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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Thursday HW/Vocab Quiz!

1.) Tonight, please complete the following in your textbook--CHECK the CONDITIONS and DO THE MATH! This will force you to do some vocab studying (conditions) and review the math for our classwork tomorrow!

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    • This question asks for the probability that the newspaper's sample will predict defeat--remember, for a vote (on the budget) to be defeated, the "percent of the sample" would have to be less than 50%!
    • Conditions then math!
  • 41ac 
    • Only one of these questions (a or c) requires you to use a sampling distribution! It's your job to decide which!
    • For the part that IS based on the sampling distribution for means check the conditions and do the math!
2.) Chapter 18 Vocab Quiz Tomorrow! Here's the vocab list:
  • 10% Condition (know what it is why we check it)
  • Randomization Condition (know what it is why we check it)
  • Success/Failure Condition (know what it is why we check it)
  • Large Enough Sample Condition (know what it is why we check it)
  • 3 conditions for a sampling distribution for proportions
  • 3 conditions for a sampling distribution for means
  • Sampling Variability (aka sampling error)
  • Sampling Distribution
  • Sampling distribution for proportions = categorical data
  • Sampling distribution for means = quantitative data
  • Central Limit Theorem
  • Standard Error
  • Know how increasing/decreasing sample size affects standard error
  • Identify which question requires the use of a sampling distribution

3.) Get me my money!
  • Remember your AP Forms and $ are due March 1st!

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