FALL MIDTERM #1 STUDY MATERIALS
Univariate Data Analysis (Quantitative Variables)
WATCH THESE KHAN ACADEMY VIDEOS:
Wednesday Night 8/14 - Lesson>Math>Probability & Statistics>Descriptive Statistics>Statistics Intro:Mean, Median and Mode (8:54)
Thursday Night 8/15 - Lesson>Math>Probability & Statistics>Descriptive Statistics>Variance and Standard Deviation>Range, Variance and Standard Deviation as Measures of Dispersion (12:34)
Friday In Class Quiz 8/16 - Short Quiz On Measures of Central Tendancy (Mean, Median, Mode) & Measure of Spread (Range, Variance, Standard Deviation) If necessary, supplement your understanding with the textbook, bottom of page 37 through page 40, and page 49.
READ THESE PAGES IN "THE PRACTICE OF STATISTICS"
Monday Night 8/19 & Tuesday Night 8/20 & Wednesday Night 8/21
Introduction: Page 4 to top of Page 7; focus on vocabulary terms and understand examples of these terms.
Displaying Quantitative Variables: Dotplots & Stemplots Page 11 to top of Page 15.
Displaying Quantitative Variables: Histogram Bottom of Page 18 to 20; Middle of Page 22 (Histogram Tips)
More About Shape: Page 25 to Page 26
Measuring Spread -The Quartiles: Page 42 to 46
EXERCISES Due Friday 8/2 - #1.8, #1.16 & #1.36
WATCH THESE SUPPLEMENTAL VIDEOS:
Monday Classtime 8/19 - WATCH ENTIRE 14 MINUTES (Focus on Differences Between Scales , not Excel keystrokes) #13 Scales Of Measurement: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval & Ratio
Monday Night 8/19 - FIRST 8 MINUTES ONLY (Pay close attention to his identification of "Shape" for each of the distributions shown. #18 Frequency Distribution Shape, Histogram Skew & Sparklines
STATISTICAL SCAFFOLDS:
These scaffolds will help organize your data analysis in a written communications of center, shape, spread and outliers.
Describing A Population Distribution
DATA:
Senior Survey Mr. Escobar Classes (Scroll to Left For Prom Data)
STATISTICAL APPLETS TO EXPLORE:
Practice of Statistics Applets: Mean and Median & One Variable Statistics Calculator
Rossman/Chance Applets: Histogram Bin Width & Dot Plot Summaries
ASSIGNMENT DUE TBD
To find Building Wealth, go to RESOURCES: Financial Literacy Materials. OR just click Building Wealth.
PART I: Print out the Building Wealth Definitions and highlight each terms as you encounter them in the presentation. On notebook paper, neatly write the term and its definition in long hand. BE SURE TO WRITE THE TERMS IN THE ORDER AS PRESENTED IN "BUILDING WEALTH". Any terms not mentioned in the presentation should be listed in alphabetical order. Building Wealth Glossary
PART II-VII: Refer to worksheet distributed in class.
ASSIGNMENT Watch Excel Video #3 & Take Notes DUE TBD
#3 Calculations, Formulas, Functions, Math & Comparative Operators
Read this PDF before watching the video. Mr. Nelson's Commentary on Video #3
Also Open This Excel File & You Can Replicate His Keystrokes
Courtesy: ExcelIsFun Michael Girvin, Highline Community College
Use this link if you are on school grounds.
ASSIGNMENT Watch Excel Videos #4 & #5 & Take Notes DUE TBD
#4 Number Formatting #5 Data Sets Set-up & Terminology
Read the attached commentaries before watching the video. Take notes on the back of the commentaries.
Mr. Nelson's Commentary on Video Four Mr. Nelson's Commentary on Video Five
Also Open This Excel File & You Can Replicate His Keystrokes
Courtesy: ExcelIsFun Michael Girvin, Highline Community College
Use this link if you are on school grounds for video #4 Use this link if you are on school grounds for video #5
ASSIGNMENT Watch Excel Video #18 & Take Notes DUE TBD
#18 Frequency Distribution Shape, Histogram Skew & Sparklines
Read this PDF before watching the video. Mr. Nelson's Commentary on Video 18
Also Open This Excel File & You Can Replicate His Keystrokes
Courtesy: ExcelIsFun Michael Girvin, Highline Community College
Use this link if you are on school grounds for video #18
Lecture Links
Unemployment Data By Education Level: Data tables for 2011-2012 comparisons.
Education Pays . . .: U.S. Department of Labor shows two bar charts to compare median earnings and unemployment for various levels of education.
Why college? Time series are two dimensional graphes where one variable is a measurement of time. This time series shows one more perspective on the value of a college degree. Does this data prove college degrees cause graduates to have a lower likliehood of unemployment?
Understanding the present state of the country's wealth distribution is critical to charting a course for your financial future. Does the average U.S. citizen save enough for them to retire at age 65.?
Unemployment Demographics: Why is there a relationship between unemployment and ethnicity? Does it mean minorities are less likely to be hired? Why do you think women are still paid less then men?
A Rise in Wealth for the Wealthy; Declines for the Lower 93%
Compare These Two Presentations: Which best communicates the message?
Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Highs Between Whites, Blacks, Hispanics
Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Highs Among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics
Other Materials
#13 Scales Of Measurement: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval & Ratio
Complete the note cards assigned in commentary #13. They will be collected for a grade.
Mr. Nelson's Commentary on Video 13 Use this link if you are on school grounds for video #13