Additional Resources for STAT 7030
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Formula sheet: basic
probability properties. Most common probability distributions and their mean,
variances and MGF. Linear combination of independent random variables and
results related to random samples.
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TI 83 commands for
probability and statistics. Commands for finding confidence intervals added.
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Hypothesis testing for
proportions, means and variances.
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Exponentials
and logarithms and their basic properties.
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A useful site with plenty of formula
sheets. (Professor’s Paul Dawkins at
Notes and
Maple or Minitab files
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Minitab session Jan 8: comparing two populations means; testing equality of two population
variances.
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Notes on designing experiments (Jan 22)
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Maple file
on computations regarding the bivariate normal
distribution. Notes
on the computations.(March 12)
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Maple file
on bivariate normal distribution generating bivariate normal data.
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The
distribution of sample correlation
coefficient in bivariate normal data through
simulations.
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The Probability Web
contains links to online texts and tutorials, applets, and other
resources.
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Introduction
to Probability by Laurie Snell (pdf file)
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The
Mathematical Atlas: Statistics rich collection of sites, tutorials and
applications of statistics.
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Engineering Statistics Handbook
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The most complete online resource on the life and
work of Sir Francis Galton
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CiteSeer
Scientific Literature Digital Library: wonderful resource for thousands of
scientific articles (lots of them in statistics)
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A useful site with plenty of formula
sheets. (Professor’s Paul Dawkins at Lamar University)
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A
plot of the density of the bivariate normal
distribution neat site with animation
Statistics articles on the WWW
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Journal of Statistics Education
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Oil and Gas on
Indian Reservations: Statistical Methods Help to Establish Value for Royalty
Purposes in Journal of Statistics Education
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NASCAR
Winston Cup Race Results for 1975-2003 in Journal of Statistics Education
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Pig Data
and Bayesian Inference on Multinomial Probabilities in Journal of
Statistics Education
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TV Viewing and Physical Activity Are Independently Associated with
Metabolic Risk in Children: The European Youth Heart Study in PloS Medicine
(Public Library of Science)
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Statisical study: The
Contribution of Medication Use to Recent Trends in Old-Age Functioning.
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Interesting article on Goodness of fit test
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The Regression Fallacy about Galton’s study on
height of parents and children
Data Sources
USDA Economics and
Statistics System at