Fall 1998
Statistics 515 - Statistical Methods I
Tuesdays/Thursdays 2:00 - 3:15
210B LeConte

Course Website: http://www.stat.sc.edu/~habing/courses/515F98.html

Homework 1Due: Thurs. Aug. 27thon handout
Homework 2Due: Tues. Sept. 1ston handout
Homework 3Due: Thurs. Sept. 3rd Page 46: 11, 14

Page 49: 3 (complete summary is described
in 2, do only the box plot for the plots)

A) Calculate the 20th and 50th percentile
for table 1.19 (page 53)

Homework 4*RESCHEDULED*
Due: Tues. Sept. 15th
on handout
Homework 5Due: Tues. Sept. 15thA) Why are the answers given in the back of
the book to 1a and 1b on page 107 incorrect?

Page 108-109: 5, 6

Homework 6Due: Thurs. Sept. 17thPage 50: 6
Page 108-113: 8, 14
Homework 7Due: Thurs. Oct. 1stPage 106: 9, 10
Page 109: 9
Page 155: 6a, 8
Homework 8Due: Tues. Oct 6thon handout
Homework 9Due: Thurs. Oct 8thPage 151: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (concept questions)
Page 155: 6b, 10
Homework 10Due: Thurs. Oct 15thPage 175: 1, 3, 8, 12 (concept questions)
Page 177: 1, 2, 4
Homework 11*RESCHEDULED*
Due: Thurs. Oct 22nd
Page 177-179: 8, 12, 21
Homework 12*RESCHEDULED*
Due: Tues. Oct 27th
Page 208: 4, 14
Page 209-212: 1, 2, 10a
Homework 13Due: Thurs. Oct 29thA) Make 95% confidence intervals for the mean and and for the variance for Table 4.5.

B) Assume the standard deviations for the data from the two methods in table 5.14 are the same. Test the new mean = old mean and make a 99% CI for (new mean - old mean).

C) Assume the data in Table 5.13 are paired. Test whether the value is greater with the device

Homework 14Due: Tues. Nov 17thThis homework assignment uses the data in table 5.12 on page 210. Use SAS to answer the questions and turn in copies of the program you ran and the output.

A) For the new diet data, determine the 1st, 5th, 10th, 90th, 95th, and 99th percentile according to the method we used in class.

B) Check that the new diet data is normal by using a histogram and normal curve, and by using a Q-Q plot.

C) Test that the means and variances of the new and regular diet are equal, against the alternate hypothesis that they are not equal.

Homework 15Due: Thurs. Nov 19thPage 319: 3, 5, 8 (concept questions)

For the data in table 7.12 estimate Beta_1 using the formulas on page 289 and SAS.

Homework 16Due: Tues. Nov 24thPage 320: 1a,b,d, 5

Use proc insight to get graphs for the problems, and use proc reg for the other results. On 5b, also calculate the confidence interval by hand.

Homework 17Due: Tues. Dec 1ston handout
Homework 18Due: Thurs. Dec 3rdPage 320: 13, 17, 19, 20
Page 322: 7
Page 586: 7
Homework 19Due: Thurs. Dec 3rdon handout