Final Review
Summer 2001
The final is comprehensive so you should review the
lecture notes. Ignore the following
sections:
Also, review problem sets
#1,
#2, and
#3.
View the COL
lectures (Thur 7/26, Thur 8/2, and Thur 8/16) for
the in class discussion of these
problem sets.
There will be no
questions on SAS syntax but you are expected to know how to use the output
of selected SAS procedures (see below).
Calculators will be needed. Tables and required
formulae
will be
provided.
Check the
midterm review if you need practice on the material covered up to the
midterm.
See
the Sampling Distributions, Confidence Intervals & Hypothesis Testing as
well as the
Correlation & Regression (ignore Regression & Normal Theory)
sections of
Review Problems & Readings
for practice on
the following topics:
- Hypothesis Testing
- Sample Size Determination
- Simple Linear Regression
You should know how to do the following:
- Interpret the correlation coefficient.
- Interpret the coefficients
of the regression equation.
- Use the output from proc univariate and proc means.
You should be able to
find basic statistics (i.e. the mean and standard deviation).
You should also know how to find and use the
p-value for a normality test.
To further aid your preparation here are
four questions, taken from past
finals, and the solutions.