PreparED Study Materials
STAT 200: Basic Applied Statistics
School: University of Pittsburgh
Number of Notes and Study Guides Available: 7
Notes
Videos
Computing Probabilities: College Students & Computer Ownership
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Understand the probabilities of computer ownership among university first-year students through various scenarios. This video breaks down calculations for chances of ownership and non-ownership among random groups.
Americans on Marriage: Statistical Insights from a Sample
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Review a Pew Research Center study on Americans' beliefs about marriage. Through statistical analysis, understand the sampling distribution, standard deviation, and the probabilities surrounding various beliefs. The insights detail public sentiments and the significance of sample outcomes.
Calculating Confidence Interval for Educational TV Viewership
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Learn how to determine a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of people who watch educational television based on a survey. Understand how to utilize the z-score and interpret results, guiding decisions for a television company's publicity efforts.
Understanding Mutually Exclusive Events: Real-life Scenarios
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Explore the concept of mutually exclusive events in probability, using practical examples like rolling a die, selecting college students, and understanding political party registrations.
Let Y be a random variable with mean 11 and variance 9
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Two-Sample T-Test: Analyzing Control vs. Supplemented Groups
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Explore the steps to conduct a two-sample t-test using a control and supplemented group. Through hypothesis testing, standard deviation, and P-value interpretation, we analyze the means of both groups to determine statistical differences.