The statistics unit starts as an introduction to the methods of statistics: sampling. survey methods, and assessing results.
The first group of handouts introduces the students to the topics using the site Statistics: Power From Data, a resource from Statistics Canada. Students are also introduced to EStat. Finally students particiate in the Census At School. They use this experience to analyse the survey's design, as well as a source of data for calculations.
TEXT: Addison Wesley, College and Apprenticeship Mathematics Ontario Edition, Pearson Education Canada, 2003.
One Variable Statistics
TOPIC FILENAME SUPPORT FILES
E-Stat Investigation Estat Assignment.wpd
Introduction- Data Collection Data Collection.wpd
Sample Selection Selecting A Sample.wpd
Survey Design Survey Design.wpd
Graphing With Fathom Graphing With Fathom.wpd 4C data file.txt
Measures of Spread Fathom Measures of Spread.wpd database file.txt
Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Central Tendency.wpd
Two Variable Statistics.
FILENAME SUPPORT FILES ASSIGNMENT FILES
Linear Regression.wpd linear reg.txt Smoking vs Education for On.ftm
Perth County Income by educ.ftm
The Perth County Income by educ.ftm file was presented to the class as conclusions that should have been reached and as examples for the meaning of slope in terms of the situation and predicting the outcomes changes to the data.
Quad Regression.wpd quad data.txt babyboom-quadraticfit.ftm
Exponential Regression.wpd exponential data.txt federaldebtfit.ftm
To locate a particular table in EStat
2. Select English
3. Accept and Enter the site, enter username and password.
4. From the left menu select Search CANSIM
5. Search by Table Number, Continue.
6. Enter the Table Number and select Continue
7. Make subset selections. You can select more than one by holding the CTRL key when you click.
8. Select the time frame.
9. Select "Retrieve As Individual Time Series"
10. Select the output format. Graphic scatter graph is a nice preview of your data. Select PRN (Tab-Separated Values), time as rows to input to Fathom.
You may wish to change the frequency to annual(sum) or annual(average)
11. Click Go.
12. When you select PRN format, a File Download window will open. Open the data with Notepad. The data can be copy and pasted into Fathom.
If you selected graphic output, use the Back button to select the next output format.
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