The following matrix contains the expected progression of the course during the Fall 2003 term.
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| Week | Date | Class Topic | Exercises/ Problems/Comments |
| M | See assignments in Plan of Week | ||
| 1 | 9/2 | W Introductions, Kick-off and Section 1.1 Getting Started (See Plan of Week) | |
| 9/4 | F Section 1.2 Random Samples | Quiz2 | |
| 9/8 | M Section 2.1 Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Time Plots (See Plan of Week) | 9/11 Last day to add a class
See assignments in Plan of Week |
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| 2 | 9/10 | W Section 2.2 Frequency Distributions and Histograms | |
| 9/12 | F Section 2.3 Stem-and-Leaf Displays | Superbowls QUIZ | |
| 9/15 | M Section 3.1 Measures of Central Tendency: Mode, Median, and Mean (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 3 | 9/17 | W Section 3.2 Measures of Variation | |
| 9/19 | F Section 3.3 Percentiles & Box and Whisker Plots ISABEL VACATION | QUIZ | |
| 9/22 | M Section 4.1 Introduction to Paired Data and Scattergrams (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 4 | 9/24 | W Section 4.2 Linear Regression | |
| 9/26 | F TEXT on Chapters 1 to 3 | ||
| 9/29 | M Section 4.3 The Linear Correlation Coefficient (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 5 | 10/1 | W Section 5.1 What is Probability? | |
| 10/3 | F Section 5.2 Some Probability Rules and Compound Events — Part 1 | QUIZ | |
| 10/6 | M Section 5.2 (Continued) (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 6 | 10/8 | W Mid-Term Examination | |
| 10/10 | F Section 5.3 Trees and Counting Techniques — Part 1 | ||
| 10/13 | M Fall Holiday (See Plan of Week) | Fall Holiday 10/13-14 | |
| 7 | 10/15 | W Section 5.3 Trees and Counting Techniques (Continued) (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week |
| 10/17 | F Section 6.1 Introduction to Random Variables and Probability Distributions | Mid-Term Grades Due QUIZ | |
| 10/20 | M Section 6.2 Binomial Probabilities (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 8 | 10/22 | W Section 6.3 Additional Properties of the Binomial Distribution | |
| 10/24 | F Section 7.1 Graphs of Normal Distribution — Part 1 STATISTICS PROBLEM STATEMENT DUE -- just a brief description | Last day to withdraw QUIZ | |
| 10/27 | M Section 7.1 Graphs of Normal Distribution (Continued) (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 9 | 10/29 | W Section 7.2 Standard Units and Areas Under the Standard Normal Distribution—Part 1 | |
| 10/31 | F TEST | ||
| 11/3 | M Section 7.2 (Continued) (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 10 | 11/5 | W Section 7.3 Areas Under Any Normal Curve | |
| 11/7 | F Section 7.4 Normal Approximation to Binomial Distribution | 11/8 Family Weekend QUIZ | |
| 11/10 | M Section 8.1 Sampling Distributions (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 11 | 11/12 | W Section 8.2 The Central Limit Theorem | |
| 11/14 | F Section 8.3 Class Project Illustrating the Central Limit Theorem | QUIZ | |
| 11/17 | M Section 9.1 Estimating the Mean with Large Samples (See Plan of Week) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 12 | 11/19 | W Section 9.2 Estimating the Mean with Small Samples | |
| 11/21 | F TEST (Chapter 7 to Chapter 9.2) | ||
| 11/24 | M Section 9.3 Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution and Section 9.4 Choosing the Sample Size(See Plan of Week)(TURN IN STATISTICS PROJECT) | See assignments in Plan of Week | |
| 13 | 11/26 | W Thanksgiving Recess | |
| 11/28 | F Thanksgiving Recess | ||
| 12/1 | M Section 10.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing and Section 10.2 Tests Involving the Mean See Plan of Week) | Presentation Selection (4 Lucky Winners or :) Volunteers) | |
| 14 | 12/3 | W Section 10.3 The P Value in Hypothesis Testing and Section 10.4 Tests Involving the Mean (Small Samples) | |
| 12/5 | F Section 10.5 Tests Involving a Proportion | QUIZ | |
| 12/8 | M (See Plan of Week) | Possible Presentations | |
| 15 | 12/10 | W Survey of Material We Didn't Get To Chapters 11 and 12 (an opportunity for self-study) | Last Day of Class |
| 12/12 | Final Exams Dec 11th or Dec 12th | ||
| 12/15 | |||
| 16 | 12/17 | ||