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Relationships Between Two Variables Cont'd

Date Assign# Topic Desc: Due
Case Study:  Life Insurance
28-Oct 1 Transforming to Achieve Linearity Rd. pgs. 259-265:  4.2, 4.4
29-Oct 2 Exponential Models (& log models) Rd. pgs. 267-273:  4.5, 4.7, 4.9
30-Oct 3 Power Models Rd pgs. 280-284:  4.11, 4.12
special problems 4b, 4c, or 4e 4.19, 4.20, 4.21
31-Oct Quiz (4.1):  prob # 4.2-4.12
1-Nov AP Review:  Old Faithful DUE:  1-3
1-Nov 4 Relationships between categorical var. Rd pgs. 292-297:  4.23, 4.24, 4.25
  marginal and conditional distributions
2-Nov 5 Relationships between categorical var. rd. pgs. 299-301:  4.29, 4.31-4.35
Simpson's paradox
3-Nov 6 Establishing Causation rd. pgs. 306-311:  4.41, 4.45, 4.50,
4.51
4-Nov 7 Review of ch 4 4.37, 4.53, 4.54, 4.57
Close Case Study:  Life insurance Due:  4-7
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5-Nov Quiz (4.2-4.3):  prob# 4.23-4.57
7-Nov Test Ch. 4: Relationship of Two Vars.
Chapter Objectives:
1.  Identify settings in which a transformation might be necessary in order to achieve linearity.
2.  Use tranformations involving powers and logarithms to linearize curved relationships.
3.  Explain what is meant by a two-way table, and describe its parts.
4.  Give an example of Simson's paradox
5.  Explain what gives the bestevidence for causation
6.  Explain the criteria for establishing causation when experimentation is not feasible.  

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