30, 8.31

HW due 1/15: 8.24, 8.25
With apologies to our Harvard buddies, here is a summary of binomial distribution facts and methods:
http://www.stat.yale.edu/Courses/1997-98/101/binom.htm

HW due 1/14: 8.19, .20, .22, .23

You guys rocked today! Your questions and explanations were top notch. HW 1/10 Answer problem #11 fromt he worksheet in the blue book using all three of the methods: formula, binomial pdf, and binomial cdf. Show all work and include explanations that you can rely upon to remind you of these methods later in the semester. Be neat and write legibly. Use appropriate language.

HW 1/9 Answer the questions from the 12 days worksheet that have a binomial setting.

HW 1/8 Write up a study guide for the Binomial Probability section of Chapter 8 AND answer questions 8.1-8.4. Bring the "12 days" worksheet back so we can discuss it.

Check out the arbitrary (not random) stuff in the next blog!

First semester final exam and other neat stuff to read

A timely article about polling: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/projection.explainer/index.html?iref=newssearch

Article on the effect of improved organizational skills on boys' achievement in school:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/01/america/01boys.php

Have you seen the Norwegian engineering recruitment videos yet? Scroll down and let me know what you think.

For info on influential points and outliers, google statistics influential points. Some students posted pretty good (but terribly distracting) powerpoints.

The SAT results for Georgia broken down in all kinds of interesting ways:
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2007/GA_07.pdf
These data prompt discussion about causation, such as whether choosing a technical major makes your math score higher. What do you think?

On the lack of publicity for Nobel Prize Winners:
http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/From+the+Editor/What-Good-is-Winning-a-Prize-if-No-One-Cares/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/469658

So you want to be a casino mogul? How about starting with one of these jobs?
http://www.state.nj.us/oag/ge/2000news/slotlab.htm

Shortages of engineers (Click on the READ online button, then click on the lower right corner of the pages to advance through the newsletter)
http://thefloridaengineer.eng.ufl.edu/themagazine/fe0801/index.php


Two videos from Norway:

There's one bad word in this one written in the subtitles. Please excuse this word--the rest of the video promotes engineering for young people. (And you know how those crazy Norwegians are.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXZZknJWtGg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFoMmJAAHjg&feature=related

Water use statistics for Cobb: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2007/12/19/cobb_water_1220.html

Interesting webpage about one of our community members and how his company provides service in disaster relief:
http://cateringcajun.net/_wsn/page7.html


Chance, conditional probability, and MARS!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/21/mars.asteroid.ap/index.html