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STTN115 Exam Preparation Guide

This guide is designed to help you prepare for the STTN115 exam. It covers confidence intervals,

hypothesis testing,

and other key topics. Each section includes examples and practice problems to reinforce your

understanding.

SU 1: Chapter 1 (Statistics - Introductory concepts)

Focus on understanding basic statistical terms and concepts. Make sure you can define and give

examples of

populations, samples, parameters, and statistics.

SU 2: Chapter 2 (Sampling)

Understand different sampling methods (simple random, stratified, cluster) and their applications.

Practice identifying

the appropriate sampling method for different scenarios.

SU 3: Chapter 3 (Frequency distributions and graphs)

Learn how to organize data into frequency distributions. Practice creating and interpreting

histograms, bar charts,

and pie charts.


SU 4: Chapter 4 (Descriptive measures of location)

Study measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode). Work on calculating these measures

from data sets and

understand their applications and limitations.

SU 5: Chapter 5 (Descriptive measures of spread)

Focus on measures of variability (range, variance, standard deviation). Practice calculating and

interpreting these

measures to understand the dispersion in data.

SU 6: Chapter 6 (Fitting curves)

Skip sections 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.4, and 6.8. Focus on understanding the concept of fitting curves to

data and its applications.

SU 7: Chapter 7 (Time series)

Skip sections 7.4 and 7.5. Study the components of time series data and practice identifying

trends and seasonal

variations in data sets.

SU 8: Chapter 8 (Probability)
Study sections 8.1, 8.5, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11. Understand basic probability concepts, random

variables, and important

probability distributions (normal, binomial, etc.).

SU 9: Chapter 9 (Point and interval estimation)

Learn how to construct and interpret confidence intervals for population parameters. Practice

problems involving

different confidence levels and sample sizes.

SU 10: Chapter 10 (Hypothesis testing - single population)

Understand the steps in hypothesis testing, including setting up null and alternative hypotheses,

selecting significance

levels, and making decisions based on p-values and test statistics.

SU 11: Chapter 11 (Hypothesis testing - two populations)

Extend the concepts from single population hypothesis testing to comparing two populations.

Practice problems

involving independent and paired samples.

SU 12: Chapter 14 in 7th edition of ESM (Multiple Regression) / Chapter 12 in 8th editi
Focus on understanding the basics of multiple regression analysis. Study how to interpret

regression coefficients and

assess the fit of a regression model.

Examples and Practice Problems

1. Confidence Interval Example:

Calculate the 95% confidence interval for a sample mean of 75, standard deviation of 10, and

sample size of 30.

Solution: CI = 75 ± 3.74 = (71.26, 78.74)

2. Hypothesis Testing Example:

Test the hypothesis that the mean score of a population is 100, given a sample mean of 95,

sample standard deviation of 15,

sample size of 25, and a significance level of 0.05.

Solution: Perform a t-test and compare the p-value with the significance level.

Practice Problems:

1. Calculate the 99% confidence interval for a sample mean of 100, standard deviation of 15, and

sample size of 25.

2. Given a sample mean of 80, sample standard deviation of 5, and sample size of 50, calculate the

90% confidence interval.

3. Perform a hypothesis test to determine if the mean weight of a sample is significantly different

from 150 kg, given a sample mean of 145 kg,

sample standard deviation of 10 kg, sample size of 40, and a significance level of 0.01.

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