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Chapter 6 Syllabus
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Day
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Topics
Chapter 6 Introduction,
6.1 Discrete random
Variables, Mean
(Expected Value) of a
Discrete Random
Variable
6.1 Standard Deviation
(and Variance) of a
Discrete Random
Variable, Continuous
Random Variables
6.2 Linear
Transformations
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Objectives: Students will be able to…
Use a probability distribution to answer
questions about possible values of a random
variable.
Calculate the mean of a discrete random
variable.
Interpret the mean of a random variable.
Calculate the standard deviation of a discrete
random variable.
Interpret the standard deviation of a random
variable.
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Calculate the mean and standard deviation of a
binomial random variable. Interpret these values
in context.
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6.3 Geometric Random
Variables
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Find probabilities involving geometric random
variables.
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Chapter 6 Review
Chapter 6 Test
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Review Section 6.3
6
7
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Read 358-363
Do p. 356 #27-30 and p.
378 #37, 39-41, 43, 45
Read 390-397
Do p. 404 #79, 81, 83,
85, 87, 89
6.3 Binomial Settings
and Binomial Random
Variables, Binomial
Probabilities
Day 5 Continued
6.3 Mean and Standard
Deviation of a Binomial
Distribution, Binomial
Distributions in
Statistical Sampling
5
Read 346-352
Do p. 354 #14, 18, 19,
23, 25
Read 382-389
Do p. 381 #61, 65, 66
and p. 403 #69, 71, 73,
75, 77
Do p. 403 #70-80 Evens
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Read 341 -346
Do p. 353 #1, 5, 7, 9, 13
Describe the effects of transforming a random
variable by adding or subtracting a constant and
multiplying or dividing by a constant.
Find the mean and standard deviation of the sum
or difference of independent random variables.
Determine whether two random variables are
independent.
Find probabilities involving the sum or
difference of independent Normal random
variables.
Determine whether the conditions for a binomial
random variable are met.
Compute and interpret probabilities involving
binomial distributions.
Quiz 5.1-5.2
6.2 Combining Random
Variables, Combining
Normal Random
Variables
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Homework
Read 364-375
Do p. 379 #49, 51, 5759, 63
Read 397-401
Do p. 405 #93, 95, 97,
99, 101-103
Do p. 408 # R6.1-R6.8