8 November 2000
IMSE 510 Test 2 (14 November) Review
Checklist
Examination coverage: through Chapter 9, section 5 of the textbook.
Examination structure: the first portion will be closed book and closed
notes, and represent about 30-40% of the total points. You will write short-answer
paragraphs explaining concepts such as:
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concepts related to bivariate probability distributions
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sampling, its importance, and various ways to do it
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the meaning and importance of the central limit theorem
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types and properties of estimators
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terminology and concepts involved in specifying a hypothesis test
The second portion (about 60-70% of the total points) will be open book
(including tables), open notes (class notes, homework assignments, homework
answer sets), and permit use of a calculator. You will work problems similar
to those discussed in class and assigned as homework, covering topics such
as:
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usage of specific continuous distributions (e.g., the gamma, Weibull,
lognormal, beta, exponential, normal, t, chi-square,
and F)
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bivariate densities, either discrete or continuous
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use of the central limit theorem
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estimation (confidence interval construction)
Due to the nature of the material – fundamentally cumulative – the test
will be also. However, I will stress the material covered since the "domain"
of Test 1 very heavily, almost exclusively. I suggest that you allocate
90% of your study time to review of the new material (i.e., the
beginning of Chapter 5 through Chapter 9, section 3) and the remaining
10% to refreshing your recollection of prior material.
Please bring one bluebook. The test will instruct you to write the closed-book
portion on one looseleaf sheet of paper, turn it in, and write the open-book
portion in the bluebook.
Test duration: 6:10pm - » 7:45pm
to 8pm, followed by a break & short lecture on new material.