PreparED Study Materials
STAT 597: STAT 597
School: Pennsylvania State University
Number of Notes and Study Guides Available: 8
Study Guides
Videos
Traffic Light Wait Time: Using Probability to Decode Delays
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Explore the mathematical intricacies behind calculating the waiting time for a motorist at traffic lights. Learn about normal random variables, conditional probabilities, and the challenges in determining specific waiting durations.
ACT Score Bet: Who Owes the Pizza? A 7.6% Chance Explained
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Discover the friendly bet between Leona and Fred surrounding their ACT scores and who owes who a pizza. Using statistical principles like Z-scores and the normal distribution, we'll decipher the odds of one outperforming the other by 5 points.
Choosing Samples: The Math of Online Freebies
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Discover the mathematical principles behind choosing free samples in online shopping scenarios. Understand combinations, how to calculate them, and see real-world examples of selecting multiple items.
Football Field Goal Probabilities: A Multi-Player Analysis
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Discover the art of calculating probabilities in football. Using three players' success rates, we determine the odds of different goal outcomes. Understand independent and mutually exclusive events in a real-world scenario.
Exit Poll Analysis: Education Funding Referendum Votes
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Explore the application of proportion z-tests in analyzing exit polling data. Understand how to determine the likelihood of sample results given a population proportion. Recognize the importance of considering non-sampling errors in interpreting exit poll outcomes.
Analyzing Engineers' Graduate Plans: Fortune vs Engineering Horizons D
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This video contrasts Fortune's claim about engineers pursuing further studies with data from Engineering Horizons. Utilizing hypothesis testing and confidence intervals, we assess the validity of Fortune's assertion within a statistical framework.