Stat 2000, Section 001, Homework Assignment 1 (30 Points)

(1/12/2015 - Due Friday 1/16/2015 by 9:35am)

• 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 between one half page and one 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? (6 points)
  
  
• 2) Please work on the following textbook exercises in Moore/McCabe/Craig (3 points each):
  
  
  • Exercise 1.7:
    
    
  • Exercise 1.16:
    
    
  • Exercise 1.27:
    
    
  • Exercise 1.33:
    
    
  • Exercise 1.34:
    
    
  • Exercise 1.35:
    
    
• 3) Below are the data from a "Major" survey from a Stat 2000 class in Spring 2000. Manually construct a bar chart and a pie chart from these data. Provide meaningful labels, headings, and any other relevant information (e.g., what is "Other"?). Rearrange the data first to obtain the best visual effect. (6 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.