| Anne
Arundel Community College Pre-Statistics,
MAT 035
Course Description (from the College):
Study algebra topics essential for statistics such as operations on real
numbers, simplifying expressions, solving linear equations and
inequalities, and graphing linear equations. Explore concepts in
probability and statistics including set theory, experiments, counting,
measures of central tendency and dispersion, lines of best-fit and
graphical representations of data. Use technology for a data analysis
project. Prerequisite: Achieve an appropriate score on the Mathematics
Placement Test or completion of MAT 010 with a grade of at least C, or
successful completion of an approved mathematics preparation course. Note:
A grade of at least C in MAT 035 is required to enroll in MAT 135 or MAT
135H.
Lecture: 4 hours
Syllabus -- in Word format
Important Dates
(traditional section)
Test #3 (paper) -- Saturday, November 19th
key/review/review
key
Final Exam -- Saturday, December 17th
key/review/review key
see the syllabus for a more detailed
calendar
Email List
via Canvas
Announcements:
Math Office: Mathematics 231J
My AACC voicemail: (410) 777-1264
My AACC email: bjmccall@aacc.edu
Office Hours: M 3:30-5, T 6-7, W 4-5, Th 4:30-7
Notes & Playlist Links
Graphing and Identifying Nonlinear Equations
Solving Problems with Linear and Nonlinear Equations
Scatterplots and Correlation
Linear Regression and Correlation
Nonlinear Regression
Venn Diagrams and Sets
Tables and Tree Diagrams
Probability Through Experiments and Simulations
Counting Rules: Combinations and Permutations
Symbolic Notation for Statistics
Brief Survey
of Statistical Symbols
Graphing Quantitative Data
Interpreting Graphs
Bad Graphs
Numerical Summaries of Data: Mean, Median and Mode
Shapes of Distributions
Percentiles (using Data)
Empirical Rule and Percentiles
Projects
Budget Project
Color Project
Organizing Data Project (Tables)
Data
Investment Project
Points and Lines
Car Insurance (Linear Regression)
Math Modeling Project/Lab
Data Analysis Project -- each
student has a unique data set, not included
Supplemental Activities
Pie Charts & Stem-and-Leaf
Plots by Hand
Calculating Standard Deviations by Hand
Samples Activity --
key
Permutations and Combinations Activity --
key
Probability Activity
-- key
Linear Regression
Problems -- key
Counting Sample Spaces with Trees --
key
Design Your Own Experiment
Empirical Rule --
key
Statistical Graphs --
key
Sampling Methods Activity
Calculator Guides:
Statistical Graphs in
the TI-83/84
TI 84 Entering Data
TI 84 Descriptive
Statistics
Counting
Formulas
Descriptive Statistics: Grouped Data
Correlation and Linear Regression
Answer
Keys
Quiz #1 --
key
Quiz #2 --
key
Quiz #3 --
key
Quiz #4 --
key
Quiz #5 -- key
Quiz #6 -- key
Quiz #7 -- key
Quiz #8 -- key
Quiz #9 -- key
Quiz #10 -- key
Quiz #11 -- key
Quiz #12 -- key
Links!
PDF Graph Paper
Bad Graphs (Convention Speeches)
Visualizing Data Badly: 8 Examples
Correlation is not Causation:
orginal article /
handout
Presidents by State
How much people lie on surveys
Exploring Correlation and Regression
Central Limit Theorem: with Bunnies and Dragons
How Many Ways Can You Arrange a Deck of Cards?
Free Online Math
Courses
How to Tell if Correlation Implies Causation
Reliability and Validity
In wake of uproar over Facebook’s emotional manipulation study, bioethics
scholars say new rules are 'moral imperative'
Combinations and Permutations Calculator
How the Nocebo Effect can Trick us into Actually Dying
Desmos Lessons for AP Statistics
Stem and Leaf Plot Generator
PhET Simulations
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