Stat 2000, Section 001, Homework Assignment 1 (Due 1/24/2000 in class)

• 0) Reading: Section 1.1
  
  
• 1) There must be some reason why your department thinks that Stat 2000 is a class you should attend or why you voluntarily attend this class. Write up to 1 page what kind of statistical problems and data you might encounter in your future job. What kind of statistical knowledge do you think would be most useful to help you in this job? (8 Points)
  
  
• 2) Please work on the following textbook exercises in Moore/McCabe:
  
  
  • Exercise 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.10 (1 point each)
    
    
  • Exercise 1.13, 1.20, 1.22, 1.34, 1.35 (2 points each)
    
    
• 3) Below is the data from the "Major" survey we did in class. Construct a bar chart and a pie chart from this data. Rearrange the data first to obtain the best visual effect. (3 points)
  
  
  • Geography: 9
  • Public Health Nutrition: 3
  • Environmental Studies: 14
  • Forestry: 3
  • Recreation Resources Management: 4
  • Anthropology: 2
  • Other: 6
  
  Overall, 41 students indicated their major. "Other" includes one student from each of the following fields: Range Management, Fisheries & Wildlife Management, History, Animal Science, Liberal Arts, and Ag Systems.