Chapter 5 Homework

Reading

Section 5.1: Designing Samples

Read:
  1. Summery pp. 260-261
  2. Confounding the Explanatory variables with "Lurking" variables (247)
  3. Voluntary Response Sample (246)
  4. Population versus Sample (247)
  5. Simple Random Sample (250-251)
  6. SRS: "Label & Table" (252)
  7. Probability Sample (253)
  8. Stratified Random Sample (254)
  9. Multistage Sample (255)
  10. Response Bias (257)
  11. Wording Effects (257)
  12. Undercoverage and Nonresponse (257-258)

Section 5.2: Designing Experiments

Read:
  1. Summery pp. 283-284
  2. Observational Study versus Experiment (266)
  3. Experimental Units (Subjects) (266)
  4. Treatments (266)
  5. Factors (266)
  6. Levels (266)
  7. Placebo Effect (269)
  8. Control Group (270)
  9. Bias (248, 270 and 277)
  10. Matched Design (271 and 281)
  11. Randomization (271)
  12. Completely Randomized Design (273)
  13. Principles of Experimental Design: Contol, Randomization and Replication (276)
  14. Statistical Significance (276)
  15. Hidden Bias (248 and 277)
  16. Double Blind Experiments (278)
  17. Block Design (281)

Section 5.3: Simulating Experiments

Read:
  1. Summery: The 5 steps of a simulation (p. 296)
  2. Simulation (287-289)
  3. Using the Calculator: randInt(min, max, number) (293)

Exercises

Section 5.1

5.3 (p. 249)
5.5 (p. 252)
5.9 (p. 267)
5.12 (p. 259)
5.19 (p. 262)
5.20 (p. 262-263)

Section 5.2

5.27 (p. 267)
5.37 (p. 277)
5.41 (p. 282)
5.46 (p. 285)
5.47 (p. 285)
5.48 (p. 285)

Section 5.3

5.55 (p. 292)
5.61 (p. 297)
5.63 (p. 297)
5.68 (p. 301)
5.78 (p. 303)