MAT 420: Pstat 130

Examine a dataset that tracks student homework durations. Understand quartiles, the interquartile range, and skewness in the data. Discover insights into typical study durations and outlier behaviors.

Explore a claim from the American Animal Hospital Association that 37% of pet owners communicate with their pets over the phone. Through hypothesis testing and a z-test, evaluate a skeptical veterinarian's doubts. Conclusions shed light on pet owners' unique communication habits.

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.

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.

Explore the claim that average daily water consumption is 123 gallons. Using statistical testing, we evaluate a new sample against the Old Farmer’s Almanac claim. Learn how to interpret p-values and t-scores in hypothesis testing.

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.