Course Syllabus Now updated for Spring, 2012.
Amortization Schedule Calculates loan payments and does an amortization schedule showing payments, interest and reduction in principal.
Bayes' Law A graphical explanation of Bayes' Law, using drug testing as an example.
Correlation Coefficient Illustration Illustrates the behavior of the coefficients of determination and correlation.
Derivation of Least-Squares Equations You probably aren't interested, but if you are, and remember a little calculus, this might help your understanding of regression analysis.
Einstein's Explanation of Brownian Motion
First Computer Project and Data
Formula Sheet You may use this on tests.
Gin Soaked Raisins Does a pretty fair job of explaining controlled experiments.
How to Gamble I've had a long-time interest in the mathematics of gambling and every now and then students will ask me if an understanding of statistics and probability could help them in their gambling pursuits. So I wrote this up. There's a section on how the mathematics of gambling relates to the stock market.
Psychic Aptitude Test Are you psychic? Find out here.
p-values Three intuitive examples of p-values
Resampling (Bootstrap) Spreadsheet
Sample Regression Output Explains the Excel regression output.
Sampling Distribution Demonstration Demonstrates the sampling distribution of the mean for various underlying populations.
SAT Statistics by state Try to guess which state ranks lowest in SAT scores. Try to guess why.
Second Computer Assignment and Data
Statistical Tables Pretty much the same as the ones in your book if you want to print them out.