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Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments.

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Decide if a specified model is consistent with results from a given data-generating process, e.g., using simulation. For example, a model says a spinning coin falls heads up with probability 0.5. Would a result of 5 tails in a row cause you to question the model? *

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Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies.

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Recognize the purposes of and differences among sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies; explain how randomization relates to each. *

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Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies.

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Use data from a sample survey to estimate a population mean or proportion; develop a margin of error through the use of simulation models for random sampling. *

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Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies.

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Use data from a randomized experiment to compare two treatments; use simulations to decide if differences between parameters are significant. *

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Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies.

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Evaluate reports based on data. *

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Calculate expected values and use them to solve problems.

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(+) Define a random variable for a quantity of interest by assigning a numerical value to each event in a sample space; graph the corresponding probability distribution using the same graphical displays as for data distributions. *

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Calculate expected values and use them to solve problems.

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(+) Calculate the expected value of a random variable; interpret it as the mean of the probability distribution. *

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Calculate expected values and use them to solve problems.

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(+) Develop a probability distribution for a random variable defined for a sample space in which theoretical probabilities can be calculated; find the expected value. For example, find the theoretical probability distribution for the number of correct answers obtained by guessing on all five questions of a multiple-choice test where each question has four choices, and find the expected grade under various grading schemes.*

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Calculate expected values and use them to solve problems.

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(+) Develop a probability distribution for a random variable defined for a sample space in which probabilities are assigned empirically; find the expected value. For example, find a current data distribution on the number of TV sets per household in the United States, and calculate the expected number of sets per household. How many TV sets would you expect to find in 100 randomly selected households? *

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Use probability to evaluate outcomes of decisions.

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(+) Weigh the possible outcomes of a decision by assigning probabilities to payoff values and finding expected values. * Find the expected payoff for a game of chance. For example, find the expected winnings from a state lottery ticket or a game at a fast-food restaurant. *