Plan B: You Have One Semester to Prepare
Working under the assumption that you’ve completed one semester of statistics in the classroom, the
following calendar will use those skills you’ve been practicing to prepare you for the May exam.
JANUARY
__ Carefully read Chapters 1 – 4 of this book.
__ Read and study Chapter 5 –Overview of Statistics/Basic Vocabulary.
__ Read and study Chapter 6 –One-Variable Data Analysis.
__ Read and Study Chapter 7 –Two-Variable Data Analysis.
__ Read and Study Chapter 8 –Design of a Study: Sampling, Surveys, and Experiments.
FEBRUARY
__ Read and study Chapter 9 –Probability and Random Variables.
__ Read and study chapter 10 –Binomial Distributions, Geometric Distributions, and Sampling
Distributions.
__ Review Chapters 5 – 8 .
MARCH
__ Read and study Chapter 11 –Confidence Intervals and Introduction to Inference.
__ Read and study Chapter 12 –Inference for Means and Proportions.
__ Review Chapters 7 – 10 .
APRIL
__ Read and study Chapter 13 –Inference for Regression.
__ Read and study Chapter 14 –Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square.
__ Review Chapters 9 – 12 .
__ Take Diagnostic Exam.
__ Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.
__ Study appropriate chapters to correct weaknesses.
MAY (first two weeks)
__ Take and score Practice Exam 1.
__ Study appropriate chapters to correct weaknesses.
__ Take and score Practice Exam 2.
__ Study appropriate chapters to correct weaknesses.
__ Get a good night’s sleep the night before the exam.
GOOD LUCK ON THE TEST!