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Unit Plans for 2009-2010

First Quarter:
Distributions
What types of graphical displays are appropriate for the data we are representing?
What numerical summary is appropriate for the data we are representing?
What does it mean for a distribution to be "normal"?

Scatterplots
What does correlation tell us about the relationship between two variables?
When is it appropriate to use a scatterplot?
Regression       
What does a residual plot tell us about the properties of our variables?
When is it appropriate to use a logarithmic transformation?
How do outliers affect the LSRL?

Second Quarter:
Samples
What is bias?
What is the difference between an observational study and an experiment?
When do we use simulations?

Experiments
What makes a "good" experiment?
What are the principals of experimental design?
Probability     
What does it mean for events to be random?
What is a random variable?

Third Quarter:
Binomial, Geometric and Sampling Distributions
What is the difference between binomial and geometric settings?
What is the difference between a parameter and a statistic?
What is the central limit theorem?

Intro to Inference
What is a confidence interval?
What is the difference between the different types of error?
How do you conduct a hypothesis test?
 
Fourth Quarter:
Inference for Tables  and Regression
When do you use the Chi-squared test?
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