Unit 3

Probability

3.1 - Describing Two Categorical Variables

Key Question: How can a player be better overall, but also worse in each category?

Content: Joint, Marginal, & Conditional Frequencies | Side-By-Side Bar Charts, Segmented Bar Charts, & Mosaic Plots

3.2 - Defining Probability

Key Question: Is the home run derby cursed?

Content: Outcomes & Events | Simulation | Law of Large Numbers | Properties of Probabilities

3.3 - Conditional Probability

Key Question: How many people lie in their online dating profiles?

Content: Venn Diagrams | Mutually Exclusive Events | Conditional Probability

3.4 - The Multiplication Rule

Key Question: Do players get hot hands?

Content: Tree Diagrams | Multiplication Rule | Repeated Events

3.5 - Independence & The Addition Rule

Key Question: Should members of Congress be allowed to trade stocks?

Content: Two-Way Tables | Independence | Addition Rule

3.6 - Discrete Random Variables

Key Question: Is there a way to beat the casino?

Content: Expected Value | Standard Deviation

3.7 - The Empirical Rule & Normal Curves

Key Question: Does IQ vary by race?

Content: Empirical Rule | Normal Curves

3.8 - Normal Calculations

Key Question: What role did the pitcher play in the Marlins Miracle?

Content: Finding areas & values in normal curves

Unit 3 Assessment Bank

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